Solent Freeport Tax Zone
Transforming a rich part of our industrial heritage into a vibrant town at the heart of the Waterside
The Site
Fawley Waterside offers a unique opportunity to locate your business in a Freeport tax zone within the Solent Freeport on the English south coast.
£2.3bn GDV purpose-built smart town in close proximity to the New Forest National Park and Southampton, with excellent connectivity to UK rail-road networks.
Commercial offering includes 1.5m sq.ft. of science and technology focussed innovation campus.
Strong macro fundamentals to create a thriving local economy, marine, life sciences and technology clusters within an under-supplied property market.
First purpose-built smart town in Europe within an internationally recognised economic hub.
Offering occupiers bespoke design and build opportunities to meet their ESG and digital transformation goals.
All developments will target a BREEAM Excellent rating and will incorporate renewable energy.
The Northern Quarter - Designated commercial area with core economic themes of renewable power, marine industries, life sciences and technology.
Heart of the Town - Residential and commercial buildings with offices and a range of shops, cafés and restaurants.
The Southern Quarter – Family homes with stunning sea views and grazed by New Forest livestock. Will include a pub, church and nursery.
The Northern Quarter - Designated commercial area with core economic themes of renewable power, marine industries, life sciences and technology.
Heart of the Town - Residential and commercial buildings with offices and a range of shops, cafés and restaurants.
The Southern Quarter – Family homes with stunning sea views and grazed by New Forest livestock. Will include a pub, church and nursery.
Gateway to the World
From Shanghai to Rotterdam, Baltimore to Dakar, Southampton is a vital hub in global supply chains and a natural choice for business
The Solent ranks as one of the UK’s leading maritime clusters on almost any measure. It accounts for 8% of the UK’s entire maritime industry, 20% of the local economy and workforce, and 2.2% of the broader South-East economy. Southampton is an internationally important technology hub. It was ranked as an EMEA ‘Top 5 tech super cluster’ by CBRE, ahead of Bristol and Cambridge, and has the 4th highest tech firm concentration in the UK.
£3.57bn
ESTIMATED GVA
UPLIFT TO UK PLC.
£77.5bn
WORTH OF GOODS
PASS THROUGH THE PORT
OF SOUTHAMPTON
No.1
AUTOMOTIVE PORT
850,000 UNITS
ANNUALLY
70
PORTS GLOBALLY
CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE SOLENT.
20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE WORLD’S BUSIEST SHIPPING ROUTE FROM SHANGHAI TO ROTTERDAM
Gateway to the UK
One of the largest brownfield sites in Southern England, located in a spectacular location, near Calshot, on the west bank of Southampton Water.
The Solent Area – Demographics
42,000
BUSINESSES IN
THE SOLENT AREA
4th
HIGHEST HIGHEST TECH FIRM CONCENTRATION IN THE UK.
~30,000 JOBS IN TECH OCCUPATIONS
588,300
WORKING AGE POPULATION
AGED 16-64 IN THE SOLENT REGION
6
UNIVERSITIES IN THE AREA:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON • SOLENT UNIVERSITY • UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH • BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY • UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER • ARTS UNIVERSITY BOURNEMOUTH
£2m
SOLENT APPRENTICESHIP
& SKILLS HUB SERVING
THE AREA
PORT OF SOUTHAMPTON IS THE UK’S
No. 1 |
No. 2 |
EXPORT PORT |
IMPORT PORT |
100,000
VESSEL MOVEMENTS PER YEAR
ACROSS THE HARBOUR
AUTHORITY
Access to Talent
Fawley Waterside is able to address one of the most critical issues facing occupiers by establishing highly skilled talent pipelines.
4
WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITIES
IN THE AREA
90,000+
STUDENTS IN UNDER-GRADUATE AND
POST-GRADUATE COURSES
Major R&D Institutes
Institute for Life Sciences
Centre for Cancer Immunology
National Biofilms Innovation Centre
Centre for Healthcare Modelling & Informatics
Zeiss Global Centre
Deep Talent Pools
1 in 5 students study life sciences topics
6,300 biological sciences graduates annually
6,100 students study medicine or related subjects
For further details please contact:
Michael Hawkins
Director
Head of National Office Agency
& Development UK Regions
+44 (0) 7775 546243
Michael.Hawkins@Colliers.com
Guy Gilfillan
Director
Head of Development Consulting
+44 (0) 7885 033433
Guy.Gilfillan@Colliers.com
Martin Hastelow
Director
Commercial Agency
+44 (0) 7968 550 395
MHastelow@savills.com
James Greenlees
Associate
Surveyor Commercial Agency
+44 (0) 7983 987272
james.greenlees@savills.com