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Where to Put an Office in London: Districts by Company Type (2026)

October 10, 2026 | by Michael Monday

London has a district for every kind of company, and the choice sets the price, the commute and who your neighbours are. The table below describes each district and shows how many flexible office centres SquareFoot currently lists there (12 of the 12 districts have live listings today). SquareFoot lists 178 flexible office centres in London from 16 operators, collected October 2026 from the operators’ own published pages.

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London districts at a glance

DistrictWho sets up hereLive on SquareFoot
CityFinance, insurance and law around the Bank of England and the Square Mile. Serviced offices in period buildings and new towers; busiest Monday to Thursday, quiet at weekends.15 centres · from £435/desk
ShoreditchTech and creative companies, converted warehouses, the densest coworking cluster in London around Old Street and Liverpool Street.9 centres · from £270/desk
SohoMedia, advertising, film and gaming. Small floorplates, character buildings, the highest per-desk prices outside Mayfair.7 centres · from £595/desk
FitzroviaMedia, architecture and tech north of Oxford Street. Quieter than Soho, same transport, newer buildings on Tottenham Court Road.5 centres · from £658/desk
HolbornLaw and professional services between the City and the West End, close to the courts and well connected on the Central line.11 centres · from £435/desk
ClerkenwellDesign, architecture and tech in Victorian warehouse stock; Farringdon’s Elizabeth line station made it one of the best-connected districts in the city.6 centres · from £560/desk
SouthwarkAgencies, tech and consultancies along the river between London Bridge and Waterloo; cheaper than the north bank for the same commute.11 centres · from £425/desk
PaddingtonCorporates and healthcare companies in a new office district by the station, with Heathrow fifteen minutes away on the Elizabeth line.4 centres · from £380/desk
MaryleboneHealthcare and professional practices near Harley Street, with boutique serviced offices in townhouses.5 centres · from £433/desk
Canary WharfBanks, large corporates and the tenants that serve them; big floorplates and the cheapest Grade A space in London for size.2 centres
King’s CrossTech and life sciences around Google’s and the Francis Crick Institute’s campuses, with the best rail links in the city.2 centres
MayfairFunds, family offices and advisers. The most expensive desks in London, in buildings that look nothing like an office.9 centres

Starting prices are the lowest published per-desk asking price for a private or dedicated-desk office in that district, shown only where at least three are published. Published asking prices for private offices in London currently run from £200 to £1,200 per desk per month, with a median of £525 (the London Office Space Price Index has the breakdown by district).

How to choose

Three questions settle most searches. Where do the people you need to see sit, clients, investors, a partner firm, a university? Where do the people you need to hire live, and which district do they already commute to? And how much of the monthly budget is the address worth: in most cities the same team pays materially more for the prestige district than for the one next to it. London is no exception, which is why the live listings are sorted by price with the district on every card.

SquareFoot lists 178 flexible office centres in London from 16 operators, collected October 2026 from the operators’ own published pages. Guide written by SquareFoot; last reviewed October 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Which London district is best for a startup?

Shoreditch is where most early-stage companies cluster, with 9 flexible centres listed on SquareFoot from £270 per desk. See the district table above for the full picture.

Which London district is cheapest for an office?

Among districts with published prices, Shoreditch has the lowest starting price at £270 per desk per month; Fitzrovia has the highest at £658.

Related: How to find office space in London · Flexible office vs lease in London · London Office Space Price Index · Live listings in London

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