Work out how many desks, how many square feet and roughly what a flexible office would cost for your team, allowing for hybrid working and growth.
Desks are your team size multiplied by the share of people in on your busiest day, plus your expected growth, rounded up. Planning for the peak rather than the average stops the office feeling cramped on your team day.
Office size uses the common industry rule of thumb of 50 to 75 square feet per desk for a flexible office, which includes a share of circulation space. Traditional leased offices usually need more, around 100 square feet per person, because you also provide your own kitchen, reception and meeting rooms.
We suggest one meeting room for every ten desks. In a serviced office or coworking space you will usually share meeting rooms with other members, so you may need fewer of your own.
Costs are an average all-inclusive price per desk. Your actual quote depends on the building, floor, contract length and how much the operator wants to fill the space. See prices by city →
For a flexible or serviced office, plan on 50 to 75 sq ft per desk. A traditional leased office typically needs around 100 sq ft per person once kitchens, reception and meeting rooms are included.
Size the office for your busiest day, not the average. If 80% of the team come in on Tuesdays, you need desks for 80% of the team.
Yes, if you expect to hire within your contract term. Many serviced office operators also let you move to a bigger room in the same building.
About one per ten desks is a common guide. In shared buildings you can book communal rooms, so you may need fewer of your own.
No. It uses an average price per desk. Ask us for a shortlist and we will get live prices for buildings that fit.