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Town Centre Performance Report

November 2025

Footfall

Total Footfall for the month was 402,048 which is 3% lower than November 2024 which was 414,581. The busiest day was Sat 29th November with a footfall total of 16,387 which is 2.09% less than the same day the previous year. 

November’s footfall was 2.2% lower than October 2025.

November 2025 YTD footfall is 4,418,020 compared November 2024 YTD footfall at 4,486,369 – a decrease by 1.5%.

Vacancy Rates

21 Vacant Units   6.6% of Total Units *

4 new business opened: Arcade Kitchens, Terzetto Stone, Golden Stitch,  Leeds Hospital Charity Shop
1 business closed – Grafton Interiors.

* Ground Floor Units

Ilkley Gift card

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Total gift cards purchased:  50
Value of £2,665

£1,398.41 was redeemed in November –  38 transactions were made with 19 businesses.

Discover Ilkley

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Website | Unique visitors: 2.1k | Total page views: 4.4k

Top Performing page views

Home Page: 303
Events: 289
Restaurants: 142
Real Food Ilkley Christmas Market: 134
Christmas Market & Lights Switch on: 101
Ilkley Gift Card: 99
Shopping: 90
Emporio Italia: 88
Cafes: 85
Business Listings: 81
ILTSC Fireworks Spectacular: 65
Christmas Teepees: 61
Things to Do: 54
Be Our Guest: 52
Dog Friendly: 51
Pubs and bars: 44
Paper Kisses: 41

 

Social Media

Facebook | Engagement: 11,351 | Views: 205,771  | Followers: 4,866 (New followers: +63 ) | 128 posts

Instagram | Interactions: 558 | Views: 37,365 | Followers: 2,908 (New followers: +56| 52 posts