Where to rent an office in Katowice?

Are you setting up a company, planning to operate in Katowice and wondering which district will be best? Well, there are several options, and to a large extent they depend on the nature of your business.

Entrepreneurs who care about a good location usually try to rent an office in Śródmieście or in Koszutka. These are places that are relatively easy to reach. This is particularly valuable for law firms and notary offices, but in practice companies with extensive sales departments (especially telemarketing) and businesses whose owners care about prestige often take advantage of such opportunities as well.

A good location obviously comes with certain costs. Looking through listings on various classified ad sites, you can quickly see that the rent per square metre in the centre of Katowice is on average 10 per cent higher than in other districts of the city. Asking rents often reach 36-40 PLN per square metre (depending on the condition of the premises, their exact location and so on).

Remember, though, that these are only average values. If you have a large, well-maintained property, you can look for a more affluent company – one that cares first and foremost about good premises rather than the price.

Alternatives to Śródmieście

Companies that want to rent an office in Katowice at somewhat lower cost but still in a good location often look for listings in Koszutka. It is an interesting choice in that such a location is still close to the city centre. What matters for property owners, however, is that companies looking for office space in Koszutka usually look for much smaller spaces here than in the centre.

Koszutka is not, however, the only place relatively close to Śródmieście where you can rent an office for less than in Śródmieście itself. The second alternative is the Paderewskiego estate. Interestingly, the average area of office premises rented here is considerably larger than in Koszutka. In addition, you can also consider a location in Bogucice.

It is not only the centre that counts

Not all companies can afford to rent an office in Śródmieście or its immediate vicinity. Nor do all of them need a place that is attractive in terms of image. For some, premises in districts a little further from the centre, such as Ligota or Piotrowice, are enough. This applies mainly to smaller businesses and to companies whose offices take up only part of the rented premises, while most of the space is used, for example, as a warehouse.

This does not mean, however, that location does not matter to them at all. So where? Characteristically, though, despite the lower prices, the average area of premises rented here is considerably larger than in the centre. It is worth remembering, however, that an average is not a median, and smaller premises also find tenants.