The Q2 2026 CoworkingCafe dataset captures 4,698 flexible workspaces across the UK and Ireland covering the full spectrum from freelancer-friendly hot desks to enterprise-grade private offices. This report breaks down that inventory by city by mapping median pricing across four product types and profiling the leading operators in the largest urban markets.
Of the total, 4,415 locations sit in the UK and 283 in Ireland, and the bulk of that inventory clusters in a handful of major cities.
As you might expect, greater London dominates at 1,275 spaces, or roughly 10 times the count of the next-largest market. Next, at quite a distance, Manchester (128) is the strongest city outside of the capital. Then, Glasgow (73) and Birmingham (72) are nearly level; Bristol (69) edges past Leeds (65); and Edinburgh rounds out the mid-tier at 60. Further down the list, Brighton and Hove (42); Liverpool (41); Cardiff (40); and Nottingham (39) form a tightly packed group.
Notably, Belfast, with 44 locations, is Northern Ireland’s largest city market in the dataset. Cardiff, at 40, is the largest listed Welsh market.
Over in Ireland, Dublin’s 129 locations make up just less than half of the national figure — a concentration shaped by the capital’s dense mix of tech multinationals, scaling startups and distributed teams.
Coworking Subscription Prices
London Premiums, Oxford Outliers & a Few Regional Bargains
Median starting prices swing sharply from city to city. The figures below cover the 16 largest UK urban markets, as well as Ireland.
Day Passes
The UK median day pass price stands at £25. Among the 16 listed markets, greater London, Edinburgh, Oxford and Belfast share the highest figure at £30. However, at €45, Dublin outpaces them all.
On the affordable side, Aberdeen has the lowest listed median at £18, but Warrington (£20) and Glasgow (£21) also come in well below the national figure.
Monthly Memberships
A monthly membership carries a UK median of £170.
For this metric, Oxford is the most expensive listed market by a wide margin at £295. Then, Manchester follows at £197, while greater London, Glasgow, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh, and Brighton and Hove each come in at £195. Belfast (£189) and Nottingham (£187) sit just below that band.
At the other end of the spectrum, Aberdeen is the least expensive listed market at £129. It’s followed by Warrington at £139, Birmingham at £144 and Liverpool at £149.
Virtual Office Subscriptions
Businesses looking for a professional address without a physical desk face a UK median of £95 per month.
In this case, Liverpool tops the listed markets at £175 — ahead of greater London (£145) and Birmingham (£139). Meanwhile, Cardiff and Bristol share the lowest listed figure at £35 each, marking a wide, £140 gap between the most and least expensive cities on the list.
Meeting Rooms
Meeting room rates come in at a UK median of £30 per hour. Here again, greater London is the priciest listed market at £54, while Edinburgh and Birmingham share second place at £35.
At the other extreme, Nottingham’s median is just £16 — less than one-third of what the same hour costs in the capital.
For comparison, in Ireland, the national median day pass price is €25, while Dublin’s is €45. Monthly memberships are €205, both nationally and in the capital alike, whereas virtual office subscriptions carry a median of €60 at both levels. The national median meeting-room rate is €35 per hour, compared with €39 in Dublin.
Top Operators Across UK & Ireland
Wide Gap Between 1st Place & the Pack
Regus is the largest coworking operator in the UK with 238 locations nationwide, including 79 across the 16 largest markets 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 has nearly all of the UK covered.
Next, Fora ranks second in the top 16 cities with 62 locations and 64 in total across the UK, meaning almost its entire portfolio sits within major urban markets. Accordingly, its holdings are heavily concentrated in London and built around dense coverage in the capital’s established commercial districts.
Not far behind, Bruntwood has 53 locations in the densest markets and 66 across the UK. Its heartland is Manchester and the wider North West, though its network extends into Birmingham, Leeds and Cambridge.
Then, Workspace Group records 46 spaces in the top 16 cities and 49 nationwide with a focus on London and surrounding commuter corridors that cater to small and mid-sized businesses.
Finally, Spaces rounds out the top five with 44 locations in the top markets and 62 across the UK. That gap — 18 locations outside of the largest cities — gives it a significantly broader geographic spread than the other operators trailing Regus.
The ranking below is ordered by location count within the 15 largest UK urban markets plus greater London.
Dublin-Only Portfolios Dominate Irish Market
Pembr tops the Irish market with 20 locations, all of which are 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. This operator sits at the premium end of the market, catering to established firms and scaling businesses that prioritise design-forward, high-specification workspace.
Lastly, Regus has 18 locations across Ireland, including 10 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 from CoworkingCafe to determine the number of coworking spaces per market and identify the leading operators.
The study relied solely on CoworkingCafe pricing and inventory data as of July 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.
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