Finding out what office space really costs in 2025 should not require detective work. This guide brings together current market snapshots and our live listings to give you realistic price bands by office type and by major city. Use it to set a budget, shortlist buildings and sense check quotes.
We keep the structure identical to last year, so you do not lose your bearings. What is new: up-to-date city price bands, a clearer breakdown of office types with typical pricing, and a short methodology note so readers understand where the numbers come from.
Key takeaways
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Serviced London bands: £180–£500 entry, £500–£800 mid, £800–£1,500+ premium.
UK medians: serviced ~£450 per desk, managed ~£700 per desk.
National flex median was ~£500 per desk in Q1 2025.
Traditional leases quote £/sq ft, not per desk.
How pricing works in 2025
Two pricing languages exist. Flexible offices quote per desk, per month because they roll rent, utilities, cleaning, internet and shared amenities into one fee. Traditional leases quote rent per square foot per year and you add fit out, rates, service charge and running costs.
Across the UK flex market in Q1 2025, the median desk price was roughly £500, nudged down as supply rose, with London holding the largest share of inventory.
London behaves differently from the rest of the UK. A practical 2025 range for serviced desks is £180–£500 for entry, £500–£800 mid-market, and £800–£1,500+ for premium addresses in the West End and City.
For live options today, start with our office space in the London hub and then jump to your target city pages for current buildings and incentives.
Office types explained with pricing
Match the office type to your needs before you compare quotes. The aligned figures below are used consistently throughout this page, so you do not see one value in one section and a different value later.
Traditional leased offices, pricing and who it suits
Leased space is priced in £/sq ft per year. In Q2 2025, prime West End headline rents reached about £160 psf, with the City core around £100 psf. Major regional cores such as Manchester and Birmingham sat in the mid £40s psf in 2025 snapshots.
Leases suit stable headcount and control needs. Remember to budget for fit out, business rates, service charge, furniture, insurance, cleaning and connectivity so you reach a realistic per-person cost.
Serviced offices, pricing and who it suits
Serviced offices price per desk, per month, and include most running costs. For 2025, we use a consistent national baseline and London bands, so every reference matches later city sections.
UK serviced median: about £450 per desk.
London serviced bands: £180–£500 entry, £500–£800 mid, £800–£1,500+ premium.
Serviced suits teams that want private rooms, short terms and minimal setup. For real buildings and quotes, compare our office space in Manchester listings.
Managed offices, pricing and who it suits
Managed offices are private, branded spaces with your own meeting rooms and fit-out delivered turnkey. They usually sit above serviced on a per-desk basis because you are not sharing core amenities.
UK managed median: about £700 per desk in Q1 2025.
Managed suits growing teams, 12 to 36 month horizons and those who want design control without signing a traditional lease, which you can source via Flexioffices.
Coworking, pricing and who it suits
Coworking memberships cost less than private serviced rooms, with pricing varying by city and location. Typical guide tables for Scotland’s cores show private offices from about £200–£350 in Glasgow and £200–£325 across central Edinburgh, with hot desk and dedicated desk memberships lower.
2025 price bands by city
Use these to benchmark quotes. Each city section aligns with the office type figures above, so you are not reading one number in one section and a different number two scrolls later. All prices shown are per desk, per month, indicative for 2025, and vary by building quality, micro location, availability and term.
Bands are consistent across this page and reflect West End and City premiums.
Manchester
~£370 median
Supply expanded in Q1 2025, and value varies by sub-market.
Birmingham
~£355 median
Prime leased rents around mid £40s psf explain premium flex stock.
Leeds
~£300 low, £355 mid, £400 high
Fringe areas sit below the city core and riverside new build stock.
Bristol
~£350 average
Quarter-on-quarter rises in early 2025 reflected tightening supply.
Glasgow
~£200–£450 range
Core and West End sub-markets anchor the upper bands.
Edinburgh
~£200–£325 range
Financial district and Haymarket set mid to upper bands.
London
Serviced bands, 2025: £180–£500 entry, £500–£800 mid, £800–£1,500+ premium, which matches the office types section above.
For live buildings and deals, start with office space in London and compare West End, City and fringe locations.
Traditional prime leased rents in Q2 2025 were about £160 psf in the West End and £100 psf in the City, which correlates with higher serviced and managed tiers in those sub markets.
Manchester
Flex median, Q1 2025: about £370 per desk, with expanding supply through the city core and Ancoats.
Two rules keep quotes sensible. First, compare on a per-person, apples-to-apples basis. A managed floor with your own meeting rooms will, by design, sit above a serviced private room on a per-desk basis. Second, timing matters for incentives and published rates.
Q1 2025 saw a sizable year-on-year jump in UK flex supply, with the national median near £500 per desk, which created more room for negotiation in some sub-markets.
If you want a worked comparison between flex and a lease, our primer on how much flexible office space costs outlines the moving parts before we build a shortlist for your headcount, term and location.
FAQs
Is it better to budget per desk or per sq ft?
For flex, per-desk budgeting is cleaner because it includes most running costs. For leases, start with £/sq ft and add fit out, rates, service charge, cleaning, furniture, insurance and connectivity to reach a realistic per person figure.
What is a fair 2025 serviced range for London?
Use £180–£500 for entry, £500–£800 for mid-market and £800–£1,500+ for premium addresses, which is consistent across this page.
How do serviced and managed prices compare nationally?
As of Q1 2025, the UK serviced median sits around £450 per desk and the managed median around £700 per desk, with the overall national median near £500.
Where do the big regional cities land?
Recent snapshots show Manchester around £370, Birmingham around £355 and Bristol around £350, with Leeds and Scotland’s cores in the £200–£400 bands depending on sub-market and building quality.
Why do some premium buildings price so high?
Prime leased rents are a clue to local demand. In Q2 2025, West End prime reached about £160 psf and the City around £100 psf, which correlates with higher serviced and managed tiers in those sub-markets.
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