CoworkingCafe's UK and Ireland Q1 2025 State of the Coworking Industry Report, explores workspace inventory at national and local levels — including a breakdown of leading coworking markets — alongside median subscription prices and top coworking operators.

Key findings:

Combined inventory now stands at 4,090 spaces (up from 3,326 last quarter). 3,335 of these are in England, 291 in Scotland, 119 in Wales, 84 in Northern Ireland and 261 in Ireland. Nearly 30% of the UKs spaces are in London, followed by Manchester (93 spaces), Glasgow (67), Birmingham (63), Edinburgh (58), Bristol (56), and Leeds (52). Cardiff is largest in Wales with 38 and Belfast leads Northern Ireland with 32.

Price-wise in the UK, median open workspaces sat at £175 p/month, while dedicated desks fetched £248 on average. Interestingly Brighton and Hove saw the highest rates for dedicated (£300/month), while Oxford leads on hotdesks at £295/month. VOs average in at £50/month while meeting rooms came in at £27/hour. In Ireland the average dedicated desk was €295/month, hotdesks at €200/month, VOs at €75/month and meeting rooms fetched €40/hour.

Location-counts: The Largest operators in the UK were Regus (198), Fora (63), Workspace Group (53), Workpad (41) and Spaces (41), while Ireland's charts are topped by Pembr (18), Iconic Offices (14) and Regus (9).