450 The number of builders on site at the moment. But this number will shoot up when the shops start getting fitted out.

53 The per centage of Wycombe shoppers who currently travel elsewhere for a bit of retail therapy.

45 Where High Wycombe will be ranked in the UK list of shopping destinations when Eden opens, putting it on a par with York and Bath. It currently ranks 103rd.

62 The number of new shops in Eden.

7 The number of restaurants.

675,000 The number of square feet of shopping space being built at the moment and when Octagon joins Eden this will rise to 825,000.

30 The number of months the project will take. It started in September 2005 and should finish in March 2008.

£140m The cost of the building contract.

48 The number of new flats being built as part of the project.

1,750 The number of new full and part time jobs.

1,600 The number of new car parking spaces are being created through Eden.