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Town Centre Performance Report

May 2025

Footfall

Total Footfall:  414,180

0.3% lower than May 2024 which was 415,379.  Even though we had a slightly lower footfall this May compared to last May our YTD total is 0.2% higher than it was this time last year.

May 2025 YTD footfall is 2,065,130 compared to May 2024 YTD footfall at 2,060,448.  The busiest day in May was Saturday 10th May with a footfall total of 17,177, 5.73% higher than the previous year.  Average weekend footfall totals were higher than 2024 with an increase of 11.22% compared to the weekends in May 2024.

Vacancy Rates

19 Vacant Units  6% of Total Units *

2 new business opened: Ilkley Desserts & Arcade Kitchens & Bedrooms.
0 business closed

* Ground Floor Units

Ilkley Gift card

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Total gift cards purchased:  13
Value of £345.00

£765.24 was redeemed in May –  39 transactions were made with 17 businesses.

Discover Ilkley

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Website | Unique visitors: 3,634 | Total page views: 8,056

Top Performing page views

Home page: 1030
Events Page: 458
Food & Drink Listings: 264
Ilkley Riverside: 198
Ilkley Duck Race Event: 177
Shopping: 146
Emporio Italia Listing: 124
Food and Drink Cafes: 121

Social Media

Facebook | Engagement: 150,296 | Followers: 4,396 (New followers: +38 ) | 151 posts

Instagram | Interactions: 918  | Followers: 2,642 (New followers: +33 | 69 posts