Office space in Birmingham city centre and Edgbaston – 2018 quarter-by-quarter

Office buildingLocationSize (sq ft)OccupierBusiness sector
Q1 2018
The MailboxBirmingham city centre46,100WSP Parsons BrinckerhoffEngineering
134 Edmund StreetBirmingham city centre21,743West Midlands TrainsTransport
42 Bull StreetBirmingham city centre12,239Home OfficeGovernment
The Colmore BuildingBirmingham city centre11,343OregaServiced offices
Interchange PlaceBirmingham city centre9,877LSHCommercial property / Professional services
The Counting HouseBirmingham Jewellery Quarter8,540Angela Mortimer plcRecruitment
Edmund HouseBirmingham city centre6,311People PlusRecruitment
The Colmore BuildingBirmingham city centre4,555Rathbone BrothersProfessional services
One SnowhillBirmingham city centre4,062Wilmott DixonConstruction
Grosvenor HouseBirmingham city centre3,962Design 2EEngineering consultancy / Professional services
Bank HouseBirmingham city centre2,592TFTProperty consultancy
63 Church StreetBirmingham city centre2,500Harrison Clark RickerbysLegal
9 BrindleyplaceBirmingham city centre2,486Odgers BerndtsonRecruitment
GN HouseBirmingham city centre2,449Care OrbRecruitment
The CloistersEdgbaston1,844Monsoon Venue GroupEvent management / Marketing services
The CloistersEdgbaston1,743Word 360Translation services
126 Colmore RowBirmingham city centre1,628Rhino Interiors GroupOffice refurbishment and fit out
126 Colmore RowBirmingham city centre1,479RapleysProperty consultancy
2 Edmund GardensBirmingham city centre1,229SimkissGuy RecruitmentRecruitment
Assay StudiosBirmingham Jewellery Quarter774We Are AliveMarketing services
Guildhall BuildingsBirmingham city centre614Droplet ComputingIT / TMT
Burlington CourtBirmingham city centre400Lyndon Claridge ConsultancyCatering
Total Q1 201822 office space transactions148,470Average 6,749 sq ft
Q2 2018
Somerset HouseBirmingham city centre38,162BE OfficesServiced offices
AquaBirmingham Jewellery Quarter26,799Environment AgencyGovernment
2 Colmore SquareBirmingham city centre21,232Instant Managed Offices (Highways England)Transport planning
Colmore GateBirmingham city centre18,378iHubServiced offices
Apex HouseEdgbaston11,560RegusServiced offices
The Colmore BuildingBirmingham city centre6,188ChubbInsurance
44/45 Calthorpe RoadEdgbaston6,181Private individualn/a
Two SnowhillBirmingham city centre5,200Old Mutual WealthPension actuaries / Professional services
GN HouseBirmingham city centre4,595Citibase GroupServiced offices
Albert House, QuayplaceBirmingham city centre4,425EcorysFinancial / Professional services
63 Church StreetBirmingham city centre3,645Language GalleryEducation
8 The WharfBirmingham city centre2,389Mayflower SolicitorsLegal
York HouseBirmingham city centre2,143USA SummercampEducation / Travel
The CloistersEdgbaston2,019CheckleysChartered Surveyors
Guildhall BuildingsBirmingham city centre1,905Cognition AgencyTMT
36 Bennetts HillBirmingham city centre1,834Marstons EstatesProperty investment
FlaghouseBirmingham Jewellery Quarter1,700Talent Hive LtdRecruitment
55 Colmore RowBirmingham city centre1,325LionheartCharity
42 New Bartholomew StreetDigbeth1,213Second Chance TrainingTraining
CornerblockBirmingham city centre1,100Landmark ChambersLegal
62 Caroline StreetBirmingham Jewellery Quarter1,031Perfect Smiles GroupHair & Beauty
Guildhall BuildingsBirmingham city centre1,012SLC RailTransport
Livery PlaceBirmingham city centre902Cattaneo Corporate FinanceProfessional services
63 Church StreetBirmingham city centre850Blue Marble Asset ManagementProperty / Professional services
Cavendish HouseBirmingham city centre775HGFLegal
Imperial & WhitehallBirmingham city centre772Apsley House Capital & Galliard HomesProperty developer
Guildhall BuildingsBirmingham city centre743S R LawLegal
50-54 St Pauls SquareBirmingham Jewellery Quarter650Tokyo Tattoo StudiosTattooist
Cheltenham HouseBirmingham city centre538Clarke BanksProperty / Professional services
22 Gas StreetBirmingham city centre388ITVTMT
Imperial & WhitehallBirmingham city centre275Colmore CapitalProperty developer
Total Q2 201831 office space transactions169,929Average 5,482 sq ft
Q3 2018
Norfolk HouseBirmingham city centre36,484Secretary of StateGovernment
1 Colmore SquareBirmingham city centre22,043General Dental CouncilHealth
Baskerville HouseBirmingham city centre14,320Network RailTransport
2 Colmore SquareBirmingham city centre13,825Jacobs EngineeringEngineering
65 Church StreetBirmingham city centre10,088Chromex GroupServiced offices
4 BrindleyplaceBirmingham city centre10,088Unity Trust BankFinancial
54 Hagley RoadEdgbaston5,121Hive 360Outsourced payroll and HR services
85-89 Colmore RowBirmingham city centre4,248Court CollaborationResidential property developer
Vincent HouseBirmingham city centre3,757GCL DirectTelemarketing
169 Newhall StreetBirmingham Jewellery Quarter3,704Private purchasern/a
96 Broad StreetBirmingham city centre3,600The Grand EscapeLeisure
36 Great Charles StreetBirmingham city centre3,594Shaw TrustCharity
AlphaBirmingham city centre3,550Air LiquideCommercial gases / Utilities
Bank HouseBirmingham city centre3,326AFH Wealth ManagementPension actuaries / Professional services
Mill HouseAston, Birmingham3,147Performance Through PeopleTraining
AlphaBirmingham city centre1,972Marks & ClerkPatent attorney
60 Church StreetBirmingham city centre1,877Capital Outsourcing GroupRecruitment
Unit 493/494 Millennium PointBirmingham Digbeth1,655JBC Skills TrainingTraining
Waterloo HouseBirmingham city centre1,482Jung ShimHealth
172 Edmund StreetBirmingham city centre1,439MK2 Real EstateCommercial property investment
10 Tenby StreetBirmingham Jewellery Quarter1,436TLO Risk ServicesInsurance
1 Newhall StreetBirmingham city centre1,370Godwin DevelopmentsProperty developer
Waterloo HouseBirmingham city centre1,270Milner BrowneSoftware / TMT
30 Harborne RoadEdgbaston1,206FishersProperty and lettings management
Bank HouseBirmingham city centre1,175Intelligent OfficeOutsourcing / Legal
Avebury HouseBirmingham city centre1,000iSearch PartnersRecruitment
Malvern HouseBirmingham Jewellery Quarter350Click LettingsEstate agents / Property
Total Q3 201827 office space transactions157,127Average 5,819 sq ft
Q4 2018
Belmont WorksBirmingham Digbeth118,240BCUServiced offices / Education
The Colmore BuildingBirmingham city centre23,380Zurich InsuranceProfessional services
The Lewis BuildingBirmingham city centre15,881FreightlinerTransport / Engineering
AlphaBirmingham city centre13,966CodemastersComputer game design / TMT
The Lewis BuildingBirmingham city centre12,462BGF (Business Growth Fund)Investment fund
McLarenBirmingham city centre11,500The Sigma Financial GroupContact centre / Outsourcing
The Colmore BuildingBirmingham city centre11,496AecomEngineering / Professional services
40 St Paul’s SquareBirmingham Jewellery Quarter7,900Patrick ParsonsEngineering / Professional services
10 Temple StreetBirmingham city centre7,602Tony Gee & PartnersEngineering / Professional services
The Colmore BuildingBirmingham city centre6,800FreethsLegal
Edmund HouseBirmingham city centre4,693Gleeson Recruitment GroupRecruitment
Bank HouseBirmingham city centre4,641Baldwins AccountantsAccountants / Professional services
McLarenBirmingham city centre4,191Kier HighwaysConstruction
Newater HouseBirmingham city centre3,711BAMProperty developer
60 Church StreetBirmingham city centre3,645The EconomistMedia
40 Vicarage RoadEdgbaston3,261Savvides & CoAccountants / Professional services
11 BrindleyplaceBirmingham city centre2,950MSO WorkspaceServiced offices
The Counting HouseBirmingham city centre2,900Lightbox DigitalWeb design / Marketing services
172 Edmund StreetBirmingham city centre2,755Hydrock ConsultingEngineering / Professional services
75-77 Colmore RowBirmingham city centre2,520NaismithsProperty consultancy
Charles HouseBirmingham city centre1,746Legal ClarityLegal
CornerblockBirmingham city centre1,360Key Land CapitalProperty developer
30 St Paul’s SquareBirmingham Jewellery Quarter1,298Osbornes Quantity SurveyorsChartered quantity surveyors
30 Harborne RoadEdgbaston1,275Donald Insall AssociatesArchitects / Professional services
54 Hagley RoadEdgbaston1,262ISGConstruction
36 Great Charles StreetBirmingham city centre1,253Vectos MicrosimTransport planning / Professional services
214C Hagley RoadEdgbaston1,121Shifa HerbsHerbalist medicine
3 Edmund GardensBirmingham city centre780Rowley Hughes ThompsonProperty
Assay StudiosBirmingham Jewellery Quarter774KS TrainingTraining / Health and social care
McLarenBirmingham city centre745Grid EdgeAI technology for energy / TMT
122 Colmore RowBirmingham city centre712EvenacreProperty developer
Victoria HouseBirmingham city centre610Eastvillage PRMarketing services
Enterprise HouseBirmingham city centre360Terence O’RourkeTown planning / Professional services
Total Q4 201833 office space transactions277,790Average 8,418 sq ft
Total year 2018113 office space transactions753,316Average 6,667 sq ft