The 25 best shopping locations in England have been named and seven of them are in London. The city is a great shopping destination but the list does not include some of the places you would expect such as Oxford Street and Covent Garden.
The list was compiled based on a number of factors by the Newmark Vitality Rankings which essentially measure the health of retail in the area at the time. It takes into account things such as the amount of retail space under redevelopment, market size, the quality of the retail offering and vacancy rates, i.e. how many stores are empty.
Covid and the massive change in shopping habits it is causing has left a lasting effect on the UK retail industry. This is reflected by huge increases in positioning on this list for several areas – one of which is Chelsea which moved up 123 places on this list since 2022.
However, some places held steady as London’s top shopping destination on the list, which is Wimbledon Village coming in at number 3 in England, just like in 2022.
Here is the list of London venues featured and their locations:
- Wimbledon Village – 3rd (was 3rd in 2022)
- Sloane Street – 4th (was 107th in 2022)
- Kingston Upon Thames – 5th (was 4th in 2022)
- Knightsbridge – 6th (was 102nd in 2022)
- Westfield Stratford City – 7th (would be 85th in 2022)
- Chelsea – 10th (was 133rd in 2022)
- Chiswick – 21st (will be 22nd in 2022)
The best place to shop in England was Cambridge City Center according to Newmark after being 36th in 2022. The second was Cobham which used to be 16th.
England’s best places to shop
Here is the full list of the 25 best places to shop in England (London areas in bold):
Ranking | Retail Center |
1 | Cambridge city centre |
2 | Cobham |
3 | Wimbledon Village |
4 | Sloane Street |
5 | Kingston Upon Thames |
6 | Knightsbridge |
7 | Westfield Stratford City |
8 | Chester City Centre |
9 | Beaconsfield |
10 | Chelsea |
11 | Milton Keynes city centre |
12 | Reigate |
13 | Ilkley |
14 | Oxford city centre |
15 | Sevenoaks |
16 | Malborough |
17 | Harrogate |
18 | Bath city centre |
19 | York City Centre |
20 | St Albans |
21 | Chiswick |
22 | Blue water |
23 | The Harpenden |
24 | Henley-on-Thames |
25 | Wilmslow |
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