Best cities to work remotely in the United Kingdom
215 places in 22 cities · median wifi 12 Mbps · updated
Workmode lists 215 places to work remotely from across 22 cities in the United Kingdom. London has the most, with 40, followed by Bristol (21) and Cambridge (21). Members have measured the wifi at 27 places, with a median download of 12 Mbps; London is fastest, at a median of 13 Mbps. There are 7 coworking spaces, most of them in Sheffield; the rest are cafés, libraries and other places with a table and a socket.
Top cities in the United Kingdom
Every city in the United Kingdom, compared
Ranked by how many places to work are listed. Wifi is the median of measured places.
| # | City | Places | Coworking | Wifi | Check-ins | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 40 | — | 13 Mbps, wifi report for London | 8 | |
| 2 | Bristol | 21 | — | 123 Mbps | 1 | |
| 3 | Cambridge | 21 | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Glasgow | 20 | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Peterborough | 20 | 1 | — | — | |
| 6 | Swansea | 20 | — | — | — | |
| 7 | Slough | 17 | — | — | — | |
| 8 | Edinburgh | 16 | — | 8 Mbps, wifi report for Edinburgh | 15 | |
| 9 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 10 | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 9 | — | 2 Mbps | 1 | |
| 11 | Sheffield | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
| 12 | Belfast | 2 | — | 40 Mbps | 2 | — |
| 13 | England | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Newton Abbot | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Stanford Bridge | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Abbots Langley | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Abbots Leigh | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Blackpool | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Brighouse | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Brixham | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Royal Leamington Spa | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | York | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Popular lists in the United Kingdom
- Work-friendly cafés with great coffee in London5
- Late-night cafés & places to work in London5
- Quiet places to work in London4
- Study cafés & places to study in London4
- Laptop-friendly places with power outlets in London4
- Late-night cafés & places to work in Peterborough4
- Cafés & workspaces with fast wifi in London3
- Late-night cafés & places to work in Slough3
- Cafés & workspaces with fast wifi in Edinburgh3
Most worked-from places in the United Kingdom
Tintico
Coffee shop · London
4.9(35)71 Mbps
Don't tell Mama Coffee Bar
Coffee shop · Edinburgh
4.9(166)412 Mbps
Club Sandwich Cafe
Coffee shop · Edinburgh
4.8(100)92 Mbps
LoftSpace
Space · Belfast
4.7(7)34 Mbps
Castello Coffee
Coffee shop · Edinburgh
4.7(162)$$1 Mbps
Lowdown Coffee
Coffee shop · Edinburgh
4.7(504)3 Mbps
Established Coffee
Coffee shop · Belfast
4.6(967)$$45 Mbps
Root Coffee
Coffee shop · Liverpool
4.6(364)$$2 Mbps
Cairngorm Coffee
Coffee shop · Edinburgh
4.6(316)$1 Mbps
Machina Espresso
Coffee shop · Edinburgh
4.5(87)14 Mbps
Black Medicine Coffee Co
Coffee shop · Edinburgh
4.5(1k)$4 Mbps
Brew Lab Coffee
Coffee shop · Edinburgh
4.5(1k)$$64 Mbps
Fastest measured wifi in the United Kingdom
- 1Don't tell Mama Coffee BarCoffee shop · Edinburgh wifi report412 Mbps
- 2Source at Beacon HouseCoffee shop · Bristol wifi report123 Mbps
- 3Club Sandwich CafeCoffee shop · Edinburgh wifi report92 Mbps
- 4Second Home SpitalfieldsSpace · London wifi report89 Mbps
- 5TinticoCoffee shop · London wifi report74 Mbps
- 6TinticoCoffee shop · London wifi report71 Mbps
- 7Brew Lab CoffeeCoffee shop · Edinburgh wifi report64 Mbps
- 8Established CoffeeCoffee shop · Belfast wifi report45 Mbps
- 9LoftSpaceSpace · Belfast wifi report34 Mbps
- 10Hampton by Hilton Edinburgh West EndHotel lobby · Edinburgh wifi report18 Mbps
In total: 192 coffee shops, 9 spaces, 7 coworking spaces, 5 public spaces, 2 hotel lobbies.
Working remotely in the United Kingdom: questions
What is the best city to work remotely in the United Kingdom?
London has the most places to work listed, with 40, followed by Bristol (21) and Cambridge (21). For wifi, London has the fastest measured median, 13 Mbps across 8 places. The best choice depends on what you need — the table on this page compares every city.
How fast is the wifi in cafés and coworking spaces in the United Kingdom?
Across 27 places where members ran a speed test, the median download is 12 Mbps, and 9 places measure 25 Mbps or faster — enough for video calls. A place nobody has tested has an unknown speed, not a slow one.
Where are the coworking spaces in the United Kingdom?
7 coworking spaces are listed in the United Kingdom, in Sheffield (6) and Peterborough (1).
Where can I find a quiet place to work or study in the United Kingdom?
Workmode has lists of quiet places to work in London and places to study in London. A place makes a list when remote workers rate it 4 out of 5 or higher, and a list appears once 3 places qualify.
How are places in the United Kingdom rated?
By the people who worked there: members check in, run a speed test and rate the place on wifi, noise and comfort. Google ratings are shown separately and never mixed in. Measured at 25 Mbps or faster by people who worked there, fastest first.