St James / Quarter is a trophy-tier Edinburgh submarket with average asking rent around £50/sqft/yr · ≈ $63.5 PSF/yr USD.

  • Average asking rent: £50/sqft/yr · ≈ $63.5 PSF/yr USD.
  • Tier: trophy.
  • Citywide Class A rent context: £42/sqft/yr · ≈ $53.3 PSF/yr USD ($53 USD).
  • Citywide vacancy: 8.4% — submarket-level availability is typically tighter at trophy tier.

St James / Quarter, Edinburgh office rents and availability

St James / Quarter is a trophy-tier Edinburgh submarket with average asking rent around £50/sqft/yr · ≈ $63.5 PSF/yr USD.

TL;DR

  • Average asking rent: £50/sqft/yr · ≈ $63.5 PSF/yr USD.
  • Tier: trophy.
  • Citywide Class A rent context: £42/sqft/yr · ≈ $53.3 PSF/yr USD ($53 USD).
  • Citywide vacancy: 8.4% — submarket-level availability is typically tighter at trophy tier.

Where rent sits

St James / Quarter averages around £50/sqft/yr · ≈ $63.5 PSF/yr USD for Class A, against a citywide Class A index of 42. As a trophy submarket, rent runs above the city average and availability is structurally tight.

Availability dynamics

Post-2020 mixed-use trophy frontier. Tech, financial services, hospitality groups, professional services.

Key facts

cityEdinburgh
submarketSt James / Quarter
tiertrophy
averageRentLocal£50/sqft/yr · ≈ $63.5 PSF/yr USD
cityClassARentUsd$53/sqft/yr
cityVacancyPct8.4%

Frequently asked questions

What is the average Class A rent in St James / Quarter, Edinburgh?
Around £50/sqft/yr · ≈ $63.5 PSF/yr USD. The citywide Class A index sits at £42/sqft/yr · ≈ $53.3 PSF/yr USD.

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