Paddington Office Space

Paddington office space may not be the first thing that comes to mind when considering the West London district.

One may think of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s railway station, to which Queen Victoria took her first rail journey in 1842, or St Mary’s Hospital, where Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were born, or the lone teddy bear spotted in a Paddington store on Christmas Eve 1956, by author Michael Bond.

Indeed, the Paddington district is centred around Paddington railway station. The Regent’s Canal divides it from a northern offshoot, Maida Vale, and includes the picturesque area known as Little Venice.

The district is divided from Marylebone in the east by Edgware Road. To its southwest, the district of Bayswater leads to Hyde Park, and Westbourne is located to its northwest. It is covered by both the W2 and W9 postcode areas.

Since 1998, Paddington has seen the construction of over 2.5 million square feet of award-winning commercial space by developers and partners including British Land, Derwent London, Imperial College London, Sellar Property Group and Tishman Speyer.

Developments include Merchant Square, which offers over 400,000 square feet of Grade A office space, and prime office buildings on Kingdom Street. Additionally, developments such as Paddington Central, situated on the banks of the Grand Union Canal, offer a diverse range of retail, leisure, and public space amenities.

The office space in Paddington is popular with a diverse range of businesses and organisations of all sizes, spanning a wide variety of sectors.

It has attracted high-profile occupiers including Marks & Spencer, Mars, Microsoft, Sony Pictures, Vodafone and Visa.

These occupiers can lease office space conventionally; however, many choose from the growing number of flexible workspace options, including private serviced offices and managed office spaces that include self-contained managed floors and buildings.

Private serviced offices are fully furnished, lockable office suites. Clients enjoy access to first-class communal amenities, including bookable meeting rooms, breakout spaces, fully-stocked kitchens, focus booths, cafes, and gyms.

Managed offices are pre-fitted; however, the client leads the fit-out and furnishing process. Custom offices with bespoke service packages can include private reception areas, hot-desking zones, executive office suites, meeting rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, showers, and other facilities.

An example of a luxury flexible workspace is located on Eastbourne Terrace, steps away from Paddington Station. It is a design-led, amenity-rich workspace with floor-to-ceiling windows and a rooftop terrace with lush greenery and 360-degree views of the London skyline.

The building offers private offices for teams of 2 to 2,000. The space is ready to move into and available on flexible terms.

Clients can tailor their space to their needs, and the rent is all-inclusive, covering superfast broadband, heating, air conditioning, water, energy, professional cleaning, and other overheads that would be paid for and managed separately if leasing an office in Paddington on conventional terms.

The building is amenity-rich, with focus booths, phone booths, fully stocked kitchens, and wellness amenities including a gym and its Recharge room.

It is one of Paddington’s many premium office buildings that is managed sustainably and ESG-consciously. These provide end-of-trip facilities for self-powered commuters, including bike storage, showers, lockers, and EV chargers.

However, Paddington station offers a wide range of services, including those provided by the Elizabeth and Heathrow Express lines.