OFFICE SPACE / ENGLAND

Office space in Bristol

Where the offices are in Bristol, which areas cost less, and what business rates would be, from the Valuation Office's official figures. These count offices, occupied or empty; they are not listings.

OFFICES (2026)
About 4,280
SERVICED OFFICES (2026)
About 1,280
RATEABLE VALUE PER M² (2025)
£167
AREAS
57

Where the offices are

The areas of Bristol with the most office premises: the most choice.

AreaOffices (2026)Office floorspaceRateable value per m²
City Centre & Harbourside1,000250,000 m²£120about 16% below the Bristol average
Temple Meads730332,000 m²£188about 31% above the Bristol average
University & Brandon Hill40077,000 m²£158about 10% above the Bristol average
St Pauls30041,000 m²£110about 23% below the Bristol average
Clifton East22034,000 m²£142about the Bristol average
Kingsdown19024,000 m²£116about 19% below the Bristol average
Clifton Village12014,000 m²£137about the Bristol average
Cotham10016,000 m²£134about 6% below the Bristol average
Southville1006,000 m²£101about 29% below the Bristol average
Westbury Village1005,000 m²£127about 11% below the Bristol average
Upper Easton804,000 m²£78about 45% below the Bristol average
Bedminster609,000 m²£85about 41% below the Bristol average
Brislington6011,000 m²£63about 56% below the Bristol average
Fishponds608,000 m²£75about 48% below the Bristol average
Shirehampton & Avonmouth6011,000 m²£87about 39% below the Bristol average

Lower-cost office areas

Areas with at least 50 offices and a rateable value per m² at least 15% below the Bristol average.

AreaOffices (2026)Office floorspaceRateable value per m²
City Centre & Harbourside1,000250,000 m²£120about 16% below the Bristol average
St Pauls30041,000 m²£110about 23% below the Bristol average
Kingsdown19024,000 m²£116about 19% below the Bristol average
Southville1006,000 m²£101about 29% below the Bristol average
Upper Easton804,000 m²£78about 45% below the Bristol average
Bedminster609,000 m²£85about 41% below the Bristol average

Business rates

What would the business rates be?

A year's bill in England, 2026 to 2027, before any relief other than small business rate relief.

About £8,251 a year.

A rateable value of about £19,100 (the Bristol average for offices, raised by the average 2026 revaluation rise), times the small business multiplier of 43.2p.

A guide only: the council sends the bill, and transitional relief, other reliefs and the actual valuation change it. Find a property's rateable value with Find a business rates valuation. Sources: gov.uk, gov.uk.

Where to find premises for sale or to let

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About these figures
  • Office premises are the rated offices the Valuation Office counts, occupied or empty, on 31 March 2026: how much office space an area has, not what is on the market today. Counts are rounded to the nearest 10, and small numbers are not published.
  • Rateable value is the Valuation Office's estimate of a year's open-market rent on a past valuation date, not an asking price or rent, and leaves out service charges and VAT. The area figures are for 2023; use them to compare areas, not to budget.
  • Areas are ONS middle-layer super output areas, of about 7,000 residents each.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Valuation Office, HMRC). Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, and Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Area names: House of Commons Library, Open Parliament Licence.