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Rent Private, Soundproof Office pod

Buy, lease or rent — see every price, for every pod, side by side. No enquiry forms to unlock a number. No chasing three sales teams to compare a Framery against a Silen.

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Every way to pay, upfront

buy
£13,650
lease
£554 /month

Indicative pricing for a demo catalog — not live supplier quotes.

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Launch brands compared, side by side —

Framery Silen Strata + more as we sign brands
The buying journey

Four steps. No hidden costs. No obligation.

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Browse

Compare pods by size, brand, sound rating, ventilation, lead time and price.

2

Choose how to pay

See buy, lease and rent figures for every pod, upfront.

3

Get matched

We connect you with the right supplier or finance partner for your order.

4

Get set up

Delivery, installation and support, arranged through our partner network.

Three ways to pay — the core feature

Every pod page prices all three, side by side.

No hidden costs. No obligation. Compare like-for-like before you ever enquire.

Buy

Own it outright. Best for long-term, fixed locations and capital-budget buyers.

Best for: permanent fit-outs

Lease

Fixed monthly payments over 24–60 months, often with an option to own, return or upgrade.

Best for: predictable budgets

Rent

Flexible short-term rental with no long-term commitment — ideal for events and trial periods.

Best for: growing teams, trials
Real pods, real workplaces

This is what "your own space" actually looks like.

Not a rendering — real acoustic pods, doing exactly what they're built for.

Photography: Work With Island, via Unsplash — shown for illustration only, not a PodWork launch brand.

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Find the right footprint first.

Every size shown here filters the full catalogue below — with buy, lease and rent priced on every model.

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Add up to three pods and compare deals.

Capacity, price across all three routes, sound rating and lead time — the moment that turns research into an enquiry.

11 pods

Silen Space Call acoustic pod
Silen

Space Call

1 person~40dB ext. noise2–4 wks lead time
BAcousticAEPD
★★★★★ 4.7 (38)
£5,800
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Silen Space Work acoustic pod
Silen

Space Work

1.5 person~40dB ext. noise2–4 wks lead time
BAcousticAEPD
★★★★★ 4.6 (24)
£6,900
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Silen Space Meet acoustic pod
Silen

Space Meet

2 person~41dB ext. noise5–7 wks lead time
AAcousticBEPD
★★★★★ 4.8 (31)
£10,890
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Strata Privacy Booth acoustic office pod, white shell with sand interior
Strata

Privacy Booth

1 person~36dB ext. noise2–3 wks lead time
CAcousticBEPD
★★★★☆ 4.4 (19)
£4,950
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Framery One Compact acoustic office pod, white shell with sand interior
Framery

One Compact

1 person~38dB ext. noise3–5 wks lead time
CAcousticAEPD
★★★★★ 4.8 (61)
£6,200
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Strata Solo Pod acoustic office pod, white shell with sand interior
Strata

Solo Pod

1.5 person~37dB ext. noise3–4 wks lead time
CAcousticBEPD
★★★★☆ 4.3 (14)
£5,990
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Framery One acoustic office pod, white shell with sand interior
Framery

One

1 person~39dB ext. noise4–6 wks lead time
BAcousticBEPD
★★★★★ 4.8 (33)
£8,500
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Strata Duo Pod acoustic office pod, white shell with sand interior
Strata

Duo Pod

2 person~37dB ext. noise4–5 wks lead time
CAcousticCEPD
★★★★☆ 4.3 (9)
£9,500
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Framery Four acoustic office pod, white shell with sand interior
Framery

Four

4 person~41dB ext. noise6–8 wks lead time
AAcousticBEPD
★★★★★ 4.9 (47)
£12,800
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Strata Team Room 4 acoustic office pod, white shell with sand interior
Strata

Team Room 4

4 person~37dB ext. noise4–6 wks lead time
CAcousticCEPD
★★★★☆ 4.3 (11)
Not available to rent
£12,200
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Framery Six acoustic office pod, white shell with sand interior
Framery

Six

6 person~42dB ext. noise8–10 wks lead time
AAcousticBEPD
★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
Not available to rent
£16,700
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Strata Assembly 6 acoustic office pod, white shell with sand interior
Strata

Assembly 6

6 person~38dB ext. noise6–8 wks lead time
CAcousticCEPD
★★★★☆ 4.2 (8)
Not available to rent
£13,650
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Your comparison

Acoustic rating — A/B/C grade based on exterior noise reduction (A = quietest). EPD rating — an Environmental Product Declaration is an independently verified summary of a product's environmental footprint (materials, manufacturing, end of life); A = lowest measured impact.

Office pods, explained

Quiet space you can install, not build.

Open-plan offices solved collaboration and broke concentration. An acoustic pod is the pragmatic answer: a private, ventilated, soundproofed room that arrives as a product, gets assembled where you want it, and moves again when the floor plan changes. No partition walls, no landlord conversation, no capital works programme.

Who ends up buying one

The trigger is almost always the same: the open-plan floor works for everything except the conversation that needs a door. Sales teams running back-to-back calls. Managers holding 1:1s and appraisals. Recruiters interviewing candidates. Anyone on video calls loud enough to annoy the desk behind them. A pod gives that conversation somewhere to go without booking out the only meeting room in the building.

Matching the pod to the job

A single booth handles calls and focus work in the smallest possible footprint. A 1.5-person pod adds room for a proper chair, desk and monitor, which matters once people are inside for an hour rather than ten minutes. Two-person pods suit interviews and 1:1s. Four- and six-person rooms replace a built meeting room without the building work, and are the ones that need the most thought about access.

Why compare before you commit

Pods run from a few thousand pounds to well over twenty thousand, and the brands describe themselves in incompatible terms — different size naming, different acoustic claims, different environmental reporting. Most suppliers sell one manufacturer and put their pricing behind an enquiry form. Seeing the real options next to each other, priced every way they are available, turns a considered spend into a decision you can actually justify. You can compare all three brands before you shortlist anything.

Common questions

What buyers ask us first.

What exactly is a soundproof office pod?

A freestanding, self-contained booth that sits inside an existing office. It has its own walls, door, glazing, lighting, ventilation and power, so it does not need building work, planning permission or a change to the floor plan. Because it is furniture rather than construction, it can be installed in a day, moved when the office changes, and — if you rent or lease — handed back at the end of the term.

How much noise does a pod actually block?

Enough that a normal speaking voice inside is not intelligible outside, and that open-plan noise drops to a level you can concentrate through. It is sound reduction, not a recording studio: pods are rated by how many decibels they cut, and that figure varies by model. We group every pod we list into a quietest, balanced or lighter acoustic tier so you can compare brands on the same basis instead of on their own marketing language.

Should we buy, lease or rent?

It depends on which budget the money comes from and how long you need the space. Buying is cheapest over a long horizon and the pod is yours as an asset. Leasing spreads the cost and keeps it out of capital expenditure. Renting suits short leases, project teams and anyone who wants to try pods before committing. We show every route a pod is offered on, side by side, so the comparison is about the commitment as much as the price.

What is included, and what do we need to provide?

The pod itself arrives with its acoustic shell, glazing, ventilation, lighting and internal power. What you provide is the space and a power supply to plug it into, plus access to get it in. Pods are assembled on site, so the practical constraints are the doorway, the lift, the stair turn and whether the work has to happen outside office hours.

How long does delivery and installation take?

That varies by model and by whether the configuration you want is stocked or made to order, so we show the lead time on every pod rather than quoting a single figure. Refurbished units are generally the quickest, because the stock already exists rather than sitting in a production queue.

Do you only work with one manufacturer?

No — that is the point of the site. We are independent and list Framery, Silen and Strata alongside each other, with the same specifications and the same acquisition routes shown for each. A shortlist can mix brands wherever that fits better than a single-brand order.

Why PodWork

The neutral layer that sits above every brand.

Independent, not single-brand

We're brand-agnostic and honest about trade-offs — we're on your side, not a manufacturer's.

All three acquisition routes

Buy, lease or rent, nationwide — most competitors only really offer one.

Real pricing, not a directory

Live indicative pricing and a genuine compare tool — not just a list of suppliers.

Who
Multi-brand
Real pricing
All 3 routes
Nationwide
PodWork
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Manufacturers direct
No
Quote-gated
Rarely
Yes
Furniture resellers
Yes
Limited
Rarely
Yes
Generic directories
Yes
No
No
Yes
Rental / AV hire
One brand
Yes
Rent only
Regional
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