List of BBC properties explained

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) operates from numerous properties across the United Kingdom and has historically occupied several others. Broadcasting House in London serves as the corporation's headquarters, with numerous other divisions also based in London and various locations throughout the UK. Since 2007, the BBC has been expanding its presence at MediaCityUK in Salford, resulting in the relocation of several departments there. Additionally, the corporation maintains production bases in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, and Glasgow. Beyond the UK, the BBC owns news bureaus and relay stations internationally.

Current properties

England

Name	Location	Television services	Radio services	Other
Barnsley Digital Media Centre^[1]
Barnstaple Civic Centre
BBC Broadcasting House (Cumbria)
550 Thames Valley Park Drive^[2]	Reading
BBC Bath				Located on Kingsmead Square in Bath.
				In addition to local and regional stations, is the headquarters for BBC England, the Regions Broadcast Support Centre, English Regions Technology, ViLOR (Virtualisation of Local Radio) Node North, BBC HR, BBC Academy, BBC Radio 1 and Asian Network Newsbeat and BBC Asian Network and Radio 4 Drama (The Archers)
The Tea Factory	Digbeth, Birmingham	BBC Midlands	BBC WM	From 2027, all departments based at The Mailbox will relocate here. Currently under construction.
		BBC Studios		Studio centre for BBC Birmingham Network Production Unit. Located on University of Birmingham Selly Oak campus.
Wharfinger's House, 122 Fazeley Street	Digbeth, Birmingham	BBC Studios		Post production centre for BBC Studios network production, relocated from Drama Village to support Masterchef and other network production outside of drama
BBC Blackburn				Also known by address: Darwen Street.
Boston Business Centre
BBC Brighton				Also named Imperial House.
				Home to the BBC Natural History Unit, Countryfile and the BBC Bristol Network Production Unit.
Bromsgrove District Council House
Burton upon Trent Town Hall^[3]
BBC Broadcasting House (Cambridge)		BBC Look East (west opt-out)
BBC Broadcasting House (Carlisle)
Sun Pier Chambers
BBC Broadcasting House (Chelmsford)
BBC Chesterfield
Mercantile House
Priory Place
Dunsfold Aerodrome^[4]				Production facility for Top Gear.
BBC Crawley				Office use.
BBC Broadcasting House (Derby)
Portfolio House
				Home of BBC Monitoring (1939–1943), home to BBC Academy since 1943.
BBC Broadcasting House (Exeter)
Accelerator Building, University of Sussex^[5]				Production facility for Bang Goes the Theory.
BBC Broadcasting House (Gloucester)
BBC Grimsby
				Premises located on university campus.
Claremont House
Hartlepool Civic Centre
Creative Media Centre^[6]
				Receiving station for BBC Monitoring.
Portcullis House
BBC Broadcasting House (Ipswich)
BBC Kendal
North Lynn Business Village
BBC Lancaster
BBC Broadcasting Centre (Leeds)				Also known as Quarry Hill.
Leek Town Hall
BBC Leicester
BBC Broadcasting House (Dunstable)
BBC Broadcasting House (Lincoln)
BBC Liverpool				Also known by address: College Lane/Hanover Street
BBC Park Western				Production facility for Silent Witness.^[7] (Production is scheduled to move to the West Midlands in early 2024).^[8] Home of BBC Newsgathering Operations, responsible for outside broadcasts for BBC News.
				Studio centre
			BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Club	Formerly known as Western House
10 Hammersmith Grove				Home to UKTV
				Headquarters of the BBC. Home of BBC News, BBC Television and BBC Radio.
				Studio Centre. Home of BBC Symphony Orchestra and recording studios.
BBC Archive Centre				Home to the BBC Archives.
				Small area leased as a technical facility for recording events.
				Small area leased as a technical facility for recording events.
Four Millbank				Parliamentary studio, leased from ITV, auxiliary studio for BBC News (UK), BBC News International.
				Former home of BBC Television. Mostly sold for development, but part let to BBC Worldwide and some BBC Studios staff. Home to BBC Studioworks and BBC Studios.
BBC White City (Broadcast Centre & Lighthouse)				Large office and production centre.
Maiden House				Sublet to Atos
Ryedale House
Mansfield Civic Centre
BBC Broadcasting House (Middlesbrough)
Pace Studios
				Programme production offices for BBC and Open University co-productions.
BBC Broadcasting Centre
Riverside Centre
Northallerton County Hall
BBC Broadcasting House (Northampton)
BBC Nottingham
BBC Broadcasting House (Oxford)		BBC Oxford opt-out region
Kings Chambers^[9]
BBC Broadcasting House (Ingledene)
Thames Valley Park
Redditch Town Hall^[10]
				Headquarters of the BBC North Group Division, home to BBC Children's and Education, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Research North Lab, BBC Learning, BBC Future Media, BBC Vision North, BBC support teams, BBC Blue Peter, BBC Stargazing (science production). BBC News (regional production & sport)
Beckett House^[11] ^[12]
Scarborough Art Gallery
BBC Scunthorpe
BBC Sheffield
BBC Broadcasting House (Shrewsbury)
BBC Broadcasting House (Southampton)
Gamble Institute and Central Library
Chantrelle	St Mary's			Ancillary use. -->
Stafford County Buildings
Cheapside
Shakespeare Centre Library
David Puttnam Media Centre			Local office for BBC Newcastle inside newsroom at University of Sunderland
BBC Broadcasting House (Swindon)
Bedes House
Trowbridge Council Offices
Phoenix Wharf				Also known as Phoenix Wharf.
The Great Hall
The Colosseum^[13]				Host venue of BBC Concert Orchestra and frequently occupied for production of Friday Night is Music Night.
Post Office Chambers
Newhampton Arts Centre
BBC Broadcasting House (Worcester)
BBC Broadcasting House (York)

Northern Ireland

Name	Location	Television services	Radio services	Other
Armagh Planetarium^[14]
Ballymena Museum & Town Hall
BBC Blackstaff House^[15]				Studio for BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Broadcasting House (Belfast)^[16]				Home to BBC Northern Ireland National Production Centre
Ferguson House
BBC Derry				Also known by address: Northland Road
Intec Centre^[17]
Newry Council Offices
Sketrick House
BBC Omagh

Scotland

Name	Location	Television services	Radio services	Other
BBC Ayr				Also known by address: Churchill Tower
BBC Broadcasting House (Aberdeen)
Liniclate Community School				Recording studio
BBC Production Village^[18]				studio Centre for BBC Scotland Network Production Unit.
Elmbank
BBC Dundee
The Tun
				Home to BBC Scotland Network Production Centre, BBC News (technology & science)
Glasgow North Trading Estate				Ancillary use
BBC Broadcasting House (Inverness)
Commercial Union House
BBC Shetland
BBC Oban				Ancillary use
Clydesdale Bank Building
BBC Selkirk
Cottrell Building, University of Stirling^[19]				Office use for BBC Scotland.
Rosebank

Wales

Name	Location	Television services	Radio services	Other
				On Aberystwyth University's Penglais campus
BBC Bangor				Also known as Bryn Meirion.
				Broadcasts commenced in 2020^[20]
BBC Hoddinott Hall (Wales Millennium Centre)^[21]				Home of BBC National Orchestra of Wales
				BBC National Orchestra of Wales is orchestra in residence of property.
			Studio centre for BBC Cymru Wales Drama productions	Home of Casualty and Pobol y Cwm.
Priory House^[22]
Hotel Metropole			Local studio for BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru
Ladywell House
BBC Penrhyndeudraeth
BBC Dylan Thomas House (Swansea)
Centre for the Creative Industries, Glyndŵr University^[23] ^[24]

British Crown dependencies

Name	Location	Television services	Radio services	Other
BBC Television House		Local studio for BBC Channel Islands opt-out
Broadcasting House (Douglas)	^[25]
BBC Jersey		BBC Channel Islands opt-out

International

In addition to the domestic bases, the BBC has numerous bases internationally to monitor the global news organisations and to gather news stories. The BBC itself does not publish the exact location of each of their news bureau in case of attack or harassment of staff because of their employment by the broadcaster, which aims to be politically neutral.

City	Country	Services	Purpose
			Newsgathering and production
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			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Monitoring for Global News Division
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Office Work, newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering, production and monitoring
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering, Production and Monitoring
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Office work and Newsgathering
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production (Temporarily closed due to 2023 Israel-Gaza War)
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Monitoring for Global News Division
			Newsgathering and production
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			Newsgathering and production
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			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering, production and monitoring
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Monitoring for Global News division
			Newsgathering and production
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			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering, Production and Monitoring
			Newsgathering and production
			Monitoring for Global News Division
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
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			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production, studio for Newsday, Asia Business Report
			Newsgathering and production
			Monitoring for Global News Division
			Monitoring for Global News Division
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production
			Monitoring for Global News division
			Newsgathering and production
			Newsgathering and production studio for BBC World News America
			Newsgathering and production
			Monitoring for Global News division

In addition to the above properties, the BBC also own radio relays including the Limassol BBC Relay on Cyprus.

Former properties

Historically, the BBC has used a number of different properties that have been sold or vacated by the corporation.

Name	Location	Television services	Radio services	Other
		BBC Midlands (1971–2004)	BBC Radio Birmingham, later BBC WM (1971–2004)	Studio centre and home to BBC Birmingham network production unit.
Broad Street		BBC Midlands (1964–1971)
Carpenter Road				Home of BBC Birmingham network production centre (c.1950–1971)
Bournemouth International Centre	Bournemouth	Local studio for BBC South	Local studio for BBC Radio Solent	Closed as of 2019
Broadway Methodist Chapel	Broadway, Roath, Cardiff	BBC Cymru Wales television studios (1955-1966)^[26]
Stacey Road	Stacey Road, Roath, Cardiff	BBC Cymru Wales television studios (1959-1966)
Baynton House, Cardiff	Llandaff, Cardiff	BBC Cymru Wales (1952–1966) BBC One Wales (1952–1966) BBC Two Wales (1952–1966)	BBC Radio Wales (1952–1966) BBC Radio Cymru (1952–1966)	The main headquarters for BBC Cymru Wales between 1952 and 1966. Broadcasts ceased in 1975 when it was demolished to make way for Broadcasting House's E-Block extension.
Broadcasting House, Cardiff	Llandaff, Cardiff	BBC Cymru Wales (1966–2020) BBC One Wales (1966–2020) BBC Two Wales (1966–2020)	BBC Radio Wales (1978–2020) BBC Radio Cymru (1977–2020)	The main headquarters for BBC Cymru Wales between 1966 and 2020. Broadcasts ceased in September 2020, with most operations having moved to BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House in Central Square, Cardiff.
Ty Oldfield	Cardiff			Offices and administration, located across the road from Broadcasting House, Llandaff. Closed in 2019. Site awaiting redevelopment.
Warwick Road			BBC CWR (1990–1995)
Queen Margaret Drive		BBC Scotland until 2007	BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio nan Gàidheal until 2007	Home to BBC Scotland Network Production Centre from creation until 2007
2 Whitefriars Court			District office and studio for BBC Radio Norfolk from 1984 until 2017^[27]	Used for live reports, interviews with guests from the Great Yarmouth area and the preparation of pre-recorded items by the Great Yarmouth district reporter. Also occasionally used for full live programmes. At one point in its history it was the base for three staff; a receptionist, a producer and a reporter.^[28] Latterly, it was a one-person operation staffed only by the district reporter.
Shiretown House				Closed Christmas 2016.^[29]
9 Chapel Street		BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (2001–2004)
Langley OB Base				Home to BBC TV Outside Broadcasts (2007-2008) when it was then purchased by SiS Live. The SiS TV outside broadcast operation closed down in 2014. BBC Radio outside broadcast also occupied the site (2007–2014) before moving to Park Royal.
	London	BBC Television Service (1936–1956)		Studios used for BBC TV until the station moved to Lime Grove in 1956. Was also the base for BBC TV News, until it moved to Television Centre in 1969, and for Open University broadcasts. Closed in 1981.^[30]
BBC Henry Wood House^[31]	London			Contained some activities of the BBC Audio and Music and BBC Research departments.
	London		BBC World Service (1941–2012)
	London		BBC Radio 1 (1967–1996)	Connected to adjacent Broadcasting House through a subway, and as a result often thought of as part of Broadcasting House. Demolished in 2003 to make way for the new Egton Wing of Broadcasting House.
Yalding House^[32]	London		BBC Radio 1 (1996–2013) BBC Radio 1Xtra
Brock House	London			Former administration building^[33]
	London			Radio studio and concert hall and home to the BBC Concert Orchestra between 1969 and 2003
	London			Supported BBC Broadcasting House nearby. Home to the BBC record library between 1965 and 1986.
16 Langham Street	London			BBC Radio Comedy and Writers Room^[34]
180 Great Portland Street	London			Former headquarters of BBC Trust^[35]
	London
1-2 Marylebone High Street	London	BBC Publishing (later BBC Enterprises, then BBC Worldwide), including BBC Software
35 Marylebone High Street	London	Radio Times / The Listener / BBC Publishing (later BBC Enterprises, then BBC Worldwide), BBC London (2001–2009)	BBC London 94.9/GLR/BBC Radio London (late 70's-2009)
	London			Radio Theatre used between the early 1960s and 1995
	London			Home of the British Broadcasting Company and the subsequent corporation 1923 and 1932, when the BBC moved to Broadcasting House.^[36]
BBC Kendal Avenue				Former outside broadcast base, sold to developers in 2007 when the outside broadcast base was moved to Langley. Demolished and redeveloped.
Ironworks Development^[37]				Small temporary studio used during the 2012 Summer Olympics
Windmill Road				Home to the BBC Television and Sound Archive until 2011. Gave its name to the 1980s BBC2 show Windmill, which looked at archive material held at Windmill Road.
				Radio studio between 1945 and c.1970.
BBC Villiers House				Former offices, including BBC Education, BBCs Finance and Accounting Services. Sublet to University of West London since Autumn 2013.
				Studio Centre. Home to BBC Film Department between 1955 and 1995. Sold off in 1995.
BBC Victoria Road				Former home to the BBC Television Rehearsal Rooms and the Costume and Wigs Department. Known as the "Acton Hilton" by many of the actors who rehearsed there. Demolished in Summer 2010.
				Studio Centre bought in 1953 and vacated in 1991. In 1994, the building re-opened under its original name of The Shepherd's Bush Empire
BBC Woodlands		BBC Enterprises (later BBC Worldwide)		Former home to the BBC's commercial services, such as programme sales, videos, DVDs, LPs, CDs, books, magazine, computer software and merchandising.
BBC White City (White City One, Media Centre, Energy Centre, Garden House)	White City, London			Former home of several production teams and administration departments.
BBC Centre House	White City, London			Former home to BBC Research South Lab^[38]
Old Broadcasting House		BBC North (1968–2002), BBC Yorkshire (2002–2004)	BBC Radio Leeds (1968–2004)
		BBC North West (1981–2011)	BBC Radio Manchester (1975–2011)	Previously also home to BBC Manchester Network Production Unit, BBC Philharmonic and BBC Religion and Ethics department
		BBC North (1954–1975)		Former base of Mancunian Films
				Outside broadcast unit garage
Old Broadcasting House		BBC North West (1929–1981)
Broadcasting House
St. Catherine's Close				Base for the BBC regional service in the East of England from 1956 to 2003, prior to the service moving to The Forum.
Lighthouse Arts Centre	Poole		Local studio for BBC Radio Solent	Closed as of 2019
Caversham Park	Reading	Local studio for BBC South	BBC Radio Berkshire	Former home of BBC Monitoring and of the BBC Written Archive^[39]
South Western House		BBC South (1961–1991)	BBC Radio Solent (1970–1991)	Former railway hotel occupied by BBC South until move into Broadcasting House (Southampton) in 1991.^[40]
Kingswood Warren	Tadworth, Surrey			Home to BBC Research, and its predecessors, between 1948 and 2010.^[41]

See also

• BBC
• BBC Television
• BBC Radio

References

• Web site: About the BBC - Buildings. BBC. 31 October 2011.
• Web site: The BBC Story - Buildings. BBC. 31 October 2011.
• Web site: Freedom of Information request – RFI20110939. van der Woude. Julie. September 2011. BBC. 7 February 2012.
• Web site: Freedom Of Information Request concerning BBC Properties 2008. BBC. 8 November 2010. No longer active

External links

• About The BBC - Buildings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Customers. Barnsley Digital Media Centre. 13 February 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20120803132300/http://www.barnsleydmc.co.uk/clients. 3 August 2012.
2. Web site: BBC - About Radio Berkshire . 2023-09-12 . BBC . en-GB.
3. Web site: BBC Radio Derby. Google Maps. 13 February 2012.
4. Web site: Film and Television . Dunsfold Park . 25 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306155703/http://www.dunsfoldpark.com/film-a-television-sets.html . 6 March 2012 .
5. Web site: Prime-time BBC science series sets up home at Sussex. University of Sussex. 27 April 2012.
6. Web site: Creative Media Centre II open's its doors in next phase to boost local business. Wired Sussex. 8 May 2012.
7. Web site: Where is Silent Witness filmed? .
8. Web site: Silent Witness to move to West Midlands as part of BBC's commitment to growth in the region .
9. Web site: King's Chambers, Peterborough . Unex Group . 20 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120628231524/http://www.theunexgroup.co.uk/lettings/kings_chambers.htm . 28 June 2012 .
10. Web site: BBC Hereford and Worcestershire. iWorcestershire. 20 May 2012.
11. Web site: BBC Wiltshire. Google Maps. 21 May 2012.
12. Web site: BBC Radio Wiltshire. iWiltshire. 21 May 2012.
13. News: Watford Colosseum Refurbishment. Beds, Herts & Bucks. 2 August 2010 . BBC. 21 May 2012.
14. Web site: Amazing Armagh Planetarium facts. Armagh Planetarium. 7 February 2012.
15. News: £3m loan for Belfast Blackstaff House property deal. 13 February 2012. BBC News. 27 October 2010.
16. Web site: Be part of the experience - Take a tour of the BBC - Broadcasting House Belfast. BBC. 13 February 2012.
17. Web site: BBC Newsline - Meet the Team - Julian Fowler. BBC. 27 April 2012.
18. Web site: Dumbarton Studios. BBC. 25 April 2012.
19. News: Get in touch with BBC Tayside & Central Scotland. BBC News . 23 February 2011 . 21 May 2012.
20. News: 2020-07-15. BBC Wales goes live from new Cardiff HQ. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-09-30.
21. Web site: BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Hoddinott Hall. BBC. 13 February 2012.
22. News: Language society's BBC Carmarthen studio demo over S4C. 25 April 2012. BBC News. 19 February 2011.
23. News: BBC studio's Wrexham university move. 21 May 2012. Daily Post. 21 January 2011.
24. Web site: Centre for the Creative Industries . Glyndŵr University . 21 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120506234547/http://www.glyndwr.ac.uk/en/Ourcampusesandfacilities/CentrefortheCreativeIndustries/ . 6 May 2012 .
25. Web site: Get in touch with BBC Isle of Man. BBC. 17 May 2017.
26. News: 15 January 2009. From Cardiff, this is BBC Wales. en-GB. 29 March 2021.
27. Web site: A new era for the BBC in Great Yarmouth. BBC Online. 29 April 2017.
28. Andrew Turner . 28 April 2017 . Waving farewell to Whitefriars Court . Radio . English . 29 April 2017 . 1'50" . . . Of course this used to be a base where it wasn't just one person like I am here on my own now, there used to be a receptionist, a producer and also a reporter.
29. News: Miles . Rebecca . BBC moves from long-established studio in Broad Street, Hereford . 26 October 2022 . Hereford Times . 5 January 2017.
30. Web site: BBC Buildings - Alexandra Palace. The BBC Story. BBC. 9 February 2012.
31. Web site: Contact Us - Henry Wood House. BBC Research and Development. BBC. 11 May 2012.
32. Web site: https://www.egi.co.uk/news/watch-first-glimpse-inside-british-lands-yalding-house/. www.egi.co.uk. 2020-03-11.
33. Web site: The Office Group to convert former BBC base into start-up space. 2018-05-01. Evening Standard. en. 2020-03-11.
34. Web site: BBC - Radio 4 and 4 Extra Blog: Radio 4 Extra: 'Week Ending' - the Lean Months. www.bbc.co.uk. en. 2020-03-11.
35. Web site: BBC - The Trust Unit - BBC Trust. www.bbc.co.uk. 2020-03-11.
36. Web site: BBC Buildings - Savoy Hill. The BBC Story. BBC. 9 February 2012.
37. Web site: Swan Wharf Acoustic Report. Vanguardia Consulting / Tower Hamlets London Borough Council. 11 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120629124602/http://planreg.towerhamlets.gov.uk/WAM/doc/Correspondence-616495.pdf?extension=.pdf&id=616495&appid=&location=VOLUME5&contentType=application%2Fpdf&pageCount=1. 29 June 2012.
38. Web site: IRFS Weeknotes #282 - BBC R&D. www.bbc.co.uk. 28 February 2019 . 2020-03-11.
39. News: BBC leaves historic site after 75 years. 2018-11-20. BBC News. 2020-03-11. en-GB.
40. Web site: Hackett. Steve. BBC South History. TVARK: The Online Television Museum. 9 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304034441/http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/bbcsouth/bbcsouthmain1.html. 4 March 2012. Contains video footage from South Today immediately following the move and ten years later.
41. Web site: BBC Buildings - Kingswood Warren. The BBC Story. BBC. 9 February 2012.