Yonder - Co-Working Space
A multidisciplinary space comprising a climbing centre, gym, yoga studio, workspace and workshops, with a cafe/bar.
Workspace
Commercial space in Waltham Forest is predominantly composed of privately owned properties with availability marketed through agents, local and trade advertising.
As with the residential property market, there are platforms which pull together details of properties from multiple sources, creating a searchable database of availability. Sites such as Rightmove, LoopNet and Zoopla list commercial properties and combined with a search of local agents you will have a reasonably comprehensive idea of properties available in your search area.
Council Owned Properties
Waltham Forest Council offers a variety of commercial properties for rent including retail, light industrial and community uses. Council commercial spaces are usually in high demand and so the number of spaces available can be limited.
If you are interested in Council commercial properties then please visit the Council website.
Managed Workspaces
Managed workspaces (typified by well-known operators like WeWork) that provide space for small businesses, with flexible terms, shared common spaces and which generally favour newly formed, or start-up, businesses are a growing sector in the commercial property space.
Waltham Forest has a vibrant Managed Workspace sector and together with the Council, a dynamic network of Managed Workspaces has committed to providing high-quality workspaces, at affordable rates.
There are also plenty of free-to-use co-working spaces in seven local libraries and a dedicated business centre in the BIPC (Leytonstone Library) that offers free upskilling business courses and business networking opportunities.
Co-Working Spaces
Creative Works
A co-working space for local freelancers and SMEs, with offices, meeting rooms and an events programme with ambitious young people from the local area.
Retail
CRATE St James Street
CRATE St James Street — An exciting business community, with a wide range of creative retail offerings, from standout food to unique craft boutiques, situated right next to St James Street station.
The Arts | Fashion and Music
ARBEIT, Leyton Green
Launched in partnership with the Fashion District, the London College of Fashion and Waltham Forest Council, ARBEIT is home to 13 flexible studio spaces, ideal for fashion and textile designers, each with stand-out retail space, to help nurture the next William Morris!
Switchboard Studios
A hive of activity, full of weavers, fine artists, record labels and digital creatives such as audio designers, graphics studios and videographers. With 26 studios run by Waltham Forest Council, its aim is to offer affordable working spaces for creatives within the borough.
Cell Studios
High-quality, thoughtfully designed studios, built to support London’s artistic community for the long term. Studio rents will stay affordable, stable, and predictable indefinitely. Featuring solid blockwork walls, large windows, convenient access, and robust security, these studios provide the perfect space for artists to truly make their own.
Workshops
Turning Earth Ceramics
A shared professional studio space created to promote ceramics talent within London. Accommodating 25 makers at a time, the studio is designed for a mix of users: makers launching a professional career and wanting to learn studio skills in a safe environment before striking out on their own, professional artists who want an affordable long-term workplace, and advanced hobbyists who want to fire and glaze independently.
Blackhorse Workshop
A social enterprise dedicated to making, offering easy access to a fully equipped wood and metal workshop that's open to all. With a mission to inspire a new generation of makers and creative businesses by building a workshop that's brimming with opportunities. Here you can make anything from beginner's kits to sculpture or furniture — and you can grow your creative business with affordable studio space, the support of industry expertise and a community of makers.