Land for Sale in Hampshire

Why Invest in Hampshire
　
Hampshire is another county in the UK, with many seaside cities and towns such as Portsmouth and Southampton. Southampton has its own very large airport and rail links to many large cities such as London making it perfect for businesses and land investors to make a good return.

Portsmouth and Southampton are two of the largest cities in Hampshire, with a massive naval base located in Portsmouth and a large proportion of the national container freight’s being located in Southampton. The population in Hampshire like many affluent counties has increased dramatically in the last few years leading to more demand for housing, in 2001 the population of Hampshire was 1,240,100, up by £70,120 or 6 per cent since 1991 and is expected to be significantly higher in the next census in 2011. The average age of the population has also increased, over 45’s have increased from 37.1% of the population to 41.4%. The biggest increases of overall population occurred in Southampton at over 10% and Portsmouth at over 6%.

In the next 25 years the population is expected to increase by over 100,000, due to increased immigration, longer life expectancy and larger families. The number of households are expected to increase by 120,000 to 850,000 in the next 25 years so will put immense strain on the housing market making it ideal to purchase land now.
　
The Housing Market Hampshire
　
House prices in Hampshire are at an average of £207,517, Semi-detached £187,312, Terrace £153,563, and Flats £133,833. The population is around £1,600,000 and has a massive tourism industry, with attractions like Gunwharf Quays, the New Forest, The South Downs, the maritime history of Portsmouth and Beaulieu Motor Museum attracting millions of visitors every year around 30 million every year, rapidly expanding the population and services available. Which will in turn drive up the value of new land and property.

As well as Portsmouth being the birth place of the author Charles Dickens and Jane Austen, as well as the birthplace of engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The average GDP of Hampshire was£32.3 billion in 2005.