Local Businesses in Dorset
Other local businesses in Portland
No other local businesses in Portland have listed on GetBrent yet. Dorset Council area has 18,000 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). This page shows Portland's local facts, any other local businesses listed nearby in Dorset, and other local businesses in the town. Run a local business in Portland? Add it free in a couple of minutes.
Portland in numbers
Dorset Council area has 18,000 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).
Portland's trade is split between Easton, the island's main centre, and Fortuneswell.
- Shoppers spent an estimated £19.1m on retail at Easton Square in 2025, almost all of it (£17.5m) on food and everyday goods. source
- Easton has 64 units with 7 vacant (10.9%) and 39 independents; Fortuneswell has 25 units, 16 of them independent. source
- Portland had an estimated 13,747 residents in mid-2024, and 4,000 people work on the island, a fifth of them in manufacturing. source
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None have listed on GetBrent in Portland yet. For the wider area, Dorset Council area has 18,000 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).
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Listings are added and kept up to date by the businesses themselves or from their own public pages. Local figures: ONS UK Business Counts (March 2026), read 26 October 2026. GetBrent may be paid by partners marked Ad.