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Office space in MediaCity / Salford Quays, Manchester.

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About MediaCity / Salford Quays.

MediaCityUK is the UK's only purpose-built media and creative quarter outside London. Anchored by the BBC's largest UK base outside London and ITV Studios, the Salford Quays waterfront has attracted a cluster of media, broadcast, digital, and creative businesses that benefit from proximity to the national broadcasters, major post-production houses, and the talent pipeline they generate.

The Metrolink MediaCity UK stop provides a direct 20-minute connection to Manchester Piccadilly, making the commute from the city centre straightforward. The waterfront setting, quality of the purpose-built infrastructure, and the expanding NOMA-style food and retail environment on the quays make it a genuinely attractive working environment.

Businesses choose MediaCity for the sector cluster — if you work in media, broadcast, production, or digital content, the proximity to the BBC, ITV, dock10 Studios, and hundreds of associated suppliers is commercially significant. The campus-like environment also works well for large teams seeking a dedicated, identifiable base.

What MediaCity / Salford Quays office space costs.

Market-rate benchmarks for serviced, flex, and private office space in MediaCity / Salford Quays. These are the real figures — without broker fees inflating the quote.

Serviced / All-inclusive
£280–520
per desk / month
Private Office (whole floor)
£25–45
per sq ft / year

* Data updated May 2026. Desk rates vary by building grade, lease length, and team size. Contact operators directly via Seek for a live quote.

Operators with presence in MediaCity / Salford Quays.

These operators manage buildings in or near MediaCity / Salford Quays. Enquiries via Seek go direct — no broker intermediary.

Bruntwood Works dock10 Studios Regus (IWG) ITV Studios facilities Spaces Peel Group Managed The Landing Cubo Orega

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Remove the middlemen.

No agent. No fee. No commission.

Traditional office search routes you through a broker who charges 10–15% of year-one rent. On a typical MediaCity / Salford Quays deal worth £96K/year, that's £10K extracted from the deal before you sign a lease.

Seek removes that layer entirely. Your enquiry goes direct to the building's operator. They quote their real number. You negotiate direct.

Direct enquiry to the operator — no broker layer, no inflated quote to cover a commission.
Transparent pricing — operators on Seek compete on their actual rates, not rates padded to recover a finder's fee.
Faster process — no broker scheduling calls between you and the building. Enquiry goes direct; operator responds direct.
Zero fee to seekers — Seek charges operators a subscription or a small closing fee. Tenants pay nothing to use the platform.

What a broker costs on a MediaCity / Salford Quays deal.

Standard broker fee: 10% of year-one rent. Here's what that costs at typical MediaCity / Salford Quays deal sizes — and what you keep on Seek.

Deal size
Broker fee (10%)
Saved on Seek
£42K/year — small team
£4K
£4K
£96K/year — mid-size team
£10K
£10K
£288K/year — large team
£29K
£29K

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How much does a broker cost on your deal?

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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

No agent. No fee. £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.

Common questions about MediaCity / Salford Quays offices.

The MediaCity campus is predominantly managed and conventional leasehold. Short-term flex desks and hot-desking are available at The Landing and operators on the quays. Conventional leases in the campus buildings: 3–10 years, reflecting the investment in infrastructure.
Managed operators: 2–3 months' rent. Conventional campus leases: 6–12 months' rent deposit plus references.
Campus operators handle fit-out for managed and serviced suites. Conventional tenants in purpose-built campus buildings receive a fitted base build — CAT A or better — with the landlord's contribution varying by lease length.
Flex and serviced: 48–72 hours. Managed suites: 2–3 weeks. Conventional campus leases: 6–12 weeks from heads of terms.
10% of year-one rent. On a media production company deal worth £100,000/year, that's £10,000 to a broker. Seek removes that by connecting you directly to MediaCity operators.
Yes. Many businesses in tech, digital marketing, fintech, and professional services have established bases on the quays — attracted by the quality of the infrastructure, the waterfront environment, and lower rents than city-centre Manchester. The media cluster is an amenity, not a restriction.
The MediaCity UK Metrolink stop is on a branch of the Eccles line — direct from Exchange Square in the city centre in around 20 minutes. It runs frequently and connects to Piccadilly Gardens, Market Street, and onward to East Manchester.
Yes — dock10 Studios is the UK's largest purpose-built TV studio outside London. Smaller production studios, green-screen facilities, and editing suites are available from various operators on the quays for production businesses.

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