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Co-working in Manchester

How many coworking spaces are there in Manchester?

Coworking spaces listed

14

Updated July 2026

In Manchester, 14 coworking spaces are listed, and a typical coworking desk costs £185/month.

Typical monthly desk
£185

Range £95–£300

Typical day pass
£20

Range £13–£39

Overall5.5/10Better coworking than about 50% of cities

Good to Know

  • Colony is the most ubiquitous option for nomads wanting flexibility — one membership card works across all of its eight Manchester locations, so you can hop between neighborhoods without extra cost.
  • Beehive Lofts and some boutique spaces don't sell day passes at all, so if you just want to try a space once, check Colony, Clockwise, WeWork, Huckletree, or Bruntwood SciTech first.
  • Serendipity Labs is genuinely excellent but sits in MediaCityUK/Salford Quays rather than the city centre — budget tram time if you're based around Piccadilly or the Northern Quarter.
  • Several boutique/luxury spaces (Landmark Chancery Place, Bold Bauhaus) don't publish pricing online — expect to book a tour or request a quote directly.
  • Manchester's coworking market is notably cheaper than London's, with day passes commonly in the £12.50–£39 range and hot-desk memberships often starting under £150/month.
  • Soho House Manchester only opened on 25 November 2025, so it's brand new — membership requires an application and vetting on creative-industry background, not just paying the fee, and there may be a wait for approval.
  • Most of Manchester's coliving buildings (Union Coliving, Riverside/Riverview, The Castings) are built primarily for longer-term residents on standard tenancies — confirm directly whether they'll accommodate a 1-month nomad stay before assuming flexibility.
  • Kampus is the one coliving-style community that explicitly advertises daily-to-monthly rental flexibility, making it worth checking first if you want a genuine short-term coliving+coworking base in the city centre.

Coworking Spaces

Context Note
Search did not turn up a named, dedicated hotel-coworking hybrid brand (e.g., a hotel with a formal branded day-pass coworking product) operating within Manchester's city centre or core nomad neighborhoods. Some hotels outside the centre (e.g., Holiday Inn Express Leigh Sports Village, Holiday Inn Haydock) are informally promoted by third-party workspace-finder sites as free lobby workspaces, but both are well outside the ~10-minute city-centre radius and neither offers a structured day-pass/monthly coworking product, so they are excluded here rather than misrepresented as central hotel-coworking hybrids.

Traditional and Hotel-Based Spaces

  • traditional
    Name
    Colony (multiple locations: Piccadilly, Jactin House, The Astley, King Street, Spring Gardens, Silk St, No.1 Spinningfields)
    Day pass
    £20
    Neighborhood
    City centre / Northern Quarter–Ancoats border / Piccadilly / Spinningfields / King Street
    Monthly Price
    £200

    hot-desk/floating membership; dedicated desk from £250/month (~$318)

    Vibe and Amenities
    Manchester's largest coworking network with eight city-centre sites. Industrial-leaning interiors, dog-friendly, free hot drinks and snacks, private phone booths, superfast broadband, member events, and a social bar at the Piccadilly location.
  • Beehive Lofts
    Type
    Traditional coworking
    Neighborhood
    Northern Quarter / Ancoats (two renovated cotton mills)
    Monthly Price
    £185

    entry-level plan covers access two days per week; full-time/dedicated desk memberships cost more

    Vibe and Amenities
    Self-styled as Manchester's most luxurious shared workspace. High-end loft interiors, all-you-can-drink tea and coffee, pool tables, hammocks for breaks, and modern meeting rooms.
  • Clockwise at Linley House
    Day pass
    £20
    Type
    Traditional coworking
    Neighborhood
    City centre, near the Gay Village
    Monthly Price
    £130

    lounge/hot-desk membership; dedicated desk plans cost more

    Vibe and Amenities
    Industrial-chic decor with tall ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows, six meeting rooms, superfast wifi, on-site cafe, dog-friendly, and a podcast studio.
  • WeWork (No.1 Spinningfields / Lincoln Sq, Brazennose St / One St Peter's Square)
    Day pass
    £25
    Type
    Traditional coworking
    Neighborhood
    Spinningfields / St Peter's Square
    Monthly Price
    £152

    entry hot-desk rate; other sources cite promotional 3-month rates around £199 rising to ~£238/month

    Vibe and Amenities
    Global brand with modern furnishings and floor-to-ceiling windows. Wellness rooms, parents' room, showers and bike storage, dog-friendly, on-site cafe with free refreshments, phone booths, and access to 180+ WeWork locations worldwide.
  • Huckletree Manchester
    Day pass
    £30
    Type
    Traditional coworking
    Neighborhood
    Ancoats (The Express Building)
    Monthly Price
    £300

    resident desk; studio space from £360/month (~$457)

    Vibe and Amenities
    Housed in a historic landmark building. Bright, quirky workspaces, privacy booths, collaboration zones, a podcast studio, meditation spaces, and a live lounge with regular social events and pop-up gigs.
  • Bruntwood SciTech (Bloc 17, Marble Street & Blackfriars House, Parsonage)
    Day pass
    £13

    half-day pass

    Type
    Traditional coworking
    Neighborhood
    City centre
    Monthly Price
    £95

    lounge access three days/week; dedicated desk from £295/month (~$375)

    Vibe and Amenities
    Wellness features, comfortable lounges, and preferential meeting-room rates across seven Manchester locations.
  • Landmark Chancery Place
    Type
    Traditional coworking
    Neighborhood
    City centre (Town Centre)
    Vibe and Amenities
    One of the most luxurious coworking spaces in the city, mixing tall glass windows with high-end interior design; includes showers, bike storage, and phone booths.
  • Bold Bauhaus Manchester
    Type
    Traditional coworking
    Neighborhood
    Spinningfields, near Quay Street
    Vibe and Amenities
    A one-of-a-kind workspace with business lounges, meeting rooms, roof terraces, exercise areas, and electric-vehicle charging points.
  • Serendipity Labs
    Day pass
    £39
    Type
    Traditional coworking
    Neighborhood
    Salford Quays / MediaCityUK (a distinct media/tech hub roughly 20–25 minutes from the city centre by tram)
    Monthly Price
    £300

    private room rate

    Vibe and Amenities
    Billed as the area's first 'true upscale serviced space'. Five floors with full-floor team office options, meeting and event space, a children's nursery, and rotating art displays. Note: located in MediaCityUK, not the city centre, so factor in tram travel time.

Membership Clubs and Co-living Hybrids

Clubs and Hybrids

  • Soho House Manchester
    Type
    Membership club
    Neighborhood
    St John's / Quay Street (former Granada Studios), city centre
    Vibe and Amenities
    Manchester's first Soho House, opened 25 November 2025 inside the old Granada Studios building. Spans multiple floors with a rooftop pool, gym with sauna/steam room, a members' restaurant (the Drawing Room) and casual all-day dining, a late-night bar with live music, an events space, and 23 bedrooms including a private apartment for members who want to stay over. It's a creative-industry members' club first and coworking space second — there are lounge and meeting areas usable for work, but the emphasis is social/hospitality rather than desks-and-Wi-Fi productivity.

    Membership Pricing

    Under 27 Discount
    Discounted rate available, exact figure not published
    Manchester Only Annual
    £2,400
    Every House Global Annual
    £3,450
  • Kampus
    Pricing
    Specific monthly room/apartment rate not published in available sources — contact operator for current pricing
    Type
    Co-living / co-working hybrid
    Neighborhood
    Canal-side, city centre (Whitworth Street West area, near Deansgate/First Street)
    Vibe and Amenities
    A build-to-rent residential community built around a canal-side garden and converted historic warehouses, functioning as a de facto coliving-plus-coworking setup: residents get a coffee shop and lounge downstairs and units with high-spec kitchenettes, and it hosts a regular calendar of pop-up food vendors and markets. Notably offers daily-to-monthly rental flexibility, which is unusual for Manchester's coliving stock and makes it the most nomad-compatible option found.
    Min Stay Flexibility
    Daily to monthly, per operator
  • Union Coliving
    Pricing
    Specific monthly pricing not published in available sources — described as a 'rent by the room' model
    Type
    Co-living / co-working hybrid
    Neighborhood
    Near St John's, city centre
    Vibe and Amenities
    A purpose-built coliving tower with flexible tenancies and a room-by-room rental model rather than whole-apartment-only leasing, which typically brings shared coworking lounges and communal social space alongside private bedrooms.
    Min Stay Flexibility
    Not confirmed — flag to check directly before booking a short stay
  • Riverside & Riverview
    Type
    Co-living / co-working hybrid
    Neighborhood
    Salford/Manchester border, ~3-minute walk from Spinningfields and Salford Central
    Vibe and Amenities
    Premium residential-coliving buildings a short walk from the Spinningfields business district, including a resident lounge, gym, and an on-site coworking space, plus an active resident social calendar. Aimed more at longer-stay professionals than short nomad stints, though flexible lease lengths are offered.
    Min Stay Flexibility
    Flexible lease lengths advertised, but geared toward corporate/longer stays rather than 1-month bookings

    Pricing

    One Bed Apartment Per Month
    £1,000
    One Bed Apartment Per Month Upper Range
    £1,300
  • The Castings
    Type
    Co-living / co-working hybrid
    Neighborhood
    Piccadilly East, just behind Manchester Piccadilly station
    Vibe and Amenities
    A newer lifestyle-led, tech-enabled rental community in one of Manchester's regeneration districts, with extensive building amenities. It's a Build-to-Rent apartment community with shared amenity spaces rather than a dedicated coworking-first coliving product — good for a longer nomad base near the train station, less so for drop-in coworking culture.
    Min Stay Flexibility
    Not confirmed as month-to-month — standard tenancy terms likely apply

    Pricing

    One Bed Apartment Per Month From
    £1,180

Day Pass or Monthly?

A monthly pass pays off after about 8 visits.

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