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October 27, 2026 | by Michael Monday
A five-person startup pays about £2,500 a month for a furnished private office in London’s startup districts, from £2,250 in Aldgate to £4,000 in Kings Cross. These are medians of the operators’ own asking prices in October 2026, per desk per month and all-in: furniture, internet and cleaning, usually with business rates and service charge. Below: what each startup district costs, twelve priced offices across them, and what to ask before you sign.
| District | Median per desk | 5-person office / month | Offices listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreditch | £500 | £2,500 | 108 |
| Old Street | £550 | £2,750 | 88 |
| Farringdon | £550 | £2,750 | 106 |
| Clerkenwell | £600 | £3,000 | 46 |
| Kings Cross | £800 | £4,000 | 29 |
| Aldgate | £450 | £2,250 | 47 |
| Office | District | Per desk / month | 5-person office / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runway East Aldgate East – Runway East | Aldgate | £200 | £1,000 |
| 208 Brick Lane – Canvas | Shoreditch | £300 | £1,500 |
| The Gherkin, 30 St Mary Axe, Floors 28 & 29 – Signature | Aldgate | £339 | £1,695 |
| 8 Albemarle Way – Canvas | Clerkenwell | £400 | £2,000 |
| Coppergate House, 10 Whites Row – LentaSpace | Aldgate | £430 | £2,150 |
| 180 – 186 Kings Cross Road – LentaSpace | Kings Cross | £450 | £2,250 |
| Tagwright House, 35-41 Westland Place – Boutique | Old Street | £500 | £2,500 |
| 3 Lloyds Avenue – FORA | Aldgate | £550 | £2,750 |
| 6-7 St John’s Lane – Canvas | Farringdon | £600 | £3,000 |
| 71 Central Street – FORA | Old Street | £675 | £3,375 |
| White Collar Factory, 1 Old Street Yard – FORA | Old Street | £750 | £3,750 |
| 25 Worship Street – Techspace | Shoreditch | £820 | £4,100 |
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Can we grow in the building? Ask for the right to move into a larger office when one frees up, without a new contract or a fee.
What is the notice period? One to three months is normal for a serviced licence; anything longer is worth negotiating, especially before a raise closes.
What is not included? Meeting-room hours beyond the allowance, printing, phone lines and out-of-hours access are the usual extras. Ask for the all-in monthly figure for your headcount.
Is there a twelve-month rate? Operators often discount a longer commitment by 10 to 20 percent; take it only once you are confident of your headcount.
A desk in a serviced or coworking office in London’s startup districts runs a median of £500 a month, so a five-person team pays about £2,500 a month all-in. Aldgate is the cheapest of them at a median £450 a desk; Kings Cross the dearest at £800.
Shoreditch and Old Street (the original “Silicon Roundabout”), Farringdon and Clerkenwell, King’s Cross, and Aldgate on the edge of the City. They sit on the Elizabeth line and the Northern and Circle lines, close to investors in the City and to each other.
Hot desks suit founders and teams of one to three. From about four people, or once you handle customer data or need quiet for calls, a private office in the same building usually costs only a little more per person and is far easier to work in. Most operators let you move from one to the other without a new contract.
Before product-market fit, a serviced office on a month-to-month or six- to twelve-month licence: furnished, usually with business rates and service charge included, move in within a week. A conventional lease makes sense later, usually at 25 to 50 people, because it locks you in for five to ten years and you pay for the fit-out.
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