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Statistics and boundaries for Retail Cores in England and Wales, 1999-2004

Statistics and boundaries for Retail Cores in England and Wales for 1999-2004 were published on 20 May 2008.

This release follows on from the publication of the statistics and boundaries for Areas of Town Centre Activity (ATCA) for 1999-2004 on 13 December 2007 and updates the 2000 and 2002 Retail Cores boundaries and statistics published previously. Retail Cores are areas within ATCAs that have a high density of retail employees and retail floorspace.

For 1999 to 2004, around 600 Retail Cores have been identified in each year and a variety of statistics on each, including its boundary size, are available on the State of the Cities Database at: www.socd.communities.gov.uk/socd (external link).

For each Retail Core the following statistics are available (subject to meeting certain disclosure thresholds):

• Employees:
  • Convenience retail employees;
  • Comparison retail employees;
  • Service retail employees;
• Floorspace (in m2) and Rateable value (in £):
  • Retail premises;
  • A1 (shops) use class premises;
  • A2 (Financial and professional) use class premises;
  • A3 (Food and Drink) use class premises.

Retail core boundaries can be made available in shapefile format by emailing towncentres@communities.gsi.gov.uk.

For more information on Areas of Town Centre Activity and Retail Cores, please refer to: Producing boundaries and statistics for town centres: England and Wales 2000.