United Kingdom — Regional Market index
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@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ audience: customer-woodfine bcsc_class: current-fact language_protocol: PROSE-TOPIC keynote: false last_edited: 2026-06-29 last_edited: 2026-07-11 editor: woodfine-editorial short_description: "Ranked index of UK regional commercial real estate markets meeting co-location screening thresholds outside London and the South East." paired_with: markets/atlas-united-kingdom.es.md --- The **United Kingdom regional market index** ranks UK cities and towns outside London and the wider South East that meet the population, income, and retail infrastructure thresholds the wider South East. Each meets the population, income, and retail infrastructure thresholds established by the [[about-regional-markets-system|co-location regional market framework]]. The UK offers a geographically concentrated but economically diverse set of qualifying regional markets: mid-sized cities across England, Scotland, and Wales with independent economic bases, retail park infrastructure, and professional demand anchored by the National Health Service, higher education institutions, and regional private sector employment. a geographically concentrated but economically diverse set of qualifying regional markets: mid-sized cities across England, Scotland, and Wales with independent economic bases and retail park infrastructure. Professional demand is anchored by the National Health Service, higher education institutions, and regional private sector employment. ## National context @@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ concentrated in secondary and tertiary town centres, creating conditions where p professional centre co-location outside traditional commercial cores is increasingly viable. The National Health Service functions as a significant anchor for professional demand in UK regional markets: large NHS trusts in cities of 100,000 and above generate consistent demand for specialist medical, legal, financial, and administrative services that populate professional centre tenant mixes. regional markets. Large NHS trusts in cities of 100,000 and above generate consistent demand for specialist medical, legal, financial, and administrative services, and these populate professional centre tenant mixes. The UK retail park format — large-format out-of-town retail combining grocery, DIY, and general merchandise — is the primary [[power-centres|power centre]] analogue. The presence of Costco, B&Q, or