LONDON-Cheapside, the prime retail pitch in the City of London, is the shopping centre with the best growth potential in the UK, according to agent Churston Heard and economic analysts Business Strategies. London's Oxford Street also ranks high but the major regional malls fare less well in the survey.

The Business Strategies/Churston Heard Retail Potential Ranking analyses the potential for rental growth in a location based on rents currently payable, current retailer demand for space, spend per head and employment in the neighbourhood.

Cheapside is followed by Commercial Street in Leeds, Birmingham's High Street and London's Oxford Street. Next come Kensington High Street, Bristol's Broadmead, Clarence Street in Kingston-Upon-Thames, Oxford's Cornmarket, the Glades at Bromley and Manchester's Market Street.