Data reveals busiest times at key Halifax town centre locations
Footfall data has revealed when the busiest time was at Halifax town centre locations in April.
Calderdale Council records the number of visitors to town centre locations using footfall analytics provider MRI OnLocation, and produces data to compare the numbers month on month, and year on year.
Recently published data for the period between April 6 and May 3 has revealed how many people visited three locations: The Woolshops, Commercial Street and Corn Market.
For the Woolshops, a total of 437,161 visitors were recorded for the month commencing April 6, the busiest day that month being Saturday, April 25, when there were 26,800 visitors. The peak hour of the month was 1pm that day, when footfall was recorded at 3,406.
For the year to date, the total number visitors to The Woolshops is 1,735,935, which is 2.2 per cent less than the previous year.
For Commercial Street and Corn Market, a total of 200,456 visitors were recorded for the month commencing April 6, the busiest day that month being Saturday, April 11, when there were 11,677 visitors. The peak hour of the month was at 2pm on that same day, with 1,407 visitors recorded.
The total number of visitors for the year to date for Commercial Street and Corn Market is 858,537, a 7.7 per cent decrease on the previous year.
The data also records when it was sunny, cloudy and rainy. In April, there were 15 sunny days, 12 cloudy and one rainy day recorded, with the same numbers for the same period last year. Two years ago, it was much less sunny, with only three sunny days recorded, 23 cloudy, and two rainy.