A pay as you go desk in Sheffield costs from £29/day to £35/day for a day pass. If you come in often, the cheapest hot desk by the month is £229/month, which soon undercuts buying single days.
Sheffield workspace 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 type of workspace costs
| 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 | |
| Day Office | 2 | £75 | £85 | /day | |
| Business Lounge | 2 | £25 | £29 | /day |
What can you book by the day?
The cheapest way to work for a day is a business lounge, from £25/day up to £29/day. What you get is a seat in a shared lounge rather than a desk of your own, which suits answering email between meetings or a few hours with a laptop.
A day pass runs from £29/day up to £35/day. It buys you a desk in the coworking area for the day, a better fit if you plan to settle in and work properly from morning to evening.
A day office costs from £75/day up to £85/day. It is a private room for the day, the one to book when you need to take calls in confidence, hold interviews or bring a small team together without sharing the space with strangers. You pay a good deal more than for a shared desk, so it makes sense only when the privacy matters.
What do monthly plans and hourly rooms cost?
Meeting rooms are sold by the hour, at £19/h, so a short client meeting costs little next to booking a whole day office. A virtual office is priced by the month at £89/month, and gives you a business address without a desk.
A hot desk by the month runs from £229/month to £239/month, which works out at £8/day on a monthly plan. A private office is also monthly, from £239/month to £249/month, only a little above the hot desk for a room of your own.
For late workers, Spaces Acero and Spaces Pennine Five are both open 24/7. The full breakdown by type is on the Sheffield pricing page.
When does a monthly hot desk beat paying by the day?
The monthly hot desk costs no more than day passes from 8 days a month, comparing the cheapest of each in Sheffield. Below that, paying by the day keeps your costs lower; above it, the monthly plan wins.
Take someone coming in two days a week, which is 8 days a month. At the cheapest day pass they pay £232/month, against £229/month for the monthly hot desk, so the monthly plan is already the cheaper choice for them.
That makes the monthly desk worth a look even for people who think of themselves as occasional users. If your weeks are unpredictable and some months you barely come in, day passes still protect you from paying for days you never use. Once two days a week is a steady habit, though, the monthly plan stops being a commitment and becomes the saving.
Which option should you pick?
- a business lounge if you need somewhere to work for a few hours at the lowest daily price It starts at £25/day, below any day pass, though you get a lounge seat rather than a desk.
- a day pass if you need a proper desk on the odd day From £29/day you pay only for the days you come in; it costs more than the monthly hot desk once you are in most weeks.
- a day office if you need a private room for calls, interviews or a small team From £75/day it buys privacy that a shared desk does not, at a much higher daily price.
- a monthly hot desk if you need a desk two days a week or more At £229/month it costs no more than day passes from 8 days a month.
- a meeting room if you need a room for a short meeting At £19/h you pay by the hour instead of for a whole day office.
- a virtual office if you need a business address but no desk It costs £89/month, and you can add day passes when you do need to work on site.
Questions about pay as you go desks in Sheffield
How much does a day pass cost in Sheffield?
A day pass in Sheffield costs from £29/day to £35/day. It gets you a desk in a shared coworking area for the day.
What is the cheapest way to work for a day in Sheffield?
A business lounge is the cheapest, from £25/day. You get a seat in a shared lounge rather than a dedicated desk, which suits a few hours of laptop work.
How many days a month before a monthly hot desk is cheaper?
A monthly hot desk costs no more than day passes from 8 days a month. That is roughly two days a week, so regular part-timers usually save with the monthly plan.
Can you get a private room for just one day?
Yes, a day office costs from £75/day to £85/day. For a meeting of an hour or two, a meeting room at £19/h is usually the better buy.