The aim of the paper is to analyse the spatial pattern of the “new” logistics real estate sector growing within the UK and examine the process of change.  The study will draw on historic reviews of warehousing patterns and compare it with the current model of logistics encompassing the ‘last mile’.  It will look at the implications of technological change on the development and distribution of space and occupier requirements.  The research will be based on an interrogation the CoStar Property database to assess the changing scale of the logistics sector and identify how it has changed with the advent of ecommerce over the last ten years.