CoworkingCafe‘s Q2 2025 industry report for UK and Ireland explores their data from the 15 largest markets.

The UK boasts 3,949 spaces, (3,456 in  England,  279 in Scotland,  124 in Wales, and  90 in Northern Ireland). Greater London is largest market (1,202), followed by Manchester (118), Birmingham (68), Glasgow (61), Bristol (61), Edinburgh (55) and Leeds (54). Cardiff has 41 spaces, while Belfast has 38. Median coworking memberships are £180 p/m, day passes at £25, VOs at £95 and meeting rooms at £30 p/h. As for the brands, Regus is largest (249 locations), followed by Fora (63), Bruntwood (53), Workspace Group (51) and Spaces (46).

Ireland has 250 spaces, nearly half of which are in Dublin (119). Median prices are €205 for memberships, €35 for day passes, €134 p/m for VOs and meeting rooms are €40 p/hour. The largest brands here are Pembr (18), Iconic Offices (14) and Regus (10).

The folks at Flex and the City introduce a newcomer to the space booking scene, Workabout. The pay-as-you-go platform launched with 500 UK locations from brands like Landmark, Runway East, Bruntwood, Fora, Clockwise, Spacemade and others – making workspaces searchable by specific amenities for on-demand use.

Isaac Tonkin shares that their commercial real estate agency secured 101,759sqft of office space for their customers. Interestingly, they share that a lot of that (except 28,484 in traditional leases) was with flex space brands like Industrious, Fora, Us&Co and flex-leaning landlords like Landmark and Bruntwood.

I’d love to see if there was any sqft-age filled at indie or independent brand, and how that compares to the figures shared.

Andrea Pirrotti-Dranchak shares that to reach around-the-clock revenue, spaces need to reimagine product offerings based on the unique needs of individuals. The post summarizes an online discussion between Thomas Proctor (NCG), John Allen (Bruntwood), Jane Sartin (Flexible Space Association) and Andrea.

The piece digs into a number of takeaways, but key highlights are: the growing popularity of Saturday access, evening schools, tech’s shift to better service individuals, that almost half of people surveyed by Landmark were NOT using space between 9-5, the important of measuring EVERYTHING and rethinking how spaces can be used differently.

Ciara Keeling shares a glimpse of the new Bruntwood Works workspace in Leeds.

The 229k sqft site will feature coworking, café, communal lounge and workspace space alongside innovative lighting concepts, carefully curated art installations, a state-of-the-art fitness studio and the largest cycle storage facility in the city.