Autumn 217 OUR VIEW ON HIGH STREET RETAIL
High street retail market overview High street s become the destination of choice for dining out Recent research by Springboard, the retail footfall specialist, has indicated that high streets are winning out in the battle for leisure spend, with increased consumer activity being registered in town centre locations during the evening. The research has suggested that the high street is experiencing a renaissance on the back of consumers choosing to dine out and drink at bars and enjoy the wide range of leisure activities on offer. Strong trading at Aquila s Bond Street scheme boosts footfall in Bond Street shopping centre opened in the q4 2 and the first nine months of trading has been extremely strong. The scheme, which is now approaching full occupancy, has boosted footfall by almost 5% in the city centre, also benefiting the nearby High Chelmer shopping centre. The new centre is being seen as an alternative to Bluewater and Lakeside for certain types of shopping. Buttermarket Centre Ipswich purchased for 54.7m The recent repositioning of the offer at the Buttermarket in Ipswich by Capital & Regional has been seen as a success, with National Grid UK Pension Fund paying 54.7m for the centre. The pension fund purchased the Buttermarket just ahead of the opening of the new 12 screen empire cinema, which has seen the centre transformed from an ailing retail location into a mixed retail and leisure complex. Junkyard Golf Club signs at Westgate Social Oxford A number of new signings at the Westgate shopping centre has seen the headline commitment from Junkyard Golf Club at the centre s new leisure section Westgate Social on the ground floor of the scheme. Junkyard Golf Club will be the anchor tenant at the leisure area, offering three mini crazy golf courses and a cocktail bar. The opening of the Westgate unit signifies the third opening for the new leisure concept, with outlets already operating in London and Manchester. THE FACTS headline zone A s fall by 5.2% on average across the Bidwells region in the Bidwells markets falls to lowest level in three years 9.1 % Downturn in prime zone A rents in Ipswich Supply is focused in secondary units, accounting for 88% of available units UK vacancy rate on the high street edges up to 12.2% in h1 217 11. % Average availability rate across Bidwells locations
2(f) Capital markets Total returns (% 6/217) zone A rents have fallen across all locations, having an adverse impact on returns. n Rental growth % n Yield movement Rental values are expected to stabilise in 218 and this should see returns improve. n Income return % -5.2 Cambridge 6.3 4.2 Oxford -3.6 6.3 4.2 13.2 Norwich -2.8 4.4 6. Ipswich -9.1 3.8 6.8 5.3 p 6.9 p 7.6 1.5 yields yields in key high streets are back to their 27 levels but less fashionable locations are still trading at a discount to pre financial crisis levels Location Cambridge Oxford Norwich Ipswich yield (% 6/217) 4. 4. 5.75 6.5 5. -5.4 5. 5.2 4.8 Cambridge H&M take 2, sq ft unit in the Grafton Centre High Street supply (June 217) High Street demand (June 217) 1 yr average 1.5-4. > 4. High Street rents zone A (June 217) 14 9% 5 7 35 12 8% 45 4 6 3 29 275 26 275 275 29 29 1 8 6 4 2 7% 6% 5% 4% 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 5 4 3 2 1 45% 45% 25 2 15 1 5-5.2% -5.5% 5.8%.% 5.5%.% 3% 1% Availability s sq ft 128.5 p 8% p (h1 217) s sq ft 27. p s sq ft 664. p psf 275 q 1.% p.a
2(f) 2(f) Oxford Availability focused towards high street rather than shopping centres High Street supply (June 217) High Street demand (June 217) 1 yr average 1.5-4. > 4. High Street rents zone A (June 217) 14 15% 9 5 35 12 1 8 6 4 2 13% 11% 9% 7% 5% 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4% 5% 3 25 2 15 1 5 28 27-5.2% 27.% 28 5.8% 29.% 29 5.5% 3.% 3% 1% 1.6 Availability s sq ft % 67.3 p 7% p 9.4% (h1 217) s sq ft 1.3 } s sq ft 4. } psf 27 q 1.9% p.a Activity at Bond Street shopping centre continues to dominate High Street supply (June 217) High Street demand (June 217) 1 yr average 1.5-4. > 4. High Street rents zone A (June 217) 25 17% 25 5 25 2 15 % 15% 14% 13% 2 15 4 3 2 15 185 18 185 19 195 1 12% 11% 1 2 1-5.4%.% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 2.6% 5 1% 9% 5 1 3% 45% 5 8% 25% Availability s sq ft 192.1 } 14% } (h1 217) s sq ft 13.5 q s sq ft 15. q psf q 2.% p.a
h1 12 2(f) 2(f) Norwich Availability at Castle Mall remains above average for the city High Street supply (June 217) High Street demand (June 217) 1 yr average 1.5-4. > 4. High Street rents zone A (June 217) 25 1% 7 25 25 2 9.5% 9.% 6 5 2 2 18 5 18 19 19 15 8.5% 8.% 4 15 25% 15 1 7.5% 3 1 1-2.8% -5.7% 6.1% 2.9% 5.6%.% 5 7.% 6.5% 2 1 5 65% 5 6.% 1% Availability s sq ft 2.6 p 1% p (h1 217) s sq ft.4 q s sq ft 157. q psf q 1.5% p.a Ipswich Almost 6% of availability is focused in three large units High Street supply (June 217) High Street demand (June 217) 1 yr average 1.5-4. > 4. High Street rents zone A (June 217) 45 3% 1 175 14 4 35 3 25% 9 8 7 15 125 4% 12 1 11 1 1 11 11 12 12 25 2 2% 6 5 4 1 75 8 6-9.1%.% 1.%.% 9.1%.% 15 1 5 15% 3 2 1 5 25 5% 4 2 1% 1% Availability s sq ft 214.4 q 15% q (h1 217) s sq ft 18.8 q s sq ft 7. } psf 1 q 3.4% p.a
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