The Design Quarter is situated on Colchester Avenue at its junction with Ipswich Road providing prominent frontage to both. The area is a mixed retail and trade location with numerous notable occupiers located in the vicinity including: Morrisons, Sainsburys, Matalan, B&M, Wickes DIY, Metro Bank, Halfords, Storage Giant, KFC, Costa Coffee, David Lloyd, amongst others. Trade occupiers in the vicinity include: Screwfix, Toolstation, City Plumbing, Mandarin Stores, Graham Plumbers Merchants, MKM Building Supplies, etc.