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Edinburgh bags top spot in UK Independent High Street Index

Wide-ranging review of UK towns and cities finds Scottish capital has the quality leisure and retail occupiers
The Scottish city was closely followed by York, Bath and Chester in the survey analysing occupier quality, diversity of offer, independent representation and business longevity. (Getty Images)
The Scottish city was closely followed by York, Bath and Chester in the survey analysing occupier quality, diversity of offer, independent representation and business longevity. (Getty Images)
CoStar News
September 2, 2026 | 10:26 AM

Edinburgh has been named the UK’s top independent high street location, with the highest proportion of quality leisure and retail occupiers, new research shows.

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