EC1 Office Space

Office space in the EC1 postal area is as eclectic as the UK capital’s districts it covers, and the occupiers that choose to base themselves in EC1 are just as varied.

The Eastern Central One postcode region is divided into several sub-postcodes, including EC1A, EC1M, EC1N, EC1P, EC1R, EC1V, and EC1Y.

It encompasses parts of Central London’s entertainment and financial districts, making it difficult to define succinctly.

For instance, it includes Barbican, which offers cultural delights like the Museum of London and the London Symphony Orchestra.

It encompasses the bohemian and sophisticated Clerkenwell and Farringdon, and Hatton Garden, the internationally renowned jewellery quarter and the centre of the UK’s diamond trade.

It covers Angel and Islington, bringing their vibrant arts scene. However, it also includes Old Street. Home to London’s technology sector with an infrastructure so broad and mature it has earned the monikers Tech City and Silicon Roundabout, the latter referring to its intersection with City Road.

Most would agree that the district is broad, and with that comes a veritable range of office properties, from brand-new office buildings to those with a residential or industrial heritage that have been gracefully renovated and equipped to ultra-modern standards, offering some of the best office spaces in London.

Many businesses choose to rent office space within the EC1 district on conventional leasehold terms. However, the growing number of flexible office space options is becoming increasingly attractive to many businesses, particularly those seeking agility and are on a flight-to-quality.

Also known as flexible workspaces, these include private, self-contained serviced offices, managed office spaces, and corporate co-working space memberships.

In contrast to leased offices, these are occupied via flexible occupational licences, which allow businesses to extend terms and expand into larger office suites in line with business growth. Many offices can accommodate space requirements for 500 desks or more.

While leased office buildings increasingly offer excellent facilities, premium flexible office space is synonymous with amenity-rich buildings and sustainable workspaces with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) credentials.

Flexible offices are priced fully inclusively, so the monthly fee covers overheads such as utilities, cleaning, enterprise-grade IT systems, refreshments, and other items, including reception and secretarial services.

Private serviced offices are fully furnished and equipped with state-of-the-art business technologies. Clients enjoy access to 5-star amenities, including breakout areas, meeting and boardrooms, quiet zones, fitness facilities, cafes, outdoor spaces, kitchens, bathrooms, and end-of-trip facilities such as bicycle storage and EV chargers.

Managed offices are ready-fitted, and the client leads the furnishing and fitting-out process. Clients can specify private reception areas, meeting rooms, boardrooms, executive office suites, break-out spaces, hot desking zones, kitchens, bathrooms, showers, and changing facilities within their bespoke, custom offices.

As the EC1 district covers a large geographical area, the amenities available are too numerous to list. There are also excellent public transportation links throughout the district.