Flagship investment opportunities
These opportunities tell a clear story about a high-performing region with established economic centres, new growth locations, strong university assets and the infrastructure needed to connect them into a larger investment proposition.
The Future Places Fund is a £500 million vehicle to unlock growth across the West of England’s strategic growth zones.
- Typical schemes: >100 homes
- Typical Private Sector IRRs: higher, commercial‑rate returns (mid‑teens for development equity; 6–9% for senior debt)
- Opportunity to invest at both a fund and scheme Level
- Aligned to the region’s priority pipeline in partnership with Homes England
- £45 million patient capital from the Combined Authority
Mass transit will open new investment corridors across the West of England, increasing land and property values and enabling significant housing and employment delivery.
- Only 50% of the region can currently access a major centre within 30 mins on public transport
- A 15-year plan for mass transit with total development cost in excess of £1bn
- £752m secured through Transport for City Regions
- First projects commence in 4-5 years
- 7,000 additional morning peak hour journeys to Bristol by 2055
Bristol Temple Quarter is one of the UK’s largest regeneration programmes, creating a mixed use innovation district around Bristol Temple Meads.
- 135ha regeneration area
- £5 billion total development value
- More than 10,000 homes
- Up to 22,000 jobs
- £500m University of Bristol Enterprise Campus anchoring long-term demand and regeneration
- Delivery programme extending into the 2040s
Bath Riverside Innovation District is one of the West of England’s most significant regeneration and innovation programmes, combining a £2 billion pipeline with delivery already underway.
- £2 billion gross development value
- Five innovation hubs along the River Avon
- 100,000 sq ft of office and workspace delivered at Bath Quays South
- 1,000 additional jobs supported at Manvers Street
- 10,000 high-value roles across the wider project area
- 90 minutes to London Paddington
Brabazon is a new urban centre for the West of England, transforming the former Filton Airfield into a major mixed-use district within the region’s most productive growth zone.
- 380-acre single owner/ developer site
- £5 billion projected economic value
- Up to 40,000 new homes
- Nearly 3 million sq ft of commercial space
- Up to 40,000 new jobs
- 15-minute rail connection to Bristol Temple Meads
Bristol is part of the wider Central Bristol & Bath growth zone. It is undergoing major transformation, including Bristol Temple Quarter (one of the largest regeneration schemes in the UK), delivering housing, employment space, climate resilience and better connectivity.
Bath, also part of the Central Bristol & Bath growth zone, is entering a new phase of growth through the Bath Riverside Innovation District, Production Quarter, and Bath Quays North. These will unite academic expertise and industry, create space for collaboration, and strengthen Bath’s role in the regional economy.
Stretching across North Bristol and South Gloucestershire, the West Innovation Arc is the region’s largest and most strategically significant innovation district.
Located on one of the UK’s most strategically important coastlines, the Severn Estuary Growth Zone combines nationally significant energy assets, major logistics infrastructure and emerging opportunities in clean growth.
Stretching from Weston-super-Mare to Long Ashton, the North Somerset Growth Gateway forms a strategic corridor linking Bristol to the South West.
South of Bristol and Bath, the Somer Valley offers a distinct opportunity to deliver growth in a semi-rural setting, combining industrial heritage, strong communities and a high-quality natural environment.
The West is the best place to invest
In a volatile global market, capital is moving towards places that combine stability, capability and growth at scale. The West of England does exactly that. With a deep talent pool, innovation assets, and a consistent track record of delivery, this is a market where risk is understood and returns are credible.
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28% planned growth over the next decade -
The most productive region outside of the capital -
Ambitions to build 7,750 new homes a year -
100,000 jobs created in the last 10 years
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