Market in Minutes: Bristol Occupational Office Data – H1 2025

Bristol's office market in the first half of 2025 recorded 211,653 square feet of take-up across 44 transactions, with Grade A and Prime space accounting for 47% of total activity, while availability decreased to 1.97 million square feet and the vacancy rate fell to 9.5%, indicating constrained supply. Prime rent increased 2% to £49 per square foot—the highest across UK Big 6 markets—with projections anticipating growth to £54 per square foot by 2027, driven by expected 16% GVA growth and 7,920 new jobs in the professional, tech and scientific sector over the next decade.