Supply Issues As Weybridge’s Office Market Thrives

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Leafy Weybridge in Surrey continues to punch well above its weight in the office space market but a growing mismatch between supply and demand could prove crucial, says a regional commercial property specialist.

Charlie Nicholson, regional managing partner for property consultancy Vail Williams, says the town’s unique blend of high-quality, competitively priced office accommodation and exceptional connectivity continues to underpin office market demand.

The Weybridge office market has performed well amid evolving occupier requirements and ongoing workplace recalibration, helped by the combination of its lifestyle offer, top schools and good transport links to London, Heathrow and Gatwick.

Global occupiers such as Samsung and Sony have long-established operations in and around the town, cementing Weybridge’s role as a genuine hub-and-spoke location for international businesses.

Charlie said:

“However, we are seeing office outcomes in Weybridge become increasingly polarised. Buildings that have benefitted from investment continue to perform strongly; meanwhile older or less flexible stock has experienced slower rates of absorption. That’s why building specification and presentation matter more than ever.”

“There is also a clear shortage of modern, fitted Cat A+ and ‘oven-ready’ accommodation, particularly at the smaller end of the market. Suites within the 1,500 to 10,000 sq ft range are experiencing sustained levels of demand, but availability remains limited.”

Charlie, who has more than 20 years’ regional commercial property experience, added:

“Where landlords have invested in high-quality fitted office space in Weybridge, results have been encouraging. The multi-let buildings at The Heights demonstrate that when space is delivered in the right format conventional offices can and do let well here."

“This creates a clear opportunity for landlords and investors. Splitting larger floorplates and committing capital to Cat A+ refurbishments is making the difference between space sitting idle and space letting quickly.”

In 2025, there were 12 significant office lettings in Weybridge, totalling approximately 33,217 sq ft. This represented a significant increase in total square footage leased compared with 2024, reflecting ongoing occupier right-sizing trends but also a renewed transactional momentum.

Office demand remains centred on Weybridge’s established business park locations which benefit from strong access to the M25 and have a proven ability to attract major corporates. These locations have continued to anchor significant occupiers over the last 12 months, notably at The Heights Brooklands and Bourne Business Park.

Headline rents at The Heights are now moving into the early £40s per sq ft, with prime refurbished space typically achieving £38 to £40 per sq ft. Meanwhile the average net effective rents across wider Weybridge in 2025 sat closer to £30 per sq ft. This reinforces the town’s value proposition when compared with many outer London locations.

Charlie said:

“Looking ahead, at one end of the market, demand is emerging for bespoke, pre-let solutions from larger corporates with specific operational requirements."

“At the other end of the market, smaller and mid-sized occupiers continue to drive transactional activity, provided space is delivered in a format that supports immediate occupation and modern working practices."

“Also, flexible workspace providers have also responded to this demand by delivering amenity-rich environments that appeal to experience-led occupiers, helping to provide an incubator offering to start-ups alongside more established corporate occupiers in the area."

“From an office market investment perspective, Weybridge continues to offer long-term development and investment potential. The Local Plan identifies opportunities for intensification of office delivery across established commercial areas, including parts of The Heights campus."

“Not only this, as some older office buildings transition to residential use, those that remain are capable of profitable turnaround through refurbishment, reconfiguration or redevelopment, and are expected to attract sustained occupier and investor interest."

“For global occupiers, Weybridge provides a cost-effective gateway to UK and European markets, meanwhile, for landlords and investors, office demand will continue to flow, if capital is deployed intelligently and space is aligned with modern occupier expectations."

“Of course, Weybridge is not immune to wider economic pressures as we look ahead, but the office market here is underpinned by strong fundamentals – international appeal, excellent connectivity, a compelling lifestyle offer and consistent demand for high-quality space. Few locations within the Surrey office market combine these advantages so close to London.”

Vail Williams, based in Woking, has had a presence in Surrey since the late 1980s and over the years, we have played a pivotal role in some of the region’s major commercial and residential developments.

The firm’s full-service property advice includes commercial agency, investment and development advice, building consultancy, property valuation, planning, lease advisory, property asset management, business rates and occupier consultancy.

Photo: Hitting the Heights: Weybridge in Surrey continues to punch well above its weight in the office space market but a growing mismatch between supply and demand could prove crucial. Pictured is The Heights where rents are now moving into the early £40s per sq ft.

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Jan 29, 2025
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Updated: Feb 17, 2025

A process filter manufacturer has begun a record year of industry exhibition activity as it eyes global trading opportunities on its fortieth anniversary.

Surrey-based Amazon Filters is targeting international showcases here in the UK and in New York, Kuala Lumpur and Warsaw. They reflect the firm’s core markets of pharmaceutical, healthcare, municipal water treatment, renewable energy and oil and gas production.

Founded in 1985, Amazon Filters makes and supplies a wide range of filter vessels and housings for critical liquid and gas applications in process industries worldwide.

A presence at business-to-business conferences and exhibitions has steadily helped the firm raise its profile and strengthen reach among customers across a growing list of sales territories.

Neil Pizzey, Managing Director, said:

“We’ve recently put great store both on capital investments at our UK fabrication facility and in recruiting new staff, partners and distributors in territories where we are pursuing growth."

“This year, our fortieth, we are keen to do more than ever to demonstrate how our ‘quick and able’ manufacturing and export capacity supports multi-sector involvement and activity.”

The firm’s exhibition presence kicks off at the international green energy event Hydrogen Live in Liverpool on 5 to 6 February 2025.

Dedicated to ‘uniting the hydrogen value chain and accelerating the hydrogen economy’, the event is a prime opportunity for Amazon Filters engineers to highlight the benefits of their liquid and gas filtration solutions for mission-critical electrolysis technology.

Three dedicated pharmaceutical industry events follow: InterPhex in New York on 1 to 3 April; Making Pharma in Coventry on 29 to 30 April; and the ISPE Europe Annual Conference in London from 12 to 14 May.

InterPhex, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, aims to provide a comprehensive overview of global advances in pharmaceutical and biotech especially process development and regulatory compliance.

Making Pharma, at the Coventry Building Society Arena, covers all aspects of the pharmaceutical supply chain. Themes this year include sustainability, audit and compliance and the application of AI and machine learning.

ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, is this year holding its annual conference at the Novotel London West in Hammersmith. It will enable the Amazon Filters team to meet with senior executives in drug manufacturing, the supply chain and global regulatory agencies.

Amazon Filters’ recently appointed Market Manager - Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Mafalda Silva, who will attend all three pharmaceutical events, said:

“Our presence at these industry conferences and exhibitions is a key element of our targeted international sales plan to accelerate market development and growth while working closely with colleagues, distributors, resale partners and customers.”

The start of April will also see filtration experts from the firm’s Polish manufacturing base exhibit products at the giant Warsaw trade fair, FiltraTec.

Around 7,000 visitors are expected from 15 countries, representing a wide range of filtration processes including water treatment, energy production and chemicals and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

The Amazon Filters team will discuss how their research and development partnership with the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology underpins product development in various sectors.

FiltraTec takes place on 1 to 3 April at the PTAK Warsaw Expo.

On 5 June the focus is on the UK water industry with product exhibitions at the Drinking Water Quality Conference at Birmingham’s National Conference Centre.

Attendees include representatives from all the major water companies and their supply chain partners.

In Malaysia, on 2 to 4 September, Amazon Filters will exhibit at this year’s Oil & Gas Asia (OGA), taking place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre and aimed at decision makers in the oil, gas, energy and petrochemicals sectors.

Members of Amazon Filters’ Kuala Lumpur-based sales team, Mohamed Nizam Mohamed Hanifa and Muhamad Syakir Samsudin, will be exhibiting products in association with industry partner and offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore.

Fazli Ibrahim, Diamond Offshore’s Malaysian-based Chief Executive, said: “We look forward to joining forces with Amazon Filters at OGA to highlight the benefits of innovative, energy-efficient filtration solutions for efficiency, performance and sustainability across upstream, midstream and downstream processes.”

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