The Centre

The Centre, Main Shot

The Centre, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland, EH54 6HR

The Centre is at the heart of Livingston town centre.  Recently extended as part of a £130million development, The Centre is home to over 155 shops and 5 new restaurants, featuring top names like Debenhams, M&S, H&M, River Island, Wagamama, Ask and Republic.

The Centre is divided into 5 distinct zones; Almondvale Walk, Almondvale Place, Elements Square, The Wintergarden and The Avenue, each with its own character and style. 

Easily accessible from throughout Scotland, The Centre has more than 7,500 car parking spaces, a creche and a Shopmobility scheme. 

The Centre is situated adjacent to the Livingston Designer Outlet, offering a further 100 stores.   There are 3 major retail parks in close proximity to The Centre, hosting large operators including Toys R Us, Halfords and SCS. 

Combined, this makes Livingston a completely unique retailing destination, accessible to 8 out of 10 people in Scotland within a one hour drive time. 

Occupants


  •  Anchor Stores: Debenhams, Marks and Spencer, Boots, Next and New Look.

Opportunities


If you would like further information on opportunities, please get in touch with the principal contact: katherine.armstead@landsecurities.com

Centre Map


Please get in touch with the principal contact to receive further information on the centre.

Latest News


20/10/08 - Opening of Elements Square, Livingston

Shoppers in their element at the opening of new retail destination in Livingston. more

06/10/08 - Livingston's Tomorrow's World Event

Over 83,500 people flocked to Almondvale Shopping Centre's action packed Tomorrow's Word event. more

01/06/07 - Sunshine on Livingston

To mark Land Securities Environment Day on 1st June, Almondvale Shopping Centre encouraged its shoppers to spread a little sunshine on Livingston by planting a sunflower in an interactive ‘make and take’ workshop. more

01/06/07 - Almondvale Centre Achieves top marks at Scottish Business Awards

Livingston’s Almondvale Shopping Centre, owned and managed by Land Securities, was presented last night (Thu 31 May) with the highly regarded Community Mark Award at the Scottish Business in the Community Awards 2007. more

21/05/07 - Blooming Good Show at Livingston

Almondvale Shopping Centre celebrated the May bank holiday with a flourish when it hosted the first Livingston Flower Show in conjunction with Rural Projects. more

More news...

Destination Information


The Centre
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Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland, EH54 6HR

Livingston is one of the most central and accessible locations in Scotland, close to the M8 and M9 motorways, with 3 railway connections across the Central Belt and in close proximity to Edinburgh Airport.

The Centre directly serves the Town of Livingston and is within a 30 minute driving distance of Edinburgh, Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, Broxburn and Penicuik. It is also in close proximity to Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.

By car

Exit the M8 (linking Edinburgh and glasgow ) at Junction 3 and follow the signs for Livingston town centre or if travelling from the south exit the A71 at Lizzie Bryce roundabout and follow the signs for Livingston town centre.

By bus

Livingston benefits from bus routes serving West Lothian, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Fife with the bus station conveniently located in the heart of Livingston town centre close to The Centre.

By train

First ScotRail run trains regularly from Edinburgh to Livingston North station and from Glasgow to Livingston South station. Both stations are only a short journey by taxi to The Centre.

By plane

Edinburgh Airport and Glasow International Airport are respectively 30 minutes and 60 minutes away.

Facilities & Services


Customer Services

  • Over 7,500 free car parking spaces in the town centre including special needs
  • Shoppers crèche
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Customer toilets - including special needs
  • Lothian Shopmobility offering free wheelchair loan
  • Job Centre Plus / West Lothian Connected (Council Services)

Retail Services

  • Cleaning and hygiene services
  • Waste management and recycling
  • 24 Hour on-site security service including extensive recorded internal and external CCTV coverage
  • Radiolink (Crime prevention initiative)
  • Dedicated Marketing Department

Demographics


  • The town’s catchment area contains a resident population (potential market) of 2.08m persons
  • Approximately 13 million people visit The Centre annually
  • Livingston’s shopping population has grown by 70% since 1998 (88,400 to 150,700) and the town now attracts an annual comparison goods expenditure of almost £400m
  • Close to:
    • West Lothian College
    • 290,000 sq ft Livingston Designer Outlet Centre
    • 3 major retail parks
    • Major town centre office block developments
    • 8 screen state of the art multiplex cinema
    • LA Fitness, health and fitness club
  • 23,000 houses expected to be built in the next decade
  • This is reflected locally by a high household formation rate and positive net migration balance, with people attracted from other parts of Scotland to Livingston and its growing economy

For more information about Livingston, visit the www.westlothian.gov.uk

Downloads & Resources


Filename File format File size
The Centre Leasing Plan .pdf 3.19 MB
Press Release - Deichmann Letting .DOC 0.04 MB
Press Release - Scribbler Letting .doc 0.03 MB
Filename File format File size
Almondvale Walk Shop Fitting Guide 09 .doc 2.15 MB
Almondvale Place Shop Fitting Guide 09 .doc 2.14 MB
Katherine Armstead
Portfolio Manager
Land Securities
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