6 Coworking Spaces in Southend-on-Sea

About Southend-on-Sea

A resort town on the Thames Estuary in Essex, Southend-on-Sea, is usually referred to as "Southend" by the locals. Located 64km east of central London, it's bordered by Rochford and Castle Point. Home to the longest leisure pier in the world (2.16km) built in 1830; the city began its life as a huddle of poor fishermen's huts and farms at the end of the village of Prittlewell. It was from the 1960s onwards that it became a holiday destination and a dormitory town for London workers who wanted to live by the seaside. You will find in the city plenty of waterfront amusement activities to keep the big and the little kids enthralled for hours and the annual London to Southend Classic Car event draws a horde of tourists each year. Coworking venues have opened up in Southend's streets to cater to its tech savvy locals who have no wish to jump on a train and go into the big smoke each day to get some work done.

The startup scene in the United Kingdom is said to be one of the fastest growing in the whole of Europe according to figures over the last 5 years when there has been 392,627 new tech startups launched in the country. The most growth showed up in the niche sectors of Internet, fintech and software. The UK has an attractive environment for tech businesses in that it offers great foundations and ecosystems for innovative minds to get their ideas off the ground. Coworking is but one more step in supporting intrepid brains where it's possible to connect and collaborate with likeminded souls with the added benefit of being able to breathe the salt breezes.