Oxford has been listed among the priority locations that supermarket chain Aldi is looking to expand in.

The city is placed 29th in a ranking of Aldi’s top 30 locations that it has its sights on.

The supermarket chain is on the lookout for freehold town-centre or edge-of-town sites that are around 1.5 acres and can accommodate a 20,000sq foot store with around 100 parking spaces.

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Aldi recently stepped up its search for new sites across the country and industry data suggests it is the UK’s fastest growing supermarket chain.

The company currently has 990 stores across the UK but has a current target of 1,200.

 Aldi plans to invest more than £400 million in store development over the coming year.

Giles Hurley, chief executive officer at Aldi UK, said: “Demand for Aldi has never been higher here are still some towns and areas that either don’t have access to an Aldi or have capacity for additional stores.

 “To meet that demand, we need to open more stores and it’s our mission to keep driving our ambitious expansion plan to achieve that.”