New research has named Beaconsfield as Britain’s leading shopping location.

The research, carried out on a list of 1,000 retail centres compiled by strategic retail property consultancy Harper Dennis Hobbs (HDH). ranks high streets and shopping centres across Britain by using several factors.

These include the change in residents’ movement, vacancy rates, and suitability to local consumers’ demands.

Beaconsfield now tops the chart, having climbed 64 places since 2019.

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Milton Keynes ranks at number 16 on the list, after climbing 42 places. Marlow is also ranked in the top 30, currently sitting in 26th spot.

Nearby Windsor also makes the top 50, with the Berkshire town ranked in 44th.

Andy Metherell, head of retail consultancy at Harper Dennis Hobbs, said: “Our analysis is unique as we use variables that both consumers and retailers consider when assessing shopping locations to rank the top 1,000 retail centres in Great Britain.

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"This Vitality Ranking looks very different from previous years as the ‘retail health’ of high streets across the country has seen contrasting fortunes since the start of the pandemic.

“The most vital retail centres currently provide services that are essential to people’s lives, such as grocers and pharmacies.

"These essential retailers have been able to trade throughout the strictest lockdowns, and consumers have not been willing or able to travel far to visit these stores.

"Shopping patterns have therefore changed significantly since the start of the pandemic, and consumers’ local high streets are benefitting at the expense of major destinations.”