Oxfordshire, a key part of UK life sciences’ Golden Triangle region, had an annual take-up of lab space last year amounting to 620,200 sq ft, says estate agent Bidwells.
The company, a leading UK specialist in the STEM rental and purchase market, included the statistic in its latest Arc Market Databook review of 2025.
However, it cautioned, the lion’s share of the figure was accounted for by a small number of large commitments.
Chief among these was the Ellison Institute’s purchase of the 450,000 sq ft Daubney Project at Oxford Science Park.
Of the three key Golden Triangle city sites – London, Cambridge and Oxford – Oxford has been a particular source of complaint for companies seeking affordable lab spaces.
However, overall laboratory availability in the county of Oxfordshire stood at 27% at the end of 2025, said the Bidwells report. This is expected to rise in the near term, predicts the company, and be strengthened by major business commitments in the region and the county’s ‘deep institutional and infrastructure base’.
