Thursday 24 February 2011
A survey titled Terminal Illness Or Gradual Decline compiled by the Local Data Company, has recorded that 8.6% of Warminster’s shops and retail premises are empty. This is a slight decrease of 1.2% on last year’s figure.
The number of empty shops in Trowbridge (the County Town) has risen to 16.7%, an increase of 2.1% since last year.
The number of empty shops in Frome, in neighbouring Somerset, has risen 5.6% since last year to 24.7%.
Frome, according to the survey, is named as the place with the highest number of empty shop premises in the West Country.
The survey collected information from 16 towns and cities in the West of England.
The average vacancy rate for retail premises in the South West now stands at 11%.