The kitchen table has a lot to answer for. It’s where a remarkable number of Peterborough businesses were started — and where most of them eventually hit a ceiling.
That ceiling looks different for different people. For a freelancer it’s the inability to concentrate. For a consultant it’s the absence of a professional setting for client calls. For a therapist it’s the need for a confidential, private space that feels nothing like someone’s home. For a growing business it’s the creeping sense that the place you’re working from no longer reflects what you’ve built.
A private office at Native Space is the answer to all of those. This is what that actually looks like.
A private office at Native Space isn’t just four walls and a desk. Every office comes with:
Private office membership at Native Space comes in two tiers, designed for different stages and different needs.
Member — from £395/month Your private office with everything above included. The right choice if you want a clean, professional base without complexity.
Member+ — from £625/month Everything in Member, plus 35 monthly credits worth £525 to use across Native Space services:
Optional add-ons — available to any member at additional cost:
The Member+ maths are worth sitting with. At from £625/month you’re receiving £395 of office membership plus £525 of service credits — a combined value of £920 — for £625. The more of Native Space you use, the more the membership pays for itself.
The honest answer is: more people than you might expect.
Working from home works until it doesn’t. The moment a business starts to feel serious — client calls that require focus, deliverables that need concentration, a growing sense that the kitchen table isn’t the right backdrop for the business you’re building — a private office changes everything.
The difference isn’t just practical. It’s psychological. Having a place that is specifically and only for work resets the relationship between effort and output in a way that shared spaces and home setups rarely do.
A private office is a client-facing asset. When a consultant, coach, or advisor brings a client to Native Space, the environment communicates something about them before they’ve said a word. Clean, professional, considered. Free parking outside. A proper meeting room available when the conversation needs more space.
For anyone whose clients pay for their expertise and judgement, the setting in which that expertise is delivered is part of what they’re paying for.
This is a use case that deserves its own mention, because the requirements are specific and the fit at Native Space is particularly strong.
A therapy practice needs privacy above everything else. Clients must feel that what happens in that room stays in that room — and the physical environment plays a significant role in that feeling. A calm building, a private office, secure access, and the absence of anything that feels chaotic or corporate all contribute to a client’s sense of safety before the session has even started.
Native Space currently hosts two therapists who share an office — a model that works well for practitioners whose sessions don’t overlap and who want to share the cost of a professional base. Birch Phoenix Counselling, run by integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor Nicola Bonell UKCP, describes the space on her website as “a light and airy space — a safe space for you to come to each week.” Rachel Shaw, a trauma therapist specialising in childhood trauma, also works from Native Space — and uses the podcast studio to record her Rachel&Co podcast between sessions, a reminder that the building supports more than just the therapy room.
For practitioners, the combination of a private office, free client parking, secure intercom access, and a calm, well-maintained building addresses every practical requirement of running a client-facing practice in Peterborough.
Two to four people who need a base, want to be in the same room, and don’t want to sign a three-year lease. Native Space offices are customisable — you can bring your own furniture, add your own touches, and make the space reflect your brand — and flexible enough to accommodate a team that’s still figuring out exactly what it needs.
ManageSpace UK, a property management software company, is based at Native Space — a reminder that the building isn’t just for solo practitioners. Technology companies, agencies, and growing businesses benefit from the same combination of professional environment, community access, and flexible terms.
The private office is the anchor. What surrounds it is what makes Native Space different from any other serviced office in Peterborough.
Within the same building:
Podcast and video studio — three Blackmagic 6K cameras, three Shure SM7B microphones, multiple customisable sets. For business owners building a content strategy, coaches recording programmes, or practitioners producing audio content. Rachel Shaw records her Rachel&Co podcast here between therapy sessions.
Photography and video content room — professional product photography, brand imagery, social media content. No need to hire an external studio.
Wellness studio — yoga, Pilates, and holistic classes. A lunchtime reset that doesn’t require leaving the building.
Cove hair salon — an on-site salon for appointments that fit around your working day rather than the other way round.
Meeting room — fully equipped for client meetings, workshops, and presentations. Available to all members.
Business community — a building full of entrepreneurs, freelancers, and practitioners at different stages of building their businesses. The conversations that happen in the kitchen and the lounge are part of the value.
No other private office provider in Peterborough offers this combination. It’s not a list of features — it’s an environment designed to support every part of running a business, not just the part where you sit at a desk.
The best way to understand whether a private office at Native Space is right for you is to come and see it. Tours are free, there’s no obligation, and you’ll get a clear picture of the space, the building, and the community before committing to anything.
