Town Centre Performance Report

July 2025

Footfall

Total Footfall: 393,039 which is 1.8% lower than July 2024 which was 400,123 The busiest day was Saturday 5th July with a footfall total of 15,907. July’s footfall was 4.3% lower than the previous month.

July 2025 YTD footfall is 2,854,416 compared to July 2024 YTD footfall at 2,863,839 – 0.3% decrease.

Vacancy Rates

21 Vacant Units 6.6% of Total Units *

2 new business opened: Outdoor Living Gardens, Leeds Road & Arcade Kitchens, Little Lane.
1 business closed – Joules on Brook Street

* Ground Floor Units

Ilkley Gift card

Total gift cards purchased: 122
Value of £3,640

£1,102.54 was redeemed in July – 47 transactions were made with 20 businesses.

Discover Ilkley

Website | Unique visitors: 6,313 | Total page views: 14,345

Top Performing page views

Yorkshire Day Celebration Weekend – Line up: 1,986
Home page: 1,776
Yorkshire Day Celebrations on The Grove – FREE ENTRY: 710
/ilkley-events: 678
Yorkshire Day in Ilkley – Procession on the Grove: 675
Ilkley Cycle Races: 556
Ilkley Live Summer Music Festival: 339
/discover-things-to-do-in-ilkley: 276
/food-and-drink/restaurants: 202
/shopping: 183
Upcoming Events: 161
/ilkley-riverside-park-river-wharfe: 153
/emporio-italia: 153
/ilkley-gift-card: 147
/dog-friendly-ilkley: 132
/food-and-drink/cafes: 119
/event/yorkshire-day-market-on-the-grove: 117
/ilkley-business-directory: 101