443,500
working age population
within a 90 minute
drive time
6.7%
the region’s gross weekly
pay is 6.7% less than
the UK average
50,000
employed in manufacturing,
transportation and storage,
2.5% higher than UK average
46%
house prices are
46% less than London
5,740
new homes are planned in
Bury St Edmunds between
2012-2031
13,776
predicted population
growth by 2031
4m
The Port of Felixstowe handles
over 4m TEUS (twenty-foot
equivalent units) and 2,000
ships per year
17
shipping lines operate
from Felixstowe, offering
33 services to 700
worldwide ports
8th
busiest port
in Europe
in 2019