The Arch Company - Volterra Report

The socio-economic impact of businesses in the railway arches

Table 5.3 – Summary of the economic impact within the six case study local authorities

Business rates payments

Economic activity supported (direct GVA)

Local authority

Total commercial space FTEs

supported

Southwark

220,000

4,900

£7.8m

£360m

Lambeth

144,000

2,900

£5.9m

£210m

Tower Hamlets

85,000

1,400

£3.4m

£120m

Wandsworth

66,000

1,100

£2.1m

£95m

Manchester

56,000

600

£0.6m

£47m

Hackney

28,000

500

£1.4m

£39m

Source: Volterra estimates, 2023. The Arch Company internal data, 2023.

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