The London Office Rental Guide

Last updated: 27th February 2026

The London Office Rental Guide is updated every 3 months – with a breakdown of costs for all 19 central London commercial locations for both traditionally-leased offices and serviced office space.

London Office Rental Guide Chart

All costs below are calculated

London Office Rental Guide Table

Leased office rents across London

All costs below are calculated per ft2 per year

Area Rent Rates Service Charge Total Cost

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, provided open plan (pre tenant fit out) by landlords. Significantly more expensive and cheaper accommodation will generally be available.

Where offices are delivered by landlords fitted and furnished (Cat A Plus), rent will tend to be higher

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 fincancial district is assumed not to be in a tower, where rents can be significantly more expensive

Bloomsbury £62 £27 £16 £105
Canary Wharf £40 £20 £16 £76
Covent Garden £70 £30 £16 £116
Euston £62 £27 £16 £105
Farringdon & Clerkenwell £63 £27 £16 £106
Holborn £65 £28 £16 £109
Kensington & Chelsea £55 £25 £16 £96
King’s Cross £68 £28 £16 £112
Knightsbridge £75 £35 £16 £126
Marylebone £80 £35 £16 £131
Mayfair £90 £42 £16 £148
Oxford Street £70 £33 £16 £119
Paddington £68 £28 £16 £112
Shoreditch £55 £22 £16 £93
Soho £75 £33 £16 £124
St James’s £90 £42 £16 £148
The City of London £68 £31 £16 £115
Victoria £70 £31 £16 £117
Waterloo & London Bridge £55 £22 £16 £93

Serviced office rents across London

All costs below are calculated per desk per month

Area Total Cost

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.

Bloomsbury £600
Canary Wharf £600
Covent Garden £600
Euston £650
Farringdon & Clerkenwell £600
Holborn £650
Kensington & Chelsea £650
King’s Cross £700
Knightsbridge £750
Marylebone £750
Mayfair £900
Oxford Street £700
Paddington £600
Shoreditch £500
Soho £650
St James’s £850
The City of London £600
Victoria £650
Waterloo & London Bridge £550

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