Civic Centre Rd
Southampton SO14 7SJ

The Marlands Shopping Centre is centrally located in the heart of Southampton bounded by Civic Centre Road to the north, Above Bar Street to the east and Portland Terrace to the west. The scheme provides an attractive, spacious, modern shopping environment with 198,000 sq ft of well configured retail accommodation comprising 53 units arranged on ground and first floors. Constructed in 1991, the centre has subsequently been refurbished in 2001 and 2006. Key national retailers include F Hinds, CEX, The JRC Global Buffet, Costa and Starbucks. Southampton is recognised as the commercial, cultural and retail capital of England's south coast with a population of 237,000. It is renowned worldwide for its famous sea port and is one of the UK's leading commercial dockyards. The City boasts a thriving local economy that covers many sectors including services, distribution, technology and manufacturing. Some of the largest local employers are HSBC and Skandia Life. The city benefits from excellent transport links with the M3 connecting the city to Winchester, Basingstoke, the M25 and London to the north and the M27 linking Fareham and Portsmouth to the east along the south coast. Southampton is also served by both passenger and freight services to and from the docks. Southampton Central is the principal railway station and provides regular direct rail services to London Waterloo. Southampton International Airport, which is located nearby, is a busy regional airport.