A remote worker in Sheffield can drop in on a day pass from £29/day or settle into a hot desk by the month from £229/month, depending on how often the kitchen table stops working for you. For anyone whose hours drift past teatime or into the weekend, eight of the city's centres are open 24/7.
Sheffield coworking at a glance
- Open centres
- 12
- Hot desks from
- £229/month
- Day passes from
- £29/day
- Private offices from
- £239/month
- Centres open 24/7
- 67%
Calculated from operator listings ·
What each way of working costs here
| Workspace | Centres | From | Median | Up to | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Office | 2 | £239 | £249 | /month | |
| Hot Desk | 2 | £229 | £239 | /month | |
| Meeting Room | 2 | £19 | £19 | /h | |
| Virtual Office | 2 | £89 | £89 | /month | |
| Day Pass | 2 | £29 | £35 | /day |
Should a remote worker start with a day pass?
A day pass suits you if you work from home most of the week and only want a proper desk now and then: a day of focus away from the house, a change of scene, or somewhere to work when the house is busy. In Sheffield a day pass runs from £29/day to £35/day.
The business lounge is the other drop-in option, at £25/day to £29/day, so it is the cheaper of the two. A lounge works if you mainly want a seat, wifi and a coffee between errands or meetings; a day pass gives you a desk in the coworking floor itself, which suits a full working day better.
Starting this way also lets you try a space before you commit to anything by the month, and you pay nothing in the weeks you stay at home.
When does a monthly hot desk make sense?
Once you are coming in most days, a monthly hot desk is the plan to look at. In Sheffield it costs £229/month to £239/month, which works out at £8/day as that monthly plan's own day rate, well under what a single day pass costs.
A hot desk means a seat in the shared space rather than a fixed spot, so it suits a full-time remote worker who is happy among other people and mostly works on a laptop and headphones.
If your job is calls from morning to evening, a private office by the month gives you a door to close, at £239/month to £249/month. The hot desk is the cheaper of the two, but the office's starting price sits only a little above the hot desk's, so for someone on the phone all day the private room is worth weighing. The full range of plans is on the Sheffield coworking prices page.
Where can you take a video call or meet a client?
For the odd client meeting or an important video call, a meeting room booked by the hour, from £19/h, is the simplest answer. It suits a remote worker on a hot desk or day pass who needs privacy for an hour or two rather than all day, and it gives a client a proper room to sit in.
When a whole day of calls, interviews or confidential work is ahead, a day office makes more sense: a private room for the day, from £75/day to £85/day. It costs more than a day pass, but you get your own space with a door instead of a seat on the shared floor. If you find yourself booking one every week, a monthly private office is the next step to consider.
Remote workers' questions about Sheffield coworking
Can I work late or at weekends in Sheffield coworking spaces?
Yes. Spaces Acero and Spaces Pennine Five are both open 24/7, and 67% of the city's centres are open round the clock, which suits remote workers dealing with clients in other time zones.
Can I use a business address while working remotely?
Yes, a virtual office gives you a business address in Sheffield from £89/month, useful if you work from home but would rather not put your home address on letters and websites.
What is the cheapest way to cowork for one day?
A business lounge from £25/day is the cheapest drop-in, while a day pass with a desk on the coworking floor starts at £29/day.
Is a private office much dearer than a hot desk by the month?
Not by much: a monthly hot desk starts at £229/month and a private office at £239/month, so the hot desk is the cheaper but the office gives you a room of your own.