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Southampton, which is a major, port is very close to the New Forest and also very close to the city of Portsmouth. The major employers in Southampton are; The University of Southampton, Southampton Solent University and Southampton Airport, BBC South, Ordnance Survey and the NHS. Interestingly, the region has a student population of 55,000. Southampton is also one of only a handful of UK universities that ranks in the top 100 globally.

Due to their proximity, Portsmouth and Southampton are sometimes spoken of as a single metropolitan area known as South Hampshire. Or Solent City. In terms of strategic development investment the cities work closely together. As a combined metropolitan area it has a population of 1.5 million people making it one of the most populous areas in the UK.

As a long-term investment we feel that Southampton is very strong. 63% of the population is of working age. A high proportion of the jobs are in high tech, new economy industries and the region has more than 50,000 VAT able businesses suggestive of a strong local economy.

The average property prices in Southampton are; Flats £144,557, Terraced houses £181, 637 and semi detached houses £211,692 according to Rightmove

The average rent in Southampton is £1052 according to vebra.

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