Why Choose Spelthorne

Spelthorne is a great place to do business. Spelthorne offers a wealth of opportunities for developing your business on major commercial sites, smaller industrial estates, rural business parks and town developments.

Outstanding Connectivity

The area has excellent commuter links with London, Heathrow Airport, the South East and beyond.  Heathrow Airport, the M25, M3, M4 and M40 motorways are all with 10 minutes' drive. There are 6 railway stations in Spelthorne with London only 34 minutes from Staines station.

The highly attractive character of the area and excellent commuter links are key factors that help make Spelthorne a great place to work and live.

Quality of life

A high quality of life is an important feature of a local economy. In 2020 the Office for National Statistics report showed that Spelthorne was voted as the “Happiest place to live” in Surrey.  Twelve miles of the River Thames (more than any other London borough) runs through Spelthorne. There are many parks, open spaces and attractions in and around Spelthorne.

High Skilled workforce

We have an outstanding talent pool giving you access to a workforce of over 1.2 million people in Spelthorne and neighbouring boroughs. We also have some of the best educated and talented innovators from Royal Holloway, Brunel, Surrey and Reading Universities.

An environment for business to thrive

In the last two years over 1800 new businesses have started in Spelthorne. In June 2021 the Spelthorne Business Hub was opened to help support small and start-up businesses to develop and thrive