Oxford’s empty stores compared using an interactive chart

You can compare the ways Debenhams, Topshop, NatWest, Office Outlet and Oxford Print Company have changed.

READ MORE: Oxford has nine empty shops in a single street

This week the Oxford Mail documented the more than 50 empty store units in the city centre.

You can read more about it here>>>

Many units are in a state of disrepair, very different from what they looked like in 2008.

Use the interactive charts below to scroll between 2008 and 2022:

Debenhams

The department store on Magdalen Street closed in early 2021 after announcing it would not reopen after the lockdown. You can read more about it here>>>

topshop

Topshop, on Queen Street, also closed in early 2021 after ASOS reached a deal to buy the brand. You can read more about the closure here>>>

In 2008, the site was a BHS.

NatWest

The Cornmarket bank branch became vacant in 2018 and talks have taken place to reopen the site as an upscale restaurant, but it remains empty for the time being.

office socket

The Office Outlet on Park End Street closed in 2019 after the business went into operation. You can read more about it here>>>

Oxford Printing Society

The building that once housed the Oxford Print Company is currently empty.

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