Overview of Chancery Lane
Chancery Lane is situated between Fleet Street and Holborn, right at the centre of the capital’s legal district. The Royal Courts of Justice and the Inns of Court are two of the stand out buildings in the area, supported by a hub of solicitor offices and barrister chambers which are located in the periphery.
The Chancery Lane Conservation Area covers an area of 6.6 hectares and serves to protect the many historical buildings still standing that stretch back to the Medieval era. Mixed within the commercial properties are well-known establishments such as Lincoln Inn Chapel and King’s College, with Lincoln’s Inn Fields also found nearby.
Offices to rent in Chancery Lane
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn is one of only four Inns of Court found in London (Lincoln’s Inn, Middle Temple and Inner Temple are the others). It sits between Gray’s Inn Road and High Holborn, and aside from being a professional body, it is also responsible for providing office accommodation for a number of barristers working in the area.
While the legal profession has traditionally been the primary industry in Chancery Lane, this has slowly begun to diversify over the past decade. The proximity of the courts ensure new and existing legal traders remain in the area, although a number of larger corporations have taken residency due to the strong transport links and location nearby to the centre of the city.
Amazon moved into an office space providing over 210,000 sq. ft., and the ITN headquarters have been situated only a short walk away from Chancery Lane on Grays Inn Road for a number of years. Sainsbury’s London headquarters sit at the bottom of Chancery Lane, while The Mitsubishi Corporation can be found further up the road in High Holborn. Other notable businesses who have moved in include Hachette UK, WeWork, TMT and a growing number of service office operators.
Chancery Lane has become an appealing location for companies looking for office space with a central location at affordable rents. It has fantastic transport networks with the financial district in Liverpool Street and Bank only a short distance away, and the creative hubs in and around Soho easily reached by bus, tube or taxi.
Start-ups and growing businesses will find a range of serviced offices and co-working spaces that provide extensive employee and business facilities. Hatton Garden also sits just off Chancery Lane, which remains the centre of the diamond trade in the UK. Serviced office spaces exist can be found beyond the main row of jewellery stores and offices, which leads onto Farrington Road. Over the past few years a number of media and creative companies have also settled in, further strengthening the appeal of moving into the district.
Facilities in Chancery Lane
Workers will find plenty of lunchtime and after work eating options in Chancery Lane. There are no shortage of sandwich bars and choices of cuisine to be found, ranging from well-known chain stores to independent food shops. Leather Lane market is always busy and there are always new and exciting pop-up food stands appearing to serve up cuisine from all over the world. At the higher end of the scale are restaurants such as Gaucho Chancery Lane, Bacco Restaurant & Wine Bar and Kimchee and Mirror Room in Holborn.
The Grand Union Chancery Lane, Scarfes Bar and Kanaloa London are contemporary bars that are ideal for entertaining clients, or to enjoy a range of tasty cocktails. There are many traditional pubs that have been standing for hundreds of years, including The Ship Tavern and Ye Olde Mitre to name only a couple.
Shopping options in and around Chancery Lane are strong and being only a short distance away from the West End and Covent Garden means you are spoilt for choice. Staff will also want to be close by to gym facilities and with recognised names such as Gym Box, Puregym, Virgin Active and Fitness First nearby, they can keep as fit and healthy as they need.
Chancery Lane transport
There are already a great selection of tube and overground transport links, and the completion of the Crossrail start at Tottenham Court Road will provide a fast and direct route to Canary Wharf in the east and Kings Cross in the west.
Chancery Lane and Holborn stations run along the Central line, while Blackfriars station connects commuters to the south of the city via British Rail. City Thameslink journeys in from the north, south and south east regions of London, while nearby Farringdon provides both tube and overground options in one of the capital’s busiest stations.
