Working from home has changed the way we think about the working day. No commute, more flexibility and the ability to fit work around life have obvious advantages. But that doesn’t necessarily mean home is always the best place to get work done.
Increasingly, the answer seems to be about choice: having the flexibility to work from home when it suits you, while having a proper workspace to go to when you need focus, collaboration or simply a change of environment.
Flexible Hybrid Working at Westmead House
Hybrid working has become part of everyday working life – and research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows just how established hybrid working has become.
In autumn 2024, 28% of working adults in Great Britain were hybrid working, combining working from home with travelling to a workplace.
The ONS research also highlights some genuine benefits of working from home. Its March 2024 Time Use Survey found that people working from home saved an average of 56 minutes by not commuting. They also spent more time on sleep and rest, exercise, sport and wellbeing.
For businesses that want employees to spend time in the office, this highlights the need to provide a workspace that makes the commute less stressful – offering easy access to major transport hubs or plentiful onsite parking – and being in close proximity to local amenities like gyms, retail outlets and outside leisure space.
A change is as good as a rest
Productivity isn’t simply a question of how many minutes we spend at a desk. Our surroundings matter too.
At home, the boundaries between work and everything else can easily become blurred. Household jobs, deliveries, family life and everyday distractions all compete for attention. Travelling to a dedicated workspace creates a physical separation between the two.
For some people, that change of environment is exactly what helps: somewhere designed for work, where you can sit down knowing that the next few hours are dedicated to the job at hand.
Face-to-face interaction
There’s also the human element. Some tasks are perfectly suited to a quiet day at home. Others benefit from being able to talk through an idea, hold a meeting, work alongside colleagues or simply be around other working people.
That’s the strength of hybrid working: the workplace doesn’t have to replace the home office. It can complement it.
A workspace when you need one
This is where Westmead House fits naturally into today’s way of working.
Located in Farnborough town centre, Westmead House provides affordable, flexible, fully managed office space for businesses of different sizes. Private offices and touchdown desks are complemented by meeting rooms and breakout areas, high-speed internet, parking and bike racks.
Rather than committing to the old idea that everybody needs to be in the office five days a week, businesses can create a workspace that gives their team somewhere purposeful to come together – whether that’s regularly, as part of a hybrid routine, or simply when working from the kitchen table isn’t cutting it.
Affordable options & flexibility
Hybrid working is now an established part of British working life – the challenge for business operators is how to adapt to this model without affecting the bottom line.
That’s why affordable offices like Westmead House are ideal for businesses looking to offer greater flexibility without paying for expensive office space that sits empty for half the week.
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