35,516

The number of vacant units across the UK, out of a total of 278,915 units visited for the survey

14.2%

The proportion of empty units in the UK’s top 650 town centres, up 0.1% from 2011

17%

The estimated shop vacancy rate if January’s spate of administrations were added in

1 in 7

The number of shop units currently empty

28.3%

The vacancy rate in Stockport, the worst hit large town centre in the UK, followed by Walsall, Grimsby and Bolton

6.0%

The vacancy rate in Cambridge, the best performing high street in the UK, followed by Kingston-Upon-Thames, St Albans and York.

13.7%

The vacancy rate in large high streets

9.2%

The vacancy rate in small high streets

15.6%

The vacancy rate in shopping centres and the worst hit destination

8.8%

The vacancy rate in retail parks, which were the best performing destination – a cluster of retail parks had no vacancies at all

16.1%

The vacancy rate in Wales for retail and leisure premises. The rate in Scotland was 13.0% and 12.3% in England

32.4%

The vacancy rate in the worst performing medium town centre, Dudley in the West Midlands. This is some way above Newport, South Wales in second place with 29.8% vacancy and Hartlepool with 28.9%