List of out-of-town shopping centres in the United Kingdom

The impact of out-of-town shopping centres is studied in the context of urban planning, town centre redevelopment, the retail industry and even public health and gender divides. Due to the significance of these issues, it has been included in the school exam curriculum of geography, There are 16 of the enclosed shopping centres in the United Kingdom, as opposed to the retail parks. Under the current policy, no others were built. Most towns and cities saw the greatest development of the major shopping district.

Brent Cross, which opened in 1976, was the first major out-of-town shopping centre. MetroCentre was built in 1980s and was built on the former swamp lands of the bank of the River Tyne. The Trafford Centre in Greater Manchester was being built on the surplus land belonging to the Manchester Ship Canal. Others include Bluewater Shopping Centre, Lakeside Shopping Centre and Merryhill Shopping Centre.