Shop Vacancy Rates

Shop vacancy rates are monitored on a quarterly basis for the main settlements in the Harrogate district.

The vacancy rates are calculated by dividing the number of vacant shops in an area by the total number of shops available, using statistics from Harrogate Borough Council's business rates system.

Shop Vacancy Rates

July 2010: Shop vacancy data for the first quarter of 2010/11, the three months from 1 April 2010 to 30 June 2010, have recently been released and are shown below:

Retail centre	30 June 2010	30 June 2009
	vacancy %	vacancy %
Average for Harrogate District	10.9 %	8.9 %
Harrogate Town	11.2 %	9.5 %
Boroughbridge	6.2 %	3.0 %
Knaresborough	11.9 %	12.4 %
Ripon	12.7 %	11.4 %
Pateley Bridge	9.8 %	2.4 %
Masham	12.9 %	12.9 %

An annual comparison shows most centres have experienced an increase in vacancy rates, with the exception of Knaresborough (0.5% points decrease) and Masham remaining unchanged.

Source: Harrogate Borough Council, July 2010

(Next update due by 5 October 2010)

For a national overview of shop vacancies, see National Retail Barometer, Winter 2009, prepared by Colliers CRE, Chartered Surveyors and International Property Consultants.

Want to know more?

More information about Shop Vacancy Rates can be obtained by contacting the Economic Development team. Contact us via email at edu@harrogate.gov.uk or telephone 01423 799149 (Emily MacDowell)