Location
Globally Connected
Bicester
Catalyst Bicester offers knowledge-based employment space in a sustainable and vibrant location. Bicester is in the heart of the UK’s knowledge economy engine. Catalyst is located just off the A41 and next to Bicester Retail Centre and it is less than two miles from J9 M40 and one mile from Bicester Village.
There is excellent access to the international airports of London Heathrow and Birmingham International and charter flights from London Oxford airport.
Road & rail times
Bicester has excellent rail connections to London, Oxford, Reading and shortly the East West Rail will provide a new rail line connecting Oxford and Cambridge via Bicester, Milton Keynes (Bletchley) and Bedford. Much of the route is already completed and the entire link should be operational in the mid 2030’s.
- Road
- Rail
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London
- 1h 10 min via road
- 50 min via rail
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M40 J9
- 4 min via road
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Oxford
- 22 min via road
- 16 min via rail
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Reading
- 50 min via road
- 55 min via rail
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Milton Keynes
- 40 min via road
- 22 min* via rail
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Heathrow
- 45 min via road
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Birmingham
- 1h via road
- 1h 5 min via rail
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Cambridge
- 1h 30 min via road
- 1h** via rail
- * New line opening in 2025
- ** New line opening in 2030's
Bus routes
- S5
- S5 (Peak Only)
- X5
- E1
- 25A
- 26
- 21
- Bus Stop
Cycle routes
- Gold
- Silver
- Bronze
- 51
Bicester North
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Foot
- 33 min
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Bike
- 10 min
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Car
- 6 min
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Bus
- 13 min
- (S5 to Bicester)
Bicester Village Station
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Foot
- 28 min
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Bike
- 5 min
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Car
- 5 min
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Bus
- 5 min
- (S5 to Langford Village)
Oxford
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Bike
- 59 min
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Car
- 22 min
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Bus
- 32 min
- (S5 to Oxford)
The Oxford to Bicester section is already in operation. Bicester to Milton Keynes track construction is complete and train services will start in 2025. Milton Keynes to Bedford is scheduled to open by 2030 with funding confirmed. The final section from Bedford to Cambridge is scheduled for mid 2030’s, with 4 trains per hour envisaged.
Bicester’s rate of growth is unrivalled in the region with the town’s population set to exceed 50,000 within the next 10 years and new technology based occupiers such as Yasa, Evolito and Siemens already selecting the town.
Our vision is for Catalyst Bicester to have the best possible connections via pedestrian, cycle, bus and train networks – so that people living locally can easily and sustainably access their workplace and link into Oxford, London, and further afield.
Your staff and visitors will benefit from sustainable travel mode choices when traveling to and from Catalyst Bicester.
World-renowned
Oxfordshire has one of the highest concentrations of innovation assets in the world, with universities at the forefront of global transformative technologies and sectors such as fusion technology, autonomous vehicles, quantum computing, cryogenics, space, life sciences and digital health.
The University of Oxford continues to generate more spin-outs than any other University in the UK. There are currently more than 150 active science and technology start-ups in the region.
Growing infrastructure
Bicester is a fast-growing, sustainable location with extensive new housing, providing a wealth of talent for those companies choosing to locate in the town. The town has impressive growth plans with 10,000 new homes planned within 12 years, the population increasing from 32,000 to 50,000+ by 2031.
Future planned infrastructure works are already in place to ensure the transport network will keep pace with this growth. The town’s new residential areas include the UK’s largest self-build site and a pioneering zero-carbon eco-town.
Well-being included
In todays modern world, when it comes to retaining and attracting the very best people, businesses have staff well-being at the top of their lists.
At Catalyst Bicester, health and fitness is on your doorstep. Operated by David Lloyd, Europe’s premier racquets and fitness provider, there is a gym, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and their renowned tennis courts.