UK High Streets & Town Centres – Week 25 2025 Footfall Performance Update

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Overall Footfall Performance

The latest weekly data reveals that UK High Streets and Town Centres attracted an average daily footfall of 31,400. This represents a modest week-on-week increase of 1.3%, although there was a slight year-on-year decline of 0.8%. These figures point to steady, if marginal, shifts in consumer visits across the region.

Regional Variation

Examining the regions individually, Wales exhibited a notably strong performance with an 8.4% weekly increase and a year-on-year rise of 5.8%, suggesting that local centres are experiencing revived visitor numbers. In England, an average of 32,200 daily visitors was recorded with a modest weekly improvement of 0.9%, balanced by a subtle annual decline of 0.9%, mirroring the overall trend. Meanwhile, Scotland saw a daily average of 26,200 visitors, with a healthy weekly increase of 5% although its year-on-year figures reflected a 4.2% decline.

Dwell Time Insights

The average dwell time across the UK was 96 minutes. Although the most recent week recorded a 4% reduction, year-on-year performance improved by 7.9%, suggesting that visitors are generally spending longer than they did last year despite recent shorter visits.

In Wales, visitors spent an average of 115 minutes on-site, with a weekly increase of 6.5% even as annual figures saw a small decline. In contrast, Scotland experienced a considerable drop in dwell time by 15.3% over the latest week, and an overall year-on-year decline of 7.8%. England maintained a consistent average visit duration of 96 minutes, with a gentle week-on-week decline and a supportive year-on-year improvement of 9.1%.

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Commenting on the findings, Joe Capocci, spokesperson for Huq Industries, stated, "The notable increase in Welsh footfall, in line with recent trends observed in the retail industry news, underlines evolving consumer behaviour across the high streets."

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