How Much Does it Cost to Rent Office Space in Manchester?
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This page explains what offices in Manchester cost, and why. The Manchester listings themselves - 448 of them, as at September 2026 - are on the location page, where you can filter by size, budget and area and see them on a map.
Manchester Office Price Summary
As the second largest city in the UK, Greater Manchester including Bolton, Wigan and Rochdale to the north and Salford to the west has a range of options for businesses looking for flexible office solutions. While supply in areas outside of Manchester is still somewhat limited you'll find a wide range of office sizes and styles with great amenities right across the budget spectrum. Like most large cities, the majority of the flexible offices are located in the city centre, primarily in Deansgate with a great selection just outside the city limits in Old Trafford.
Flexible offices in Greater Manchester have long run at close to half the cost of Central London, and still do: £379 a desk here against £685 in Central London, on live listings as at September 2026.
Available flexible floorspace in Manchester jumped in July 2026, from 210,000 sq ft at the end of June to over 330,000, as several operators released new floors onto the market at once. It stands at 322,410 sq ft as at September 2026, close to 50% more than a year earlier and the most we have listed in the city since we began tracking it in 2022.
Prices had been edging up through the first half of 2026, with the median reaching £426 a desk in June, but the new supply has pulled it back to £389, roughly where it sat through 2025. With this much space on the market we expect rates to stay flat into 2027, and there should be good deals on offer such as free rent for 1-3 months for businesses willing to commit to terms of a year or more.
Greater Manchester Flexible Office Space
| Median Office Rate Per Person | Flex Floorspace Available (sq ft) | Available Desk Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| £379 | 374,627 | 8,930 |
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Price by Location
By location, Manchester itself is the dearest of the Greater Manchester markets at £389 a desk, with Salford at around £245 and Oldham at around £125. The table below carries the rest, and drops any town with too little listed to support a median.
Price by Office Size
When considering the cost of a serviced office, it's important to know that prices vary by a range of factors including location and the size of the office. Larger offices tend to cost a bit more as they may include private meeting rooms, extra amenities as well as a private entrance. Median rates in Greater Manchester run from £344 a desk for a 1-4 person office to £370 for a 26-50 person office, and the spread is narrower than it is in London.
Office Capacity by Floorspace and Size
When it comes to the makeup of offices in each area, you'll find greater options for various-size teams in Manchester City, Old Trafford, and Salford compared to Bolton, and Rochdale.
Offices for smaller teams under 15 people make up 62% of all available offices in Greater Manchester and about a third of the floorspace. Offices for teams of 50 or more are now rare: only 15 are listed, and they account for around 3% of the available floorspace, down from 39% in mid-2022, so a large team looking for a single floor in Manchester should expect to enquire about space that is not yet publicly listed.
Manchester Serviced Office Operators
Like many costs in business, office space comes in many different varieties often defined by location, quality of the building and amenities. In Greater Manchester, Workthere, Gilbanks and Industrious sit at the top of the range at around £550 a desk and more, with Koba Space and Bruntwood just behind them, while BizSpace, WeWork and IWG are the better value on a tighter budget at £225 and £319. The chart below ranks the operators we list by their current median rate.
Comparing one operator to the other is not always easy on price alone as most operators have their own vibe, style & fit-outs that differentiate them from others. Thus we often recommend that businesses tour a number of spaces to get a good sense of the overall style rather than selecting on price alone. WeWork vs Regus for example often have very different styles. While WeWork's office style is often described as casual and relaxed, better for startups and digital professionals, Regus (IWG) is professional and corporate, better suited for legal, financial and corporate professionals.
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What does it Cost to Rent Flexible Office Space in Manchester?
With the exception of Rochdale, median prices for office space outside of Manchester City are typically cheaper than those found inside the city centre with Salford and Old Trafford providing great value for those wishing to be located close to the city. For offices slightly less expensive, Bolton, and Stockport all provide good value.
| Location | 1-4 Desks | 5-10 Desks | 11-15 Desks | 16-25 Desks | 26-50 Desks | 50+ Desks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | £360 | £390 | £392 | £390 | £389 | £404 |
| Salford | £225 | £225 | £250 | £300 | £313 | £243 |
| Oldham | £279 | £209 | £88 | £126 | £56 | - |
| Stockport | £325 | £295 | £295 | - | - | £87 |
| Wigan | £249 | £309 | - | - | - | - |
| Bolton | £299 | £299 | - | - | - | - |
Source Rubberdesk. All prices shown exclude discounts and offers. Talk to us about the latest offers available.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to rent office space in Manchester City?
The median price for a desk in a Manchester office space is £389 per person per month, on live listings as at September 2026.
How much does it cost to rent a coworking desk in Manchester City?
We do not list enough coworking in Manchester to quote an honest median - almost everything on the platform here is private office space. There are coworking operators in the market who do not publish availability to listing sites, so if a hot desk or a few memberships is what you need, tell our team and we will come back with the specific options and what they charge.
Author: Tom Petryshen, VP, Growth & Analytics
Figures: live, updated weekly - latest extract September 2026
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Everything above is the market in aggregate. The individual offices behind it, 448 of them as at September 2026, are on the Manchester location page, priced and mapped building by building. Tell us what you need and we will come back with a shortlist.
