Juliet Anderson
31 March, 2025
News

Blackpool has been named the UK's second best city for office workers

Office attendance is steadily rebounding, with 68% of employees now working from the office and more than four-fifths of UK CEOs anticipating a full return to the office within the next three years. 

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But which UK cities are the best to work from the office? To find out, leader in office relocation and design Peldon Rose [https://www.peldonrose.com/news/the-office-location-report] has analysed a variety of metrics including the percentage of people working from the office, the percentage of trains on time and the number of after-work activities per 10,000 office workers.

Blackpool ranked one of the UK's best cities for office-based workers

Rank UK city  % of people working from the office % of on-time trains  Number of food provisions per 10,000 office workers  Number of after-work activities per 10,000 office workers 
1 Edinburgh 61.1% 67.0% 188 20
2 Blackpool 79.8% 63.0% 167 12
3 York 64.5% 37.0% 189 19
4 Newcastle  70.0% 52.0% 168 16
5 Glasgow  66.7% 72.0% 172 14
6 Nottingham  74.5% 58.0% 216 13
7 Manchester  68.4% 47.0% 205 14
8 Liverpool 73.9% 52.0% 160 17
9 Cardiff 63.9% 56.0% 137 10
10 Bristol 61.4% 52.0% 145 12

Blackpool ranks among the UK's best cities for office-based workers, with 79.8% working from the office - the highest number in the top 10 ranking.

With an average of 63% of trains on time, almost two-thirds are reliable. 

Additionally, there is an average of 167 food provisions per 10,000 office workers and 12 after-work activities per 10,00 office workers.