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The UK’s Foremost Retail, Leisure, Sport and Lifestyle Destination
TraffordCity is one of the UK’s most ambitious mixed-use destinations, bringing together world-class retail, leisure, sport, hospitality, business and residential communities in a single, highly connected location in Greater Manchester. Spanning more than 500 acres, TraffordCity attracts around 44 million visits every year and is continuing to evolve through a £2.6 billion future investment pipeline.
Developed and managed by Peel Waters, TraffordCity has transformed underutilised land surrounding the Manchester Ship Canal into a thriving destination where people can shop, work, play, invest and increasingly, live. Today it is home to internationally recognised brands, major leisure attractions, thriving businesses and a growing residential community, making it one of the most important economic drivers in Greater Manchester.
This is TraffordCity
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A Vision Decades in the Making
Nearly 50 years ago, Peel recognised the potential of this strategically located area and set out a long-term vision to create a destination unlike anything else in the UK.
The opening of Trafford Centre in 1998 became the catalyst for wider regeneration, establishing TraffordCity as a major retail and leisure destination and providing the confidence for future investment, infrastructure and development. Since then, TraffordCity has grown into a dynamic mixed-use destination that continues to evolve in response to changing lifestyles, visitor expectations and market opportunities.
Today, TraffordCity encompasses retail, leisure, sport, hospitality, commercial space and residential neighbourhoods, creating an integrated environment where people can spend time, build careers, grow businesses and call home.
TraffordCity by Numbers
TraffordCity continues to generate significant economic impact across Greater Manchester and the North West.
- 500 acres of mixed-use destination development
- £1.6 billion invested to date
- £2.6 billion planned future investment over the next 20 years
- 44 million annual visits
- 17,600 jobs currently supported
- 39,000 projected future jobs
- £820 million annual GVA contribution
- 300 premium retail brands
- 90 food and beverage operators
- 17 million people within a 90-minute drive time
Home to World-Class Brands and Attractions
TraffordCity offers a unique combination of attractions that cannot be found anywhere else in the UK. Major destinations include:
- Trafford Centre
- Trafford Palazzo
- Snow Centre
- iFLY Indoor Skydiving
- Trafford Golf Centre and Dino Falls Adventure Golf
- FIVES Football
- City of Salford Community Stadium
- City Airport and Manchester Heliport
- David Lloyd Leisure
- The Padel Club
The destination has also attracted major global brands, with companies such as Sephora, Dyson, Nespresso and New Balance selecting TraffordCity for flagship locations outside London
The Next Generation of TraffordCity
Development across TraffordCity continues at pace, with major investments bringing new reasons to visit, invest and stay.
Together, these developments reinforce TraffordCity’s position as one of the UK’s leading experiential destinations.
Therme Manchester
A landmark £500 million wellbeing resort, Therme Manchester will be the UK’s first city-based wellbeing destination. With an all-season urban beach, wellbeing facilities, water attractions and extensive leisure experiences, it is expected to attract around two million visits annually. Due to open in 2028.
Surf Manchester
The approved plans for a £75 million inland surf destination will introduce world-class surfing technology to TraffordCity, creating one of the North’s most exciting leisure attractions.
TraffordCity Ice Arena
The approved major new ice-leisure and events arena will further strengthen TraffordCity’s sport, events and family entertainment offer. Construction will start in 2026.
Trafford Waters
TraffordCity’s New Residential Quarter
Trafford Waters, is a transformational new waterside neighbourhood in TraffordCity being delivered by Peel Waters.
Set across 53 acres, Trafford Waters will create up to 3,000 new homes alongside parks, community facilities, public spaces, employment opportunities and supporting infrastructure. The development will introduce an entirely new residential community to TraffordCity while retaining direct access to the area’s unrivalled retail, leisure and employment offer.
The first phase is already underway, including:
Pearson Place: L&Q’s affordable homes development
Trafford Waters Care Home: New infrastructure supported by Homes England
Trafford Waters represents the next chapter in TraffordCity’s evolution, transforming the destination from a place people visit into a place where they can live, work and thrive.
Development Opportunities
As TraffordCity continues to grow, opportunities remain for partners to become part of one of the UK’s most successful destination-led regeneration projects.
We are particularly interested in speaking with:
Hotel investors and lifestyle hotel brands
Leisure and entertainment developers
Visitor attraction providers
Strategic investors and funding institutions
Development partners seeking long-term opportunities
With millions of annual visitors, exceptional connectivity, significant growth planned and an established track record of delivery, TraffordCity offers a unique platform for businesses looking to establish a presence within one of the UK’s most successful mixed-use destinations
Take a deep dive
Discover more about the vibrant destination that is TraffordCity in our online brochure
For general enquiries please contact hello@peelwaters.co.uk
For press and media enquires related to Peel Waters, please email: Emma Green egreen@peel.co.uk or Kate Holland kholland@peel.co.uk