City of London

The South Central London area is popular with both businesses and visitors, with the tourism industry playing an important role in the economy. Famous visitor attractions and landmark buildings situated in South Central London include Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, St James Park and Westminster Cathedral.

South Central London is the location of the centre of HM Government, focused around the Whitehall Road area, along with a plethora of government departments and ministries. The Houses of Parliament, the Department of Work and Pensions, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Cabinet Office and the home of the Prime Minister on Downing Street are also situated in the South of London.

According to a recent South London Office Capacity Study, business premises and workspace will need to be extended in the near future in order to meet the growing needs of new business starts, micro businesses and the intermediate markets. Statistically office space supply is adequate for demand, however not in qualitative terms. Over the next period in the South Central area, up to 2016, the business sector structure is estimated to exceed the national average. This is due to strong business and finance services and growing service industries including hospitality, culture and tourism, retail and sport.

Kingston University is a designated Centre of Excellence, which helps to develop business services and relationships in the South London area, working with both SMEs and large blue chip companies. Kingston University also works with organizations and companies to promote enterprise in the area and aims to link business initiatives and activities with appropriate funding bodies.

Districts situated in area include Bermondsey, Victoria, Waterloo, South Bank, London Bridge, Lambeth, Borough and Pall Mall. The London Borough of Southwark is also located in South Central London and is home to extensive business and commerce links. You can expect to pay £40-55 ft2 per annum for office Space in Victoria and £25-35 ft2 per annum in Waterloo and Southwark.

Part of the City of Westminster is located in the South Central London, which despite being one of the smallest areas in the United Kingdom is also one of the most densely populated. There are approximately 250,000 residents in Westminster, although during the day the population easily reaches one million. This includes workers commuting to the area along with large numbers of international visitors and tourists.

South Central London benefits from an extensive public transportation network, including numerous bus routes and London Underground Stations. Although some workers do live in South Central London the vast majority commute from further afield which is why businesses looking to aquire business premises in the area should taken the nearest Tube stations into account when searching for office space:

• Serviced Office Borough
• Office Space Southwark
• St James Park Serviced Office Space
• Westminster Office to Let
• Serviced Office Knightsbridge
• Office Space Lambeth
• Pimlico Serviced Office Space
• London Bridge Office to Let
• Victoria Office Rental

London Waterloo is both a London Underground station and a mainline train terminus, providing services to numerous UK destinations. Waterloo was formerly the location of the Eurostar terminal, however this service had moved to King Cross International station.