Private Office Venues in Clerkenwell
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The numbers tell an interesting story: Spaces Farringdon starts at £345 per person monthly for basic private suites, while premium spaces like Fora's Kirby Street command £690 per desk. Most quality operators cluster between £550-£750, with Workspace's Clerkenwell Workshops offering characterful studios from £280 per person in self-managed units. The sweet spot for a 15-person team sits around £9,000-£11,250 monthly for a furnished suite with meeting room access. Factor in that venues near Farringdon Station typically add a 15-20% premium versus those closer to Barbican or Angel.
Techspace's Goswell Road flagship was literally built for scale-ups, with private offices flexing from 8 to 200+ desks plus a rooftop bar and podcast studio. Work.Life's St Cross Street offers 2-37 desk suites with a screening room and dedicated event space, perfect for product launches. For smaller squads, Fora's 24 Greville Street provides warehouse character in a Victorian conversion with offices scaling from 2 to 70 people. The genius move? Many venues like One Avenue Group's 16 St John's Lane include swing space for project teams, solving the expansion headache before it happens.
Location precision matters here: Bloom Clerkenwell sits directly above Farringdon Station (1-2 minute walk), while 26 Britton Street is just 2-3 minutes away. The Elizabeth Line transformation means venues like 6-7 St John's Lane (3 minutes from Farringdon) now connect to Heathrow in 36 minutes. Further into Clerkenwell proper, Workspace's Exmouth House splits the difference between Farringdon (8-10 mins) and Angel (10-11 mins). Even the furthest venues like Fora Central Street stay within 11 minutes of major stations, with Old Street, Barbican and Farringdon all accessible.
The neighbourhood's creative DNA runs deep - Workspace's Record Hall houses jewellery workshops alongside digital agencies, while Clerkenwell Workshops maintains its artisan heritage with maker spaces next to architecture studios. Unlike Shoreditch's pure tech focus or the City's corporate feel, venues here blend disciplines. Fora Dallington Street's sun-soaked terrace hosts product designers mixing with publishing houses. The area's 500+ design consultancies create a unique ecosystem where your morning coffee at Exmouth Market might lead to your next collaboration.
One Avenue Group's 16 St John's Lane reads like a boutique hotel with its gym, wellness rooms, and treatment spaces overlooking St John's Gate. Techspace Goswell Road goes full Silicon Valley with its 80,000 sq ft including multiple terraces, podcast studio, and workout space. For something different, Work.Life St Cross Street packs 12 meeting rooms, 20 phone booths, plus broadcast facilities across seven floors. Even smaller operators compete - Fora Central Street includes wellness classes and an atrium event space in its original location.
Absolutely - Finsbury Business Centre on Bowling Green Lane has been supporting early-stage companies since 1983 with offices from £375 per person monthly. LentaSpace's Rosebery House near Exmouth Market starts around £350 per desk for light Victorian offices with 24/7 access. 79 Saffron Hill provides basic but functional suites from £450 per person in the jewellery district, just 3-5 minutes from Farringdon. The trade-off? Fewer amenities than premium operators, but you're still in EC1 with the same transport links.
Managed floors like those at Kitt's 79 Clerkenwell Road (from £700 pp/month) give you a customised fit-out with your own branding, while serviced offices like Fora Kirby Street (£690 pp/month) offer plug-and-play convenience with shared amenities. Albion Works on Greenhill Rents delivers self-contained managed floors for 35 desks at around £500-650 per person all-in. The managed route typically requires 12-24 month commitments but includes bespoke layouts - Bloom Clerkenwell's 5,800 sq ft floors come with boardrooms and phone booths configured to your needs.
Cycling dominates here - Fora Dallington Street includes bike storage with a drying room, while Bloom Clerkenwell features a full bike store in its BREEAM Outstanding building. Techspace Goswell Road and LentaSpace Rosebery House both offer secure bike storage with showers. Car parking is intentionally limited - most venues skip it entirely, though 6 Snow Hill near Smithfield has limited spaces subject to availability. The area's Santander Cycle docking stations and proximity to multiple tube lines make cars genuinely unnecessary for most teams.
Rooftop access transforms the workday - Workspace's Exmouth House features a large terrace overlooking Exmouth Market, while Fora Dallington Street offers a sun-soaked top-floor terrace. Techspace Goswell Road includes multiple terraces plus a rooftop café/bar across its reimagined distillery. 26 Britton Street provides a roof terrace for its six-floor community, and Finsbury Business Centre surprises with both a roof terrace and outdoor event green. Even managed spaces like Northburgh House include private roof terraces with certain suites.
Serviced offices like Spaces Farringdon or Work.Life Clerkenwell Green can typically accommodate moves within 24-48 hours for standard suites. Workspace properties like Exmouth House or The Record Hall usually need a week for furnished offices. Managed floors at venues like Kitt's Clerkenwell House or Bloom Clerkenwell require 4-8 weeks for customised fit-outs. The fastest option? WorkPad's St John's Lane townhouse suites come fully furnished with immediate availability for teams of 5-12.