Holborn At a glance...
- Holborn is a large area north of the River Thames, between the West End and the City of London
- Historically the home of the British Newspaper industry and the legal community
- Office space in Holborn is more affordable than the City & West End
- The area has seen a lot of redevelopment and appeals to tenants in all the office occupying business sectors.
- Good communications: benefitting from the Elizabeth line opening at Tottenham Court Road in Dec 2018.
It's an area with huge history. It used to be the centre of the newspaper business...and it's also home to the British Justice System
Holborn: a commercial guide for businesses looking for office space in London
Ian Kitchener:Holborn is a large area between the city and the West End. It’s close to lots of communications but the main tube stations within Holborn would be Chancery Lane and Holborn tube station. It’s an area with huge history. It used to be the centre of the newspaper business, if you remember the newspaper barons like Robert Maxwell of Fleet Street. And it’s also home to the British Justice System with the Royal Courts of Justice, are still on Fleet Street.
Today the area appeals to just about everybody. It’s got very good communications and it’s got all types of offices from co-working spaces to serviced offices through to great big corporate offices that people take on long leases.
To the north of Holborn there are some amazing streets like Doughty Street and Great Jane Street which are actually some of the oldest Georgian facades in the whole of London. And my favourite spot within Holborn would probably be the tennis courts in Lincolnson Fields followed shortly after that by a craft beer in the Whippet.
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Holborn Office Rental Guide
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NB. Leased office rents, rates and service charge are quoted per ft2 per year. The above rental estimates reflect good quality (but not prime) air conditioned offices. More expensive and cheaper accommodation will generally be available. Rent rates and service charge estimates are only intended as a guide. Office space is often available with costs outside these guidelines. Negotiated rent free incentives will often make the net effective rent, lower than the above estimates. Business rates payable will vary from year to year, changing each April, due to annual changes in the Uniform Business Rate. Higher rates are paid for brand new buildings. Rent quoted in the City of London financial district is assumed not to be in a tower, where rents can be significantly more expensive |
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| Conventional Lease (per ft2 per year) | |
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| Rent | £60 |
| Rates | £24 |
| Service Charge | £10 |
| Total Cost | £94 |
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NB. Serviced office rents are quoted per desk per month. Serviced offices provide an all-inclusive fully furnished solution with telecoms, internet and power and business rates all included with the rent in a single monthly payment. Office rental rates exclude VAT. Serviced office rental costs also apply broadly to co-working office space. |
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| Serviced Space (per desk, per month) | |
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| Total Cost | £600 |
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About 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 center of the of the Newspaper industry around Fleet St. It remains at the heart of the UK legal system, being home to the Old Bailey, the Royal Courts of Justice and the Inns of Court, which are populated by barristers’ chambers. Legal barristers that is, not the ones serving in Holborn’s eateries and coffee shops!
Recently a great deal of office space in Holborn has been redeveloped to appeal to a variety of tenants, perhaps finding the West End a little too costly. This approach has attracted both Saatchi & Saatchi, who have taken office space in Chancery Lane and Grey Advertising, now occupying the Johnson Building in Hatton Garden.
One of the most interesting developments right now involves converting the iconic Centre Point – originally built as office space in the 1960s – into luxury residential apartments on the western gateway to Holborn.
Holborn has some excellent hotels, including the Hoxton and Rosewood London. The Holborn Whippet in Sicilian Avenue serves local craft beer, and the area around Lamb’s Conduit Street – north of Theobalds Road – has great independent specialist shops. Great James Street & Doughty Street provide some of the finest and oldest Georgian Terraces in London. Lincoln’s Inn Fields, just west of Kingsway is one of London’s largest squares and – unknown to many – has tennis courts open to the public.
Offices to rent in Holborn are diverse, providing the full range of workspace: from conventionally-leased space in corporate buildings to private offices in small self contained Georgian terraces; creative spaces providing coworking offices for the right type of tenant, whilst businesses of all types increasingly opt for flexible, serviced offices in Holborn. Flexible meeting rooms and virtual offices are also becoming popular options – especially for start-ups.
The area has great communications provided by Holborn and Chancery Lane tube stations. National rail from Waterloo Station and King’s Cross Station is a short tube journey away. The Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) opening at nearby Tottenham Court at Road at the end of 2018 will be another positive game changer.
Map of Holborn
Tube Stations
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Chancery Lane
- Central
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Holborn
- Central
- Piccadilly
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Farringdon
- Circle
- Hammersmith and City
- Metropolitan
National Rail Stations
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Farringdon
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City Thameslink
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London Blackfriars
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London Charing Cross
Bike Docking Stations
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Red Lion Street, Holborn
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Breams Buildings, Holborn
Leisure & Culture in Holborn
- Restaurants: STK London, Mirror Room, My Old Dutch, Isolabella, Holborn Dining Room
- Bars & Pubs: Scarfes Bar, The Yorkshire Grey, Temple Brew House
- Health & Fitness: Gymbox Holborn, Soho Gyms (Holborn)
Business in Holborn
- Evolving into an distinct area with its own identity: offices to let in Holborn attract a diverse selection of businesses
- Holborn offices are diverse: from top quality air-conditioned buildings to small quirky rooms, including creative co-working space and flexible, serviced offices.
- Holborn Office Rents are lower than in the West End and the City of London
Popular Business Addresses in Holborn
The most sought after office locations within Holborn include:
Types of Office available in Holborn
These types of office can all be found in Holborn:
Near Holborn
Other commercial office locations near Holborn
- Covent Garden
- Leased
from £49.50 per ft2 per year- Newly refurbished
- Open Plan
- Bike Storage
- Showers
- Changing Facilities and lockers
- Private comms room
- New kitchen
- Holborn
- Managed
from £500.00 +VAT per person per month- Prime Chancery Lane
- Flexible terms
- Office furniture
- Wifi connectivity
- Daily cleaning
- Kitchen facilities
- Break-out areas
- CCTV
- Bespoke Design
- Managed offices
- King's Cross
- Leased
from £1,636.00 monthly- Character building & Courtyard at the rear
- Open plan space & original features
- Excellent natural light & Central heating
- Demised WC's on each floor & staff shower
- Farringdon & Clerkenwell
- Managed
- Prime Farringdon
- Flexible terms
- Fully furnished
- Superfast broadband
- Meeting rooms
- Phone booths
- Break-out areas
- Kitchen facilities
- Branding
- Managed offices
- Covent Garden
- Leased
from £69.50 per ft2 per year- Exceptional self-contained character building
- Exposed steel and brick throughout
- Bloomsbury
- Coworking
- Managed
- Serviced
from £450.00 +VAT per person per month- Prime Bloomsbury
- Flexible Terms
- All-Inclusive
- Meeting rooms
- Daily cleaning
- Manned reception
- IT/telephony
- Garden views
- 24/7 access
- Holborn
- Managed
- Prime Hatton Garden
- Air-conditioning
- Bike storage
- Breakout / lounge
- Café / restaurant
- Disabled facilities
- Kitchen
- Meeting rooms
- Pet Friendly
- Showers
- Farringdon & Clerkenwell
- Leased
from £140,000.00 per year- Newly refurbished with high quality finishes
- Exposed brickwork & ceiling services
- Black powder coated suspended LED Lighting
- Dedicated bicycle storage
- Excellent Natural Light
- 2 Passenger Lifts
- Showers
- Holborn
- Leased
- Air Conditioning
- Raised Floors
- Farringdon & Clerkenwell
- Leased
At the time of inspection, the office on ground and basement comprised of a large open plan ground floor office with a partitioned conference room with an abundance of natural light with high ceilings…
