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Circle Square

A vibrant new neighbourhood for digital and tech businesses in the heart of Manchester’s innovation district.

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  • Major public transport links on your doorstep

  • Access to the skills and talent your business needs

  • Shops, cafes, bars and a new city park

  • WiredScore Platinum Certified for digital connectivity

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Exterior arial side-view of the Circle Square building
People walking through the reception space at No.1 Circle Square

Enable the extraordinary

Circle Square offers flexible workspaces and bespoke programmes of business support, helping creative, digital and technology businesses to form, scale and grow. It’s also home to a unique cluster of some of the region’s most disruptive, fast-growing tech businesses.

Ideal for start-ups, scale-ups and global corporates in:

Creative, digital tech, cyber security, AI, blockchain, VR, Engineering and more.

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Circle Square is home to

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise at Circle Square logo
  • KPMG at Circle Square logo
  • Accenture at Circle Square logo
  • Northcoders at Circle Square logo
  • Hilti at Circle Square logo
  • Mills & Reeve at Circle Square logo
  • MAG-O at Circle Square logo
  • Start-up Factory at Circle Square logo
  • Wakelet at Circle Square logo
  • Manchester Digital at Circle Square logo
  • Tootoot at Circle Square logo
  • The Cyber Resilience Centre at Circle Square logo

How we support you

Through our extensive partner network of universities, city councils, NHS Trusts, sector-leading companies and more, we can help your business grow by connecting you to opportunities to access funding, skills, talent and markets.

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Support for your business

Regardless of the size or stage of your business, we'll work with you to source the right support for your needs.

Access to finance

Access the investors and funds your business needs to grow.

Access to talent

Access the skills and talent your business needs through our unrivalled partner network.

Access to our partner network

Benefit from our business support programme specially-designed for science and tech businesses.

Access to our events program

Our upcoming business support and community social events help to keep your business connected and provide additional opportunities for support.

Our partner network

  • The University of Manchester logo
  • Manchester Metropolitan University logo
  • Manchester Digital
  • Manchester Tech Trust logo
  • Oxford Road Corridor logo
  • MIDAS logo
  • Manchester City Council

    Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)

    Greater Manchester LEP

    Tech Nation

  • HGF

    Mills & Reeve

    Pro Manchester

    Innovate UK

  • Health Innovation Manchester

    Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

    Complete Resourcing


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Our location

Manchester Oxford Road

Located in the heart of Manchester’s innovation district and close to the city’s major public transport hubs, Circle Square is surrounded by some of Manchester’s finest academic, arts and cultural destinations.

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Flexible coworking and office space available

From coworking and serviced space to flexible offices, our dedicated account managers will work with you to identify the type and amount of space you need today and in the future to achieve your business goals.

  • Office space starting from £30 per sq ft
  • Serviced space starting from £420 per month
  • Coworking starting from £200 per month
  • Events and meeting space (enquire for pricing)

A service charge (starting from £7.50 per sq ft) will also be payable to help us keep Circle Square well maintained.

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Facilities and amenities

As well as flexible office and meeting spaces, Circle Square also offers a range of facilities and amenities that your business can enjoy.

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    Hatch Courtyard

  • Exterior shot of Circle Square lit up at dusk with groups of people congregating on the grass and surrounding area.

    Events at Circle Square

  • Groups of people socialising in the sun in an urban beer garden

    Events at Hatch

  • Three people sat outside of Friska enjoying their coffee in the sunshine whilst chatting

    Friska at University Green Oxford Road

  • Exterior shot of people sat out Friska and BrewDog enjoying the sunshine

    Oxford Road

  • A bustling retail retail space with people and families shopping

    Retail at Circle Square

  • Groups of people socialising at outdoor chairs and tables whilst people participate in yoga on the lawn at Symphony Park

    Symphony Park - yoga on the green

  • A shot of Symphony Park showing the large, open spaces where people are congregating and socialising.

    Symphony Park

  • A crowd of people socialising at Refuge, Oxford Road

    Refuge, Oxford Road


  • Bespoke annual arts and cultural events

  • Symphony Park — a unique green space in the city

  • Showers, lockers, changing rooms and bike storage

  • Multi-storey car park

  • 180-person auditorium and meeting facilities

  • Shops, bars, restaurants and a hotel

  • 24/7 access with full concierge and business support

  • 'Boutique Bootcamp' studio


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Contact us to find out how we can support your business, whether you want to talk to us about your business goals or book a tour of one of our spaces.

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