Corporate

A community shopping centre providing a hub for shopping and leisure activities in Slough, the QueensmereObservatory runs regular competitions, promotions and events maximising community involvement. Community links with schools, charities and ShopMobility. QueensmereObservatory is owned and managed by Criterion Capital.

www.criterioncapital.co.uk

Letting Agents

Nash Bond

The Town

Slough is one of the UK's economic success stories and benefits from one of the most affluent catchment profiles of any town.Ongoing Slough Projects:

Art at the Centre - £4 million project to revitalise the High Street

http://www.slough.gov.uk/artatthecentre

Heart of Slough - a regeneration project of a 29 acre site next to the centre (including new residential homes, improved pedestrian access to the centre and transport and enhanced public spaces).

www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/slough.htm

Visitors

Footfall is 350,000 a week - a total of 20,531,188 a year. The QueensmereObservatory has over 1,400 secure car parking spaces.During the day there are 47,000 people within 10 minutes walk of the town centre. This is:

On par with Reading
More than 2.5 times High Wycombe
More than 4 times Uxbridge
More than 6 times Staines
More than 8 times Bracknell

Floor Space

The QueensmereObservatory provides 45% of Slough's retail offer:

572,000 sq ft of retail and leisure floor space.
60,000 sq ft of office space.

Location

Slough has a superb strategic location:

QueensmereObservatory is a short walk from Slough train station - central London can be reached in only 15 minutes and Heathrow airport in 20 minutes.
Just a few minutes from M4, with some of the UK's most affluent residential areas within easy reach.
Central location - at the heart of major and minor bus routes from the wider Slough area.

Demographics**

Slough's total catchment population of 619,000 is growing and is set to grow by 5% over the next 5 years.The prime catchment population:White collar workers 65%Home owners 73%Family orientated over 30% in the 25-44 age groupShoppers per capita spending more than 10% above national average** Figures from Javelin Group / Census 2001

The Centre

Key Retailers include an 80,000 sq ft Debenhams, Primark, H&M, Footlocker, New Look, HMV, Virgin Active Health Club and a 10 screen Empire cinema. Next are opening in December 2007 with a 20,000 sq ft store. There are also cafes and coffee shops, with further catering opportunities available.