Voice of the Region: Bristol – Sitting pretty through diversity

A sprawling mix of occupier types, from television production companies through to coffee roasters and innovative retailers, is fuelling demand across all property classes in Bristol and the city is looking ahead with confidence, according to Burston Cook director Charlie Kershaw.

Burston Cook is one of the few regional independents focused solely on the Bristol market and it tops the Radius On Demand Rankings in terms of deal numbers, with 68 transactions across the line in 2021.

Kershaw says the city’s television industry is snowballing, with an existing talent pool pulling in ever greater numbers of new occupiers, translating into demand not just for office space but for industrial units which are used as studios. He also says independent retail is particularly strong, with a boom in the suburban market helping Bristol realise its ambitions of reducing car use.