why new quarter?

location

With its strong infrastructure and growing local economy, Bury St Edmunds is an established and thriving commercial centre. It’s the largest town in West Suffolk and part of the prosperous Cambridge sub-region.

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443,500

working age population
within a 90 minute
drive time

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6.7%

the region’s gross weekly
pay is 6.7% less than
the UK average

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50,000

employed in manufacturing,
transportation and storage,
2.5% higher than UK average

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46%

house prices are
46% less than London
 

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5,740

new homes are planned in
Bury St Edmunds between
2012-2031

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13,776

predicted population
growth by 2031
 

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4m

The Port of Felixstowe handles
over 4m TEUS (twenty-foot
equivalent units) and 2,000
ships per year

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17

shipping lines operate
from Felixstowe, offering
33 services to 700
worldwide ports

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8th

busiest port
in Europe
in 2019

occupiers

Herga Technology Ltd
VW
Greene King
UPS
Travis Perkins
NHS
Mercedes Benz
Unipart Group
Silver Spoon
mHStar
Bleckmann
Norish