Description
Birmingham is the heart of the larger ‘West Midlands Combined Authority’ with an estimated urban population of c. 4.2 million (ONS, 2019). Birmingham is at the forefront of the regional economy with almost half a million people working in the city, worth approximately £121 billion. It has a growing reputation as a location of international business and ranks highly for future investability, with the largest concentration of business of all regional cities (home to approximately 110,000 companies).
Birmingham has seen unprecedented levels of inward investment in recent years. This is reflected with a number of major corporations relocating parts of their operations to the city, including Goldman Sachs, PwC, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Advanced, Beazley Insurance, SBC, HS2, RICS, and WSP.
The city is home to a number of other major corporations with businesses such as Jaguar Land Rover, Wesleyan, Eversheds Sutherland LLP, Gateley LLP, RBS, KPMG, Kraft, and Gowling WLG all having significant headquarter facilities in the region.
Birmingham has an advantage compared to many other areas of the UK due to its geographical position.
It is located at the hub of the UK’s motorway and rail network, and is home to Birmingham Airport. The city’s advantageous geographical connectivity brings significant growth opportunities for the local economy. This is highlighted and enhanced by recent investment in Birmingham Airport, the Midland Metro, and development around the area of the future Curzon Street HS2 terminus. This will further increase national and international connectivity. Birmingham attracts over 26 million visitors each year and has a fast- growing leisure and tourism sector, recently boosted by Birmingham’s successful hosting of the 2022 Commonwealth games.
The property went through a comprehensive refurbishment in 2017 including an overhaul of the M&E. The building specification includes:
• Suspended ceilings incorporating recessed LED lighting
• 150mm raised access floors
• Two comprehensively overhauled and serviced
• 10-person passenger lifts
• Air conditioning
• Cycle parking and showers
• 142 on-site car parking spaces
• On-site generator
Location
Aqueous II benefits from excellent transport connections by road, rail and air. Duddeston and Aston train stations are within walking distance.
Direct access to the M5, M6 and M42, which lead to the M1, M40 and the rest of the national motorway network. Birmingham Airport is reached via the M6/M42 or from Birmingham International train station.
Aqueous II is located less than 2 miles from J6 of the M6, in the heart of England’s motorway network. The city is served by the M6, M5
and M42 motorways which connect to the national motorway network. To the south, the M40 provides a direct link from Birmingham to London and, to the north, the M6 links Birmingham to Manchester.
In 2015, Birmingham New Street Station completed a £650 million redevelopment which has cemented its name as a world- class transport interchange and significantly increased its capacity. Located 1.8 miles to the south-west of Aqueous II, the station is the busiest in the UK outside London, with more than 140,000 people passing through daily and a train leaving the station every 37 seconds.
