According to Instant’s specialist local consultant, Alex Everitt, the Big City Plan will have a huge effect on business in the city centre, and attract many more prolific companies to the area. The Big City Plan envisions:

• Growth of the Colmore Row Central Business District of Grade A office space into Westside and east around Snow Hill Station.
• Strengthening of the potential for the Jewellery Quarter and Digbeth to provide a range of accommodation for creative industries, professional practices and start-ups.
• A southern extension of the Central Business District to link the area around Martineau Galleries and on to the High Speed 2 rail station and Eastside.
• The growth of Eastside as a technology and knowledge-based area focused at Birmingham Science Park Aston, but at lower densities and more modest rents than the City Core.

The growth of population, increased number of jobs and improved connectivity to the rest of the region will ultimately lead to a greater demand for office space, as existing companies expand and new businesses establish themselves. Currently, the Central Birmingham market is picking up and continuing to grow.

Costs

£300 per desk is the average rate for serviced offices in Birmingham, but this will vary according to requirements and location. This price will include a variety of amenities that can include Internet, shared meeting rooms and breakout spaces and business support services.

Office sizes

The most popular option for office space in Birmingham tends to be private offices, as opposed to coworking spaces. Instant offer a great variety of office sizes, and are able to accommodate most enquiries, from one person through to 100 or more depending on the specifics. Providers can often be flexible with the layout of the workspace, to fit a particular requirement.

Why choose Birmingham?

As an internationally recognised business hub with a strong economy, an expanding CBD and easy transport access to major destinations around the UK, Birmingham is the ideal city in which to do business. The continuing Big City developments will provide exciting opportunities for expansion within the area. The large university presence is also helpful when it comes to graduate recruitment. As well as its business credentials, Birmingham also boasts a number of cultural attractions and reputable educational institutions, and was ranked the second best UK city in the Mercer Quality of Living Survey.

Five things you probably didn’t know about Birmingham:

• The first Mini (still in production today) rolled off the production line at Longbridge, Birmingham in 1959
• There are 30 other Birminghams around the world and one crater on the moon called Birmingham
• Two of Britain's big four banks were founded in Birmingham - Lloyds in 1765 and Midland in 1836
• The city is one of the youngest in Europe with 40% of the population under 25
• The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) and International Convention Centre (ICC) host over 200,000 conferences and 320 exhibitions every year