Rising trend to turn offices education use

BIRMINGHAM recorded the largest amount of secondary office space sold for conversion to education use in the UK in the last three years, according to a new report.

- TAMLYN JONES Business Correspondent

Between 2022 and 2024, 283,474 sq ft of secondary office space in the city was sold for repurposing.

Of that, 220,997 sq ft was earmarked for educational use, positioning Birmingham as the most active UK city for office-to-education conversions.

The report, produced by property agency CBRE, also said that a further 62,477 sq ft was sold for student accommodation, second only to London, with 378,459 sq ft.