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Town Centre Performance Report

October 2025

Footfall

Total Footfall:  411,071 which is 2.2% lower than October 2024 which was 420,457. The busiest day was Friday 24th October with a footfall total of 17,032.  October’s footfall was 3.8% higher than September 2025 – an increase of 3.8%.

October 2025 YTD footfall is 4,015,972 compared October 2024 YTD footfall at
4,071,788 – a decrease by 1.4%.

Vacancy Rates

22 Vacant Units   6.9% of Total Units * (Details TBC)

1 business closed – The Sofa Lounge
Dalesway Pub – new owner

* Ground Floor Units

Ilkley Gift card

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Total gift cards purchased:  21
Value of £845

£1,466.05 was redeemed in October –  48 transactions were made with 22 businesses.

Discover Ilkley

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Website | Unique visitors: 2,616 | Total page views: 4,561

Top Performing page views

Home Page:520
/ilkley-events/:279
/win/:136
/dog-friendly-ilkley/:115
/food-and-drink/restaurants/:113
/ilkley-literature-festival-offers/:113
/event/ilkley-vintage-fair/:107
/ilkley-business-directory/:103
/discover-things-to-do-in-ilkley/:75
/be-our-guest/:72
/tag/dog-friendly/:69
/shopping/:66
/food-and-drink/cafes/:64
/event/iltsc-music-and-firework-spectacular/:52
/behind-the-scenes-at-the-ilkley-martial-arts-centre/:44
/emporio-italia/:44
/ilkley-gift-card/:42
/walkers-are-welcome/:42
/iconic-ilkley-campaign-shines-a-new-light-on-towns-natural-beauty-and-youthful-appeal/:40

Social Media

Facebook | Interactions: 2,300 | Followers: 4,803 (New followers: +73 ) | 125 posts

Instagram | Interactions: 1093 | Followers: 2,852 (New followers: +36 | 75posts