View April 2026 Footfall report

Total Footfall for the month was 384,118 which is 7.4% lower than April 2025 which was 415,015. The busiest day was Wednesday 1st April with a footfall total of 15,753 which is 8.96% higher than the same day the previous year.

The average weekend footfall for April 2026 was 12,151, 9.45% lower than the previous year and the average monthly weekday footfall was 13,041, 6.75% lower than last year.

April’s footfall was 9.9% lower than March 2026 and the year to date footfall is 3.8% lower than last year.

The busiest street was The Grove but had a decrease in footfall by 1.43% compared to the previous year.

Visitor Demographics

• 2,187 less visitors from 0-3 Miles than the previous year or -8.3%  
• 1,788 less visitors from 3-10 Miles than the previous year  -10.5%
• 1,0437 more visitors from 10-25 Miles than the previous year or +47.4%
• 598 more visitors from 25-50 Miles than the previous year  +398.7%
• 178 more visitors from 50+ Miles than the previous year  +231.2%
• 2,156 less visitors from All Distances than the previous year  -4.7%

19 Vacant Units   6% of Total Units *

1 new business opened: Seasalt Cornwall.
1 business closed – Molly’s Bar

* Ground Floor Units

Total gift cards purchased:  14
Value of £690

£1,563.14 was redeemed in April –  42 transactions were made with 26 businesses.

Website | Unique visitors: 3,682 | Organic Visitors: 2,277, Direct Visitors: 759 | Total page views: 8,605

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Ilkley Playhouse Article: 101

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