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Ipswich is the oldest continuously inhabited Anglo-Saxon
town in England but boasts a “new” Waterfront, a new
university and a cultural offer that attracts visitors from
all over the world.
There is a significant and growing
cluster of highly skilled finance,
insurance and legal firms, including
Willis Towers Watson and AXA,
which sit alongside a growing
number of fintech businesses.
The Port of Felixstowe is the UK’s
largest container port on the premier
EU/Asia route and the Port of Ipswich is
the UK’s largest exporter of grain. Both
are investing in future expansion and
support a nationally significant hub of
ports and logistics related businesses.
Ipswich has four Enterprise Zone sites
in and around the town, the completed
£21m tidal barrier and government
approval for a new wet dock crossing
It is one of the fastest growing urban
centres in the East of England region
and the fifth fastest growing economy
in the UK. It is also in the top 10
cities and towns when it comes to
opportunities for start-up companies.
A third of a million people live within
15 miles of the town centre and enjoy
thriving commercial and educational
sectors, cultural festivals, theatres,
museums and excellent sports facilities.
The area is home to BT’s Global
Research and Development HQ,
Innovation Martlesham, a cluster of
more than 100 high tech SMEs and
Ipswich Waterfront Innovation Centre
at the University of Suffolk.
spanning the Waterfront. This is set to
unlock more enterprise and innovation,
boost jobs and future housing growth
for the town.
These global assets, combined with its
proximity to London and development
opportunities linked to our Enterprise
Zone sites make the area a develop-
ment location with huge potential.
Further development of the high
quality and growing arts, heritage
and cultural scene, which together
with access to high quality leisure
activities, coastline and unspoilt
countryside firmly reinforces Ipswich
as an excellent place to live, work
and enjoy.
About Ipswich
Ipswich is the oldest continuously inhabited Anglo-Saxon town in
Engla d but boasts a “new” Wat rfront, a new university and a
c ltural offer th t at racts visitors from ll o er the w rld.
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LOCATION,
LOCATION
On the doorstep of artist
John Constable’s countryside
and the desirable Suffolk
coastline, around an hour from
London means you can have
the best of both worlds in
just a short commute.