Mayfair & St James's is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of London with average asking rent around £165/sqft/yr · ≈ $210 PSF/yr USD.

  • Highest per-foot office rents in EMEA.
  • Period stock with Grade-listed constraints — limited new supply.
  • Boutique tenant scale — 5-15,000 sqft is the norm.

Mayfair & St James's, London — Class A submarket

The deepest hedge fund and family office cluster in EMEA. · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: £165/sqft/yr · ≈ $210 PSF/yr USD

TL;DR

  • Highest per-foot office rents in EMEA.
  • Period stock with Grade-listed constraints — limited new supply.
  • Boutique tenant scale — 5-15,000 sqft is the norm.

Overview

Mayfair and St James's host the highest concentration of hedge funds, private equity, family offices, and private banks in EMEA. Stock is small, characterful, and almost never new-build. Period buildings command record per-foot rents.

Tenant profile

Hedge funds, private equity, family offices, private banks, luxury brand HQs.

Typical specification

Small floor plates (3-8,000 sqft), period features, restored period detailing combined with Cat A spec.

Transit

Bond Street (Elizabeth Line, Jubilee, Central), Green Park (Jubilee, Piccadilly, Victoria).

Bond Street's Elizabeth Line addition transformed inbound commute economics.

Amenities

Bond Street, Berkeley Square, St James's clubland, the Royal Parks.

Comparable buildings

  • 20 Berkeley
  • 60 Curzon Street

Where Mayfair & St James's sits in London

Mayfair & St James's is one of 7 Class A submarkets we cover in London, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around £165/sqft/yr · ≈ $210 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader London Class A stock, Mayfair & St James's typically attracts Hedge funds, private equity, family offices, private banks, luxury brand HQs and competes most directly with the city's other trophy submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.

Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Mayfair & St James's: City of London, King's Cross, Shoreditch & Tech Belt, Canary Wharf. The full London submarket atlas is at /cities/london.

Topic deep-dives for Mayfair & St James's

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Mayfair & St James's, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:

Related glossary

Terminology specific to London Class A leasing and to the trophy tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.

Frequently asked questions

Why are Mayfair rents so high relative to floor plate?
Stock is permanently constrained by Grade-listed buildings, conservation areas, and small parcels. Trophy tenants pay for address, not floor efficiency.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Samuel Okafor — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

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