King’s Cross Office Space to Rent

It is the most expensive flexible office market in London. The best buildings run at around £1,500 to £2,500 per desk per month, with the older or more constrained stock closer to £1,000. Rates are all-inclusive.

Demand from AI and technology businesses. The area is the centre of London‘s AI cluster and those companies are well funded and competing for the same buildings, which has pushed the best space well above what it cost a few years ago.

The top of the market has moved from around £1,200 to around £2,000 per desk per month, and buildings that were £900 to £950 are now nearer £1,500. Older stock that let at £500 to £600 is now approaching £1,000. This is the sharpest rise in any London market in recent times.

Very little. Most of the well-known buildings are fully occupied and frequently let above list price. A King’s Cross requirement usually needs alternatives held in reserve from the start rather than as a fallback. However, ADAPT have access to off market options before the come to market and have helped a number of clients secure prime King’s Cross office space this way.

FORA is the dominant office space operator, running the Stanley Building, the Gridiron Building, East Side inside the station, York House and The Jellicoe. There are alternative providers but with fewer buildings in the area.

The research and technology cluster centred on King’s Cross. It extends well beyond the postcode, running past Euston and Euston Square into the Regent’s Place area. A great deal of AI and technology space sits in that wider stretch.

No. King’s Cross is the centre of it, not the whole of it. Euston Square and Regent’s Place put you in the same cluster at a lower cost, and there is more choice of office space and availability here too.

Farringdon. Comparable quality runs at around £600 to £700 per desk against £2,000+ in King’s Cross. Farringdon is one stop away on an air-conditioned line so a great value alternative if you do not need the King’s Cross location.

Exceptionally. The mainline station serves Cambridge, the east coast and the north, with Thameslink alongside and the Hammersmith & City, Circle, Northern and Piccadilly lines and Euston is a short walk.

Around twenty minutes. Take the Hammersmith & City or Circle line to Farringdon and change onto the Elizabeth line, which runs straight through to Canary Wharf.

The best in the country. Roof terraces, gyms, Pilates studios, bars, barista coffee, relaxation and prayer rooms, boardrooms and auditoriums, plus end-of-trip facilities with secure cycle storage, showers, towel service and drying rooms.

Yes, and it is one of the reasons companies choose the area. Several buildings have auditoriums and event space, some with their own roof terrace, and the Everyman cinema in the area is regularly used for launches and company meetings.

St Pancras has substantial shopping and dining, Coal Drops Yard carries high-end brands and restaurants, and there is an Ivy at One Granary Square. The pubs are the weakest part of the offer, better found towards Angel or Farringdon.

Any business on a tight budget that cannot articulate what the location does for it. If the same staff would join you one stop away at half the cost, the premium is not buying you anything.

All-inclusive rates cover rent, business rates, utilities, internet, furniture, cleaning, building access, reception and the full amenity offer. Given how much amenity these buildings carry, what is included is a larger part of the value here than elsewhere.

The space is fitted and furnished, so the constraint is availability rather than lead time. Because so little is available, timing usually depends on when something comes back to the market, but ADAPT can help in managing this for any business it is helping to find space in the area