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London's design-and-architecture postcode, and home of Clerkenwell Design Week.
18 Clerkenwell Green, EC1R 0DP
71 Central Street, EC1V 8AB
9 Dallington Street, EC1V 0LN
Desk from €599/mo
163 City Road, EC1V 1NR
Desk from €448/mo
239 Old Street, EC1V 9EY
Clerkenwell, in the EC1 postcode between the Barbican and King's Cross, holds what Wikipedia describes as one of the highest concentrations of architects and building professionals in the world. Clerkenwell Design Week, the UK's leading independent design festival, takes over the streets every May. Farringdon station - now an Elizabeth Line, Thameslink and Metropolitan interchange - and Smithfield Market sit at the southern edge, while Exmouth Market and St John Street anchor the creative core where studios, galleries and restaurants share converted Victorian warehouses.
Day passes start around £24, hot desks £325-£500 per month, and private offices £625-£1,050 per desk per month. Warehouse-conversion spaces near Clerkenwell Green and St John Street command the higher end, while Old Street fringes are slightly cheaper.
Farringdon (Elizabeth Line, Thameslink, Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City), Barbican (Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City) and Old Street (Northern) bracket the district. Chancery Lane (Central) is a 7-minute walk south and King's Cross St Pancras a 12-minute walk north.
Clerkenwell holds reportedly the highest concentration of architects and building professionals in the world. Showrooms from Vitra, Hay, Knoll, Herman Miller and Allermuir, plus Clerkenwell Design Week each May, give practices direct access to specifiers, suppliers and clients within a few streets.
Clerkenwell Design Week runs annually in late May for three days, taking over showrooms, churches and pop-up venues across EC1. It is the UK's leading independent design festival and many coworking spaces accept short-term meeting-room bookings during the week.
Clerkenwell (EC1) leans design and architecture, with warehouse conversions and a quieter weekend feel. Shoreditch (E1/EC2A) leans tech, advertising and nightlife. Clerkenwell rents typically sit 5-15 percent below comparable Shoreditch addresses for similar fit-out.
Yes. Farringdon's Elizabeth Line connection makes it 5 minutes from Bond Street and 35 minutes from Heathrow, and most coworking spaces offer hourly meeting rooms from £35-£75. The walk-up presence of design showrooms and restaurants like St John adds value for client lunches.
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