St Stephen's Hull, HU2 8LN
The mixed-use destination of St Stephen’s provides one of Hull’s most popular attractions with 9.1 million visitors each year. Featuring leading stores including Flannels, Superdry, H&M, Next, TK Maxx and more. Its world-leading leisure includes the seven-screen Reel Cinema, Fun Station, Lost City Golf, Rock Up climbing (which includes a soft play area and a baby section for under-twos), Gravity Trampoline Parks, a Holiday Inn Express and the Hull Truck Theatre, it’s easily accessible via rail and bus thanks to its central location. In 2023, the shopping centre hosted Christmas enlivenment including a pop-up market, a free concert and festive lights. St Stephens offers 800 car parking spaces (including parent-and-child parking, greener electric charging points and 20 disabled bays and an extra-wide dementia friendly space. The shopping centre is part of the Safe Spaces scheme for people who need support and also offer free wheelchair loans. All of St Stephen’s electricity in common areas comes from photovoltaic panels and energy use has been reduced by 40% since 2010, saving occupiers £383,100 and cutting carbon by 2,500 tonnes. One million litres of rainwater are harvested each year and 15 tonnes of food waste recycled through the food-to-water treatment plant on site. Over 200 unemployed young people have benefited from retail training at St Stephen’s since 2007, through an award-winning ‘Get Into Retailing’ programme. The centre works closely with local charities and the community including Hull Children’s University, Hull FC Community Foundation and Stepney Primary School. 690 children have taken part in fun, educational literacy events at St Stephen’s since 2013, through the partnership with the National Literacy Trust.
Smith Young
Green & Partners
