Boroughs

The City of Westminster is the commercial heart of London’s West End, taking in Mayfair, Soho, Marylebone, Victoria, Paddington and the government quarter around Whitehall. Its office stock is among the most varied anywhere in the capital: Georgian townhouses in Mayfair, character buildings in Soho, large headquarters blocks on Victoria Street, and modern waterside developments […]

Wandsworth has changed faster than almost any other London borough over the past decade. The regeneration of Battersea Power Station and the surrounding Nine Elms area has created a substantial new commercial district on the south bank of the Thames, anchored by Apple’s UK headquarters in the Grade II* listed power station itself. Away from

Waltham Forest was the Mayor of London’s first ever London Borough of Culture in 2019, and that creative identity now runs right through its commercial life. The borough offers some of the most affordable workspace within easy reach of central London, drawing creative businesses, startups and SMEs to Walthamstow, Leyton and the Blackhorse Lane area,

Tower Hamlets contains two of London’s most distinctive office markets in a single borough. At one end is Canary Wharf, the capital’s second financial district, with around 16 million square feet of commercial space and a daytime working population of more than 120,000. At the other, the city-fringe streets around Aldgate East, Whitechapel and Spitalfields,

Sutton offers some of the most affordable commercial space in Greater London, on the capital’s southern edge where it meets Surrey. The borough’s office market centres on Sutton town centre, with smaller clusters of professional and high street premises in Cheam, Carshalton and Wallington. It is also home to the London Cancer Hub at Belmont,

Southwark packs several distinct office markets into one borough. At its northern edge, London Bridge, Bankside and Borough form a major commercial district anchored by The Shard, the tallest building in the UK, and the More London estate beside Tower Bridge. Bermondsey and Peckham offer characterful, more affordable workspace popular with creative and food businesses,

Richmond upon Thames is the only London borough with land on both sides of the Thames, and its office market reflects that riverside setting: boutique, characterful and closely tied to some of the most attractive town centres in the capital. Richmond town centre, Twickenham, Teddington and St Margarets provide most of the borough’s workspace, much

Redbridge offers affordable commercial space on the eastern edge of London, with Ilford as its main town centre. The borough suits businesses that want good transport links without central London costs: professional practices, healthcare providers and local firms serving east London and Essex. It is also home to King George Hospital in Goodmayes, one of

Newham has changed more than almost any London borough since the 2012 Games. Stratford is now an established commercial centre anchored by Stratford Cross, the development formerly known as International Quarter London, where occupiers include Transport for London, the Financial Conduct Authority, Cancer Research UK and the British Council. To the south, the Royal Docks

Merton combines one of South West London’s strongest office locations, Wimbledon town centre, with more affordable commercial space in Mitcham, Morden and Colliers Wood. The borough attracts professional services, tech and creative businesses that want a well-connected base without central London rents, and Wimbledon town centre is supported by the Love Wimbledon business improvement district.