Value proposition

Home to international & UK brands, centre:mk is a top 10 retail destination in one of the UK’s most affluent catchments

centre:mk, one of the UK’s top 10 regional retail and leisure destinations, is just 30 minutes from London, attracting +21 million visits a year - double that of our competition - from a catchment that stretches from Birmingham and Leicester to Oxford, Cambridge and Kingston. 71% of visitors are in the top 8 Mosaic demographic groups (above the national benchmark of 56%), with 95% of footfall converting to spend.

Dominating the region, centre:mk sits comfortably within the top 25% of retail brand portfolios, consistently outperforming our peers and continually exceeding footfall, conversion and sales density benchmarks. With a 14% market share (industry benchmark is 11%), centre:mk is elevating industry standards.

Home to 1.3m sq ft of retail and leisure space, we sit at the heart of Milton Keynes, which was awarded city status for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Milton Keynes is the 6th most affluent catchment in the country (10.5 million people), with a predicated YOY GVA growth of 2.6% in Q4 2023.

The first-choice destination for +130 leading UK & international brands, we are home to one of the strongest anchor line-ups in the UK with John Lewis & Partners, H Beauty, M&S and Primark, joined by Reiss, Mango, White Company, Rituals, Loupe and many more including smaller, independent and previously online-only brands.

A pioneer in social value, our significant national event programme delivers +180 days of events including the Jobs Show, Handmade & Vintage, IF MK as well as the Fashion Show and the UK’s largest indoor Grotto, boosting footfall and customer engagement.

We’re proud to be a key contributor to the regional economy, investing £60m+ into centre:mk in the last 5years. We constantly evolve our retail and leisure offer and are developing a future-proof ESG strategy ensuring the Grade II listed building is as ‘green’ as possible, as reflected in our Green World Award.

Lettings are through FMX Urban Property Advisers & Time Retail www.centremk.com/lettings