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Local Businesses in Hampshire

Local businesses in Southampton

Local Businesses in Southampton, Hampshire is new and filling up: choose a type below to see who is listed nearby. Southampton has 7,285 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).

Businesses in Southampton by type

Above Bar Street, Southampton: shops and businesses that take card payments
Above Bar Street, Southampton (2018). Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph.

About Southampton

Southampton is a port city and Hampshire's largest urban area.

  • Southampton's built-up area had 260,184 residents at the 2021 Census. source
  • Southampton had 1,130 retail sites and 825 cafe, pub, restaurant and other food and accommodation sites registered for VAT or PAYE in 2026. source
  • 83% of the 9,035 business sites in Southampton employ fewer than 10 people (ONS, 2026). source

For business owners in Southampton

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Questions

How many businesses are there in Southampton?

Southampton has 7,285 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). Local Businesses on GetBrent is new and filling up.

Can any business in Southampton list on GetBrent?

Yes. Hire, sales and trade businesses list in their own sections, and every other kind of business, from hairdressers and cafes to gyms, spas and vape shops, lists in Local Businesses. Listing is free.

Where can a business in Southampton get free support?

Free one-to-one support is available from the Hampshire Growth Hub, funded by government.

Other towns in Hampshire

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.