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Bayes Centre.

🏢Bayes Centre 📍47 Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9BT 🚇Edinburgh Waverley, 14 min walk 🚃Tram: Princes Street tram stop (20 min walk) 💷Desks from £280/mo

Enquire direct to University of Edinburgh — no agent, no broker, no fee. Get a real quote from the operator who runs the building.

Operator
University of Edinburgh
Direct on Seek
Postcode
EH8 9BT
South Side, Edinburgh
Nearest station
Edinburgh Waverley
14 min walk
Tram
Princes Street tram stop
Edinburgh Trams
Desks from
£280
per desk / month
Building floors
6
Total storeys

About Bayes Centre.

The Bayes Centre is the University of Edinburgh's innovation hub for data science, artificial intelligence, and informatics — a purpose-built six-floor building at 47 Potterrow on the university's central campus. Named after Thomas Bayes, the 18th-century statistician who studied at the university, the Bayes Centre opened in 2018 to provide a physical home for the intersection of university research and commercial technology development.

The building houses a mix of University of Edinburgh researchers, spinout companies, and commercial firms working on data science and AI. This adjacency to one of the world's top computer science departments — Edinburgh is consistently ranked in the global top ten for computer science and AI research — makes the Bayes Centre the most intellectually connected workspace in Scotland. Desk space is available to commercial occupiers alongside the university community.

Seek routes enquiries about Bayes Centre availability directly to the University of Edinburgh's innovation team — no broker, no intermediary fee.

Desks, offices & pricing at Bayes Centre.

Market-rate benchmarks for available space types at this building. These are operator-published ranges — actual rates depend on team size, lease length, and floor. Enquire direct for a live quote.

Hot desk
£220–350/mo
University research and innovation environment
Private office / lab
From £900/mo
Innovation suite, University campus

Rates are all-inclusive (Wi-Fi, utilities, reception). Actual pricing from University of Edinburgh may vary — submit an enquiry for a current quote.

What's included at Bayes Centre.

Standard amenities included with workspace at this building. Availability may vary by floor and licence type.

24/7 access High-speed Wi-Fi Meeting rooms University network access Innovation labs Seminar rooms Café Bike storage Research community Investor access

Getting to Bayes Centre.

Address and nearest public transport for Bayes Centre, EH8 9BT.

Building address
47 Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9BT
Nearest rail station
Edinburgh Waverley
14 minutes walk
Tram (Edinburgh Trams)
Princes Street tram stop (20 min walk)
Direct to Edinburgh Airport
Postcode
EH8 9BT
South Side, Edinburgh

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About University of Edinburgh.

University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh operates workspace at Bayes Centre and is available to enquire directly via Seek. No broker, no intermediary — your enquiry reaches the operator's team directly.

Direct enquiry — Seek sends your requirements straight to University of Edinburgh's leasing team at Bayes Centre. No broker layer.
No placement fee — University of Edinburgh quotes their actual rate. There is no broker commission added to the price you pay.
Flexible terms — Most flex operators including University of Edinburgh offer rolling monthly licences. No requirement for a 5-year lease unless you want one.
Same-day response — Operators on Seek are contracted to respond within one business day. Typical response for a qualified enquiry is same day.

What a broker costs on an Edinburgh deal.

Standard broker fee: 10% of year-one rent. Here's what that costs at typical deal sizes in South Side — and what you keep by going direct via Seek.

Deal size
Broker fee (10%)
Saved on Seek
£33K/year — small team
£3K
£3K
£66K/year — mid-size team
£7K
£7K
£132K/year — larger team
£13K
£13K

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Annual office rent (GBP)
£50,000
£10K £500K
8% 15%
Broker fee
£5,000
extracted from your deal
With Seek
£0
no commission, no fee
You keep
£5,000
stays in your business

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* Industry-standard broker commission for flex/serviced office space is 8–15% of year-one rent. Seek charges operators; tenants pay nothing. Savings figures are illustrative based on the rate you select.

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Common questions about Bayes Centre.

The Bayes Centre is the University of Edinburgh's data science and AI innovation hub — a purpose-built research and commercial workspace at 47 Potterrow, on the university's central campus. It opened in 2018 and is named after Thomas Bayes.
Yes — the Bayes Centre hosts both University of Edinburgh research groups and commercial companies, particularly those working on data science, AI, and related technologies who benefit from proximity to the university's research community.
The Bayes Centre is on Potterrow, in Edinburgh's South Side. Edinburgh Waverley is approximately 14 minutes walk. Lothian Buses routes 42 and 67 stop nearby. The Meadows and the main university campus are immediately adjacent.
The University of Edinburgh is consistently ranked in the global top 10 for computer science and AI research. The Edinburgh Centre for Robotics and the Alan Turing Institute partnership create a concentration of research talent unmatched outside London and Cambridge.
Data science and AI spinouts, ML engineering consultancies, research-commercialisation ventures, and established companies with R&D teams that want proximity to Edinburgh's informatics and data science research ecosystem.
Desk rates start from approximately £280/month. Innovation suites from approximately £900/month. Contact the University of Edinburgh innovation team via Seek for current availability.
No — the Bayes Centre is a research and innovation hub, not a general co-working space. It is best suited to data science, AI, and technology companies that specifically want proximity to university research and the wider Edinburgh informatics ecosystem.
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