CoworkingCafe’s Q3 2026 dataset records 4,876 flexible workspaces across the UK and Ireland. This report maps that inventory by city, breaks down median pricing across four product types and profiles the leading operators in the largest urban markets.
Of the total, 4,597 locations sit in the UK and 279 in Ireland. The breakdown below covers the 16 largest UK city markets and the Irish market, focused on Dublin.
Greater London accounts for 1,276 spaces — roughly 10 times the count of the next-largest market, Manchester (127). Next, Glasgow (85) holds a comfortable third place, followed by Birmingham (80). Then, Bristol and Leeds are level at 72 each, and Edinburgh (62) rounds out the mid-tier.
Below that, Belfast (44) — Northern Ireland’s largest city market in the dataset — and Cardiff (43), the largest-listed Welsh market, are followed by Brighton and Hove (42); Nottingham (41); Liverpool and Newcastle upon Tyne (both 39); Aberdeen (32); Oxford and Warrington (both 27).
In Ireland, Dublin’s 129 locations make up just under half of the national total of 279 — a concentration shaped by the capital’s role as a hub for tech multinationals, scaling startups and distributed teams.
Coworking Subscription Prices
A £300 Ceiling in London, Bargains Below Birmingham
Median starting prices vary widely across the 16 largest UK city markets and the Irish market.
Day Passes
The UK median day-pass price is £25. Among the listed markets, Nottingham has the highest figure at £32. Greater London, Edinburgh, Oxford and Belfast share the next tier at £30.
Warrington and Glasgow are the cheapest listed markets at £20 each, while Manchester and Liverpool are both at £23.
Monthly Memberships
A monthly membership carries a UK median of £220.
Greater London is the most expensive market at £300. Oxford follows hot on its heels at £295, followed by Belfast and Cardiff both at a significant drop to £250. Manchester (£232); Edinburgh (£220); Brighton and Hove (£205); Glasgow and Bristol (both £200); and Leeds and Nottingham (both £199) round out the upper half.
At the other end of the spectrum, Birmingham is the cheapest listed market at £150, followed by Liverpool at £155 and Newcastle upon Tyne at £195.
Virtual Office Subscriptions
Businesses looking for a professional address without a physical desk face a £54 UK median for a monthly virtual office subscription.
Among the listed markets with available data, Nottingham has the highest median at £115, ahead of greater London (£110) and Aberdeen (£88). Conversely, Cardiff has the lowest price of the top 16 markets at £30, along with Edinburgh at £38 and Bristol at £40.
Meeting Rooms
Meeting-room rates carry a UK median of £30 per hour. Greater London is the priciest listed market at £53; Edinburgh and Birmingham share second place at £35. Leeds (£32) and Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Brighton and Hove and Oxford (all £30) sit at or just above the national median.
Meanwhile, Nottingham (£21) and Belfast and Glasgow (both £22) are the cheapest listed markets by a comfortable margin.
In Ireland, the national median day-pass price is €25, while Dublin’s is €35. For comparison, monthly memberships are €275 nationally and €299 in the capital. Otherwise, virtual office subscriptions carry a median of €62 at both levels, and the national median meeting-room rate is €35 per hour, matching Dublin.
Top Operators Across UK & Ireland
One Operator Covers the Map, the Rest Pick Their Spots
The ranking below is ordered by location count within the 16 largest UK city markets. Total UK footprints, which include locations outside of these cities, are shown alongside for context.
Regus is the largest coworking operator in the UK with 255 locations nationwide, including 83 across the top 16 cities covered in this report. Its footprint spans England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, making it the most geographically distributed flex workspace provider in the country. Where most competitors concentrate in one or two regions, Regus covers nearly all of the UK.
At quite a distance, Fora ranks second in the top 16 cities with 61 locations and 63 across the UK, meaning almost its entire portfolio sits within major urban markets. Its holdings are overwhelmingly concentrated in London, in addition to single locations in Leeds, Reading and Cambridge.
Next, Bruntwood has 54 top-16 locations and 67 across the UK. Its heartland is Manchester and the wider North West, though its network extends into Birmingham, Leeds and Cambridge.
Similarly, Spaces has 46 top-16 locations and 64 across the UK. That gap — 18 locations outside of the biggest cities — gives it a broader geographic spread than most operators trailing Regus.
Not to be outdone, Workspace Group rounds out the top five with 44 top-16 locations and 46 nationwide. Like Fora, most of its portfolio falls within the largest markets with a particular focus on London and the surrounding commuter belt.
Dublin-Only Portfolios Dominate Irish Market
Here, Pembr tops the Irish market with 20 locations, all of them in Dublin. Its portfolio spans both central and suburban parts of the capital.
Then, Iconic Offices takes second place with 14 locations, also exclusively in Dublin. Notably, the operator sits at the premium end of the market, catering to established firms and scaling businesses that prioritise design-forward, high-specification workspace.
Finally, Regus has 20 locations across Ireland, including 11 in Dublin, making it the only top-three operator with a presence outside of the capital.
Methodology
To compile this report, we used proprietary data to determine the number of coworking spaces per market and identify the leading operators.
The study relied solely on CoworkingCafe pricing and Yardi Research Shared Space Inventory data as of October 2026.
Data was analysed at the city level with the exception of London (the City of London plus 32 boroughs), based on built-up area (BUA) definitions provided by the Office for National Statistics.
Sources:
- Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 (contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022)
- Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
In terms of pricing, the analysis focuses on national median starting prices per person per month for memberships and virtual office subscriptions; daily prices for day passes; and hourly rates for meeting rooms. Cities with three or fewer coworking spaces were excluded from the analysis.
IWG, the largest flexible workspace company in the UK and Ireland, operating multiple brands — including Regus and Spaces — does not publish pricing on its listings. Its locations are therefore excluded from the pricing analysis, which may affect the reported medians.
