British Land signs trio of healthcare businesses at Manchester retail park

British Land has leased a total of c.12,800 sq ft of space at Crownpoint Retail Park in Denton, Greater Manchester, to a trio of healthcare and veterinary operators.

InHealth, the specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions, has taken a c.5,000 sq ft unit for a community diagnostic centre, whilst CVS Vets and MyDentist have taken c.2,500 sq ft and c.5,300 sq ft respectively.

Crownpoint Retail Park comprises 36 units totalling 212,000 sq ft of space, and is let to a variety of occupiers across the retail, food and beverage, and healthcare sectors. The asset is located less than 40 minutes from central Manchester and 20 minutes from Stockport.

Matthew Reed, head of retail parks at British Land, said: “With 40% of England’s population located within a 30-minute drive of British Land’s portfolio, leading healthcare brands are showing increasing interest in our retail parks. 

“Providers embedded within the community are providing a crucial service for patients, cutting waiting times for core services such as blood tests or X-rays. This not only taps into a significant growth market but also broadens the demographic of our retail park customers and increases the reasons for visiting our retail parks and the time spent there.”

Geoff Searle, InHealth chief executive, added: “Retail park sites offer modern flexible spaces with low cost to fit out and low running costs. Across our nationwide network of CDCs, we’ve seen the real difference and positive impact that centres like these can bring for patients, focussed on improving health outcomes, so we are proud of what our partnership with British Land will deliver for local people and we hope to work together to deliver many more projects like Denton”.