Cost Analysis: London Office Solutions Vs Petersfield Office Solutions - Antrobus House Business Centre, Petersfield, Hampshire

With the cost of commuting to London rising 4.9% in March 2024 and hiked again by 4.6% on 2 March 2025, it’s no wonder that we’re seeing many ex-commuters choose an Office Solution in Petersfield.

As an Accountant, Antrobus House Business Centre’s Director, Mike Kirby, has crunched the numbers to provide you with an illustrative idea of the cost of a London Office versus a Petersfield Office to help you make an informed financial decision as to where the best place to base your business might be.

Serviced Offices

A Serviced Office provides a professional space for start-ups or established companies to base their business from, and at Antrobus House, comes with a multitude of additional perks including; 24-hour access, 365 days a year, a personal door entry system, business utilities; water, gas, electricity, furnished or unfurnished, a secure postal locker for incoming mail, cleaning, secure shredding facilities, kitchen facilities, including boiling water dispenser, microwave, and free tea, coffee & milk, chilled filtered water machines, a mail collection point for outgoing mail, bike rack with CCTV system, on site support staff (Monday to Friday 9:30 am – 2:45 pm), a scalable internet service – and often a deal clincher, a well-behaved dog friendly office policy.

The cost of a London Office versus a Petersfield Office

For the illustrative examples below, we’ve taken Guildford as our starting point as this is roughly midway between Petersfield and London.

Variable	Petersfield Office	London Office
Cost of train commute	£415.20 Monthly £4,324.00 Annually	£453.60 Monthly £4,724.00 Annually
Cost of driving Based on Petrol @ 135.9p per litre.	£2.78 daily (22.47 miles) £55.60 Monthly £722.80 Annually	£3.31 daily (26.75 miles) + £15 daily congestion fee £66.20 + £300 (£366.20) Monthly £860.60 + £3,900 (£4,760.80) Annually
Cost of Office Guide prices	£1,000 (6 person office) Monthly £575 (2 person office) Monthly £12,000 (6 person office) Annually £6,900 (2 person office) Annually	£1,359 (6 person office) Monthly £850 (2 person office) Monthly £16,308 (6 person office) Annually £10,200 (2 person office) Annually
Total Costs, if commuting via train.	£1,415.20 (6 person office) Monthly £990.20 (2 person office) Monthly £16,342 (6 person office) Annually £11,224 (2 person office) Annually	£1,812.60 (6 person office) Monthly £1,303.60 (2 person office) Monthly £21,032 (6 person office) Annually £14,924 (2 person office) Annually
Total Costs, if driving.	£1,055.60 (6 person office) Monthly £630.60 (2 person office) Monthly £12,722.80 (6 person office) Annually £7,622.80 (2 person office) Annually	£1,725.20 (6 person office) Monthly £1,216.20 (2 person office) Monthly £21,068.60 (6 person office) Annually £14,960.80 (2 person office) Annually

Prices for season tickets calculated on 10th March 2025 via South Western Railway.
Prices for driving costs calculated using Go Compares fuel cost calculator, with 20 working days in each month, and 260 for the total year.
Prices for London offices taken from Rightmove – commercial property to let.

So if you were to choose a London office for 6 people and opted to drive to work, your annual cost would be £21,068.60, versus a Petersfield office at £12,722.80. That is £8,345.80 a year more!

Or, a London office for 2 people and a train commute, £14,924 a year, versus a Petersfield office at £11,224, you’d be paying £3,700 a year more.

Coworking Solutions

Increasingly rising in popularity, a coworking desk provides a professional office solution within a community of existing business owners – and is more cost effective than renting an entire office space.

We’ve prepared the same set of calculations for you, based on Guildford as our starting point.

Variable	Petersfield Coworking	London Coworking
Cost of train commute	£415.20 Monthly £4,324.00 Annually	£453.60 Monthly £4,724.00 Annually
Cost of driving Based on Petrol @ 135.9p per litre.	£2.78 daily (22.47 miles) £55.60 Monthly £722.80 Annually	£3.31 daily (26.75 miles) + £15 daily congestion fee £66.20 + £300 (£366.20) Monthly £860.60 + £3,900 (£4,760.80) Annually
Cost of Coworking Guide prices	£275 Monthly £3,300 Annually	£326 Monthly £3,912 Annually
Total Costs, if commuting via train.	£690.20 Monthly £7,624 Annually	£779.60 Monthly £8,636 Annually
Total Costs, if driving.	£330.60 Monthly £4,022.80 Annually	£692.20 Monthly £8,672.80 Annually

As you can see, if opting to drive to work you’d save over double the amount if you chose a coworking solution in Petersfield!

Make the right decision for you and your business.

It goes without saying that if you are required to be in London every day of the working week, then of course it would make sense to choose a London office solution! However, since the pandemic we are seeing many more of our tenants choosing a Serviced office, or coworking solution in Petersfield to not only beat the commute, but save themselves time and money too.

Please Note: Our blog provides an illustrative set of examples comparing Petersfield versus London office solutions. We urge all individuals and businesses to conduct a similar set of calculations to determine the best office solution for their respective businesses.

If a Petersfield serviced office, or coworking solution sounds right for you and your business, take a peek at our current availability here, and send us your details via our secure forms.