There are fewer bars and pubs in London than there were three years ago.
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Since March 2020, establishments which sell alcohol in London are closing at a rate of one every two days.
Lockdowns as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic have meant that there has been a 15.6% net decline in the capital’s licensed premises over the last three years.
This is according to new data from the hospitality market analyst CGA, who noted 540 total closures.
What does this mean?
London was one of the worst affected out of the UK’s biggest city centres, with a greater net decline than Cardiff, Newcastle, and Manchester.
The hospitality sector in city centres has suffered from Covid-19 lockdowns, travel restrictions and a significant shift to working from home.
Three in five pubs are facing financial difficulties. Credit: Adobe Stock Photo
The CGA also reports that closures have slowed since the start of the year, despite continuing closures, due to subsiding Covid-19 concerns and a return of workers and tourists to city centres.
According to the national data, Great Britain has 13,793 fewer pubs, bars, restaurants and other licensed premises than it did in March 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic.
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StandfirstThe capital has seen a net decline of 1% of licensed premises since December 2022.
Since March 2020, establishments which sell alcohol in London are closing at a rate of one every two days.
Lockdowns as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic have meant that there has been a 15.6% net decline in the capital’s licensed premises over the last three years.
This is according to new data from the hospitality market analyst CGA, who noted 540 total closures.
What does this mean?
London was one of the worst affected out of the UK’s biggest city centres, with a greater net decline than Cardiff, Newcastle, and Manchester.
The hospitality sector in city centres has suffered from Covid-19 lockdowns, travel restrictions and a significant shift to working from home.
Three in five pubs are facing financial difficulties. Credit: Adobe Stock Photo
The CGA also reports that closures have slowed since the start of the year, despite continuing closures, due to subsiding Covid-19 concerns and a return of workers and tourists to city centres.
According to the national data, Great Britain has 13,793 fewer pubs, bars, restaurants and other licensed premises than it did in March 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic.
