London Location Guide

Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury is situated east of Tottenham Court Road and Soho, running up to Euston Square at the top of Gower Street, with Holborn to the east and Covent Garden to the south of New Oxford Street. Modern Bloomsbury was developed during the 16th and 17…

Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf – located to the East in London E14 on the banks of the meandering Thames – is the UK’s second key financial centre, alongside the City of London. Canary Wharf is by most standards a remarkable place. Regenerated from the d…

Covent Garden

Covent Garden stands out from other Central London locations. It is a good, clean business environment with a bit of “buzz” and a lot of history. The well-known Covent Garden Piazza – once upon a time London’s fruit and veg market – and the…

Euston

Euston is a compact, yet busy area in London NW1, to the north of Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia or Noho and to the west of King’s Cross. It sits on the northern boundary of Central London and is centred around major London terminus Euston station ̵…

Farringdon & Clerkenwell

Farringdon & Clerkenwell lie east of Holborn and north of the City of London. Historically the area more an industrial than an office location. Indeed, Farringdon still houses Smithfield Meat market, one of the largest meat markets in Europe. Fas…

Holborn

Holborn is a large area North of the River Thames, conveniently situated between the West End & the City of London. Some people blandly call it “Midtown”, but this belies its rich history as the erstwhile centre of the Newspaper industry aro…

Kensington & Chelsea

Kensington & Chelsea are primarily very smart residential areas with a long history. The amenities here are about as good as it gets in: Top-end shopping combined with a vast, diverse selection of restaurants make Kensington & Chelsea hugely…

King’s Cross

King’s Cross centres on the two mainline railway stations – King’s Cross and St Pancras International. Naturally, the transport links are first class. King’s Cross station is perfect for those who need to travel to/from the north of Engla…

Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge – to the west of St James’s and north-west of Victoria – is famous for its world class department stores, including Harrods and Harvey Nicholls. The vicinity around Belgrave Square is highly populated by foreign embassies …

Marylebone

Marylebone – in London NW1 – is an exclusive central London village occupying 92 acres from Marylebone High Street to the west, Portland Place to the east, Wigmore St to the south and north. Marylebone Road is to the north. Marylebone is…

Mayfair

Mayfair runs the combined length of New & Old Bond Streets, in between Regent St and Park Lane. The area is full of character, history, restaurants and shops and its communications are unsurpassed. Mayfair is undeniably a very desirable district,…

Oxford Street

Oxford Street is famous throughout the world for retail. Anyone renting serviced offices in Oxford Street  – or close to Oxford Circus  – acquires a business address with instant name recognition. The area to the north of Oxford Street is prima…

Paddington

Paddington is situated in London W2, approximately a mile to the west of Marble Arch at the west end of Oxford Street. Immediately next to London Paddington Station, it’s a short walk north of huge green spaces of Hyde Park and Kensington Garde…

Shoreditch

Shoreditch – in London EC1V – lies to the east of Farringdon & Clerkenwell and north-east of the City of London, centred around Old Street Roundabout. The buildings in Shoreditch have an industrial background, very often converted int…

Soho

Soho – immediately to the East of Mayfair in London’s West End, spanning London W1F and W1D. Soho has its own distinctive culture and a vibrant nightlife. Soho always was – and still is – the “beating heart” of the West End of London …

St James’s

St James’s – located in London SW1Y – is an exclusive enclave in the heart of the West End, just south of Mayfair and only about a quarter of its size. St James’s offers a good selection of period and modern offices, in a setting …

The City of London

The City of London is the UK’s financial centre. Notably. the London Stock Exchange and the Bank of England are both based here, alongside the world’s largest banks. From the Roman settlement in 1AD until the Middle Ages, the City of London was a…

Victoria

Victoria is situated in the City of Westminster, south of Green Park and Buckingham Palace and north of the River Thames. The Gatwick Express links Victoria directly to Gatwick Airport. Victoria’s excellent transport links have attracted both big c…

Waterloo & London Bridge

Waterloo and London Bridge, collectively known as the South Bank, is located in London SE1, immediately south of the Thames, between Westminster and Tower Bridge. The Southbank has much to offer. In particular, the Tate Modern, the National Theatre …