The Local Data Company looked at 20,351 high street units of all business types eligible to re-open and found on average that just over 52% had re-opened.

The non-corporate property sector experienced the fastest decline in high street locations last year, according to the latest report from the Local Data Company (LD) and the British Independent Retailers Association.

Read how the number of estate agency branches closing has accelerated during the first six months of the year, research by LDC reveals.