Podcast Studio Liverpool: The 7 Best Studios for Hire in 2026

Searching "podcast studio Liverpool" returns a shorter list than you might expect for a city with this much creative energy, padded out by photography studios and Manchester venues borrowing the city's name on booking sites. This guide strips it back to seven verified studios: six in Liverpool proper and one across the water in Birkenhead. The short answer first. Book Liverpool Podcast Studios for a produced video show with a producer in the room, Studio Below for the cheapest published rate in the city, and Liverpool Studios if your show is audio-first.

Every studio was checked against its own website in August 2026. Published prices are quoted as written; where there are none, we say "price on request" rather than guessing from third-party listings. If you would rather skip the shortlist entirely, Earworm's podcast studio hire service bundles the room, the crew and the edit into one booking.

Podcast Studios in Liverpool at a Glance

The table compares every podcast studio in Liverpool we could verify, plus the one Wirral option close enough to count. "Published price" means a figure on the studio's own website; marketplace-only prices are treated as price on request.

The 7 Best Podcast Studios in Liverpool

1. Liverpool Podcast Studios (Baltic Triangle)

Liverpool Podcast Studios is the most complete video podcast studio Liverpool currently has. Two purpose-built studios at 67 Greenland Street hold eight themed sets named after city landmarks (Radio City, Mathew Street, Hope Street, Penny Lane and more, plus an infinity cove). Sessions take up to four guests, record 4K on up to four cameras, and include Rode and Shure microphones, teleprompters, remote-guest capability and a hair and make-up station. The detail that sets it apart: a dedicated producer is included in every session, so nobody on your team has to learn a desk.

The homepage lists a Studio Recording Session at £135 per hour and a Podcast Production Session (full editing included) at £165 per hour, both with a 90-minute minimum. Add-ons include three social clips for £180 and a camera operator at £60 per hour. The production page also shows fixed packages from £215 for 90 minutes with VAT included, so confirm which structure applies when you enquire. Standard delivery is five working days.

Best for: brands, founders and B2B shows that want finished video episodes rather than raw files.

2. Liverpool Studios, The Audio Studio (Vauxhall)

Liverpool Studios at 12 Cotton Street is part of Merseyside's largest independent film and photography studio complex, run by Vessel. The podcast offer is a soundproof booth with four microphones, remote guests via Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp or phone, and an optional engineer. If your show moves to video, the same building supplies up to three cameras, an infinity-cove backdrop in your brand colours, an autocue and livestreaming over 70 Mbps fibre. Mixing and mastering are charged per finished hour.

Pricing is bespoke: the site asks for your requirements and quotes accordingly. Third-party listings show hourly rates in the £35 to £55 range, but the studio does not publish these itself. The distinguishing detail is scale: Studio 1 next door is 10 by 15 metres with a 7-metre ceiling, so a podcast booked here can grow into a set build or live event without changing supplier.

Best for: audio-only shows, audiobook and voiceover work, and teams that may want a proper film studio later.

3. Studio Below & Beyond (City Centre)

Studio Below on Rodney Street, with its sister venue The Studio Beyond on Wood Street, is the clearest budget option for podcast studio hire in Liverpool. The soundproof room records audio or three-angle multi-camera video, with professional editing included, which is unusual at this level. A separate booth handles voiceover. Microphone and camera models are not listed and engineer presence is not stated, so ask if that matters.

Published rates are plain: £50 per 90 minutes for audio, £80 for video, £100 for a live-stream podcast, and voiceover from £30, with student, long-term and bulk discounts. The extra nobody else in the city offers is a 35-seat theatre with a licensed bar, the obvious place to record a live episode in front of an audience.

Best for: first episodes, student and startup shows, and anyone who wants editing thrown in.

4. Podcafe Studios (Baltic Triangle)

Podcafe Studios sits in the Queens Dock Business Centre on Norfolk Street, a few minutes from Liverpool Podcast Studios. Founders Roy Basnett and Clare Campbell both come from broadcasting, and that shapes the offer: audio and video recording with trained producers working in Adobe Audition and Premiere, recorded or live formats, and access to a database of guest contributors. The studio is available 24/7 by appointment.

No microphone or camera counts are published and there is no price list, so this is price on request. The distinguishing detail is the producer-led, radio-style approach: you are buying editorial help as much as a room.

Best for: businesses that want someone with a broadcast background shaping the show, not just pressing record.

5. Material Studios (Richmond Row)

Material Studios at 147 to 161 Richmond Row is around a ten-minute walk from Lime Street, on the northern edge of the Knowledge Quarter. It is a music studio first, and the podcast room benefits: a sound-treated space with Shure SM7B microphones, Canon full-frame cameras and studio lighting, with branding and animated social clips offered alongside. Remote collaboration is supported; engineer presence is not stated.

Pricing is on request. Two practical touches stand out: a complimentary extra half-hour before every booking to settle in, and secure parking, rarer than it should be in central Liverpool.

Best for: creators and small businesses who want a relaxed, musician-grade room with the SM7B sound.

6. FACT Liverpool Sound Studio (Ropewalks)

The Sound Studio at FACT sits on the top floor of the arts centre at 88 Wood Street, as part of its Studio/Lab. It is listed as an audio space: four overhead microphones, a mixing desk, speakers, headphones, a large monitor and a Mac mini, with acoustically treated walls and seating for five. No cameras are listed and no engineer is included, so bring someone who knows the desk.

The studio's own page is enquiry-only, so price on request; marketplaces list weekday day and half-day rates, but that is third-party information. What no other room here offers is a cultural-venue address with catering, accessibility and a video edit suite in the same building.

Best for: agencies and organisations that already use FACT for events and want recording in the same place.

7. Start-Yard POD Studio (Birkenhead, across the water)

Start-Yard is on Church Street in Birkenhead, so it is a Mersey crossing away rather than in Liverpool itself. It earns its place as the most transparently priced hire on either side of the river. The POD Studio is a ready-to-go room with microphones and cameras set up, an optional engineer and editing add-ons.

Studio-only hire starts from £60 per hour, £200 for a half day (up to four hours) or £350 for a full day (up to eight). Studio plus engineer starts from £110 per hour, £320 half day and £530 full day. Editing add-ons run from £75 to £150 and up. All plus VAT. It sits inside a coworking community with an on-site café bar and calls itself "not a faceless hire studio", which is fair.

Best for: Wirral-based founders, agencies and brands who want to know the cost before they pick up the phone.

What Podcast Studio Hire in Liverpool Costs

Only three of the seven studios publish prices. The chart normalises those starting rates to a 90-minute session, the minimum at Liverpool Podcast Studios and the standard unit at Studio Below. Start-Yard's hourly rate is multiplied by 1.5 and excludes VAT.

Those figures buy different things. £50 at Studio Below gets a room and an edit; £202.50 at Liverpool Podcast Studios gets a themed set, up to four cameras and a producer. The four price-on-request studios will quote on whether you want an engineer, cameras and post-production, so send a clear brief: episode length, people in the room, audio or video, and what you need back.

How to Choose a Podcast Studio in Liverpool

Seven studios, seven definitions of "fully equipped". Check these before you commit.

• Decide audio or video first. FACT is audio-only as listed. Liverpool Studios treats video as an add-on. Liverpool Podcast Studios and Studio Below are video by default. Pick wrong and you pay for cameras you do not use, or find there are none.
• Know who is driving the desk. Liverpool Podcast Studios includes a producer in every session. Liverpool Studios and Start-Yard offer an engineer as an add-on. FACT includes no engineer. Podcafe, Material and Studio Below do not state it, so ask.
• Check what you leave with. Studio Below and the Liverpool Podcast Studios production session include editing. Most others hand over raw files, which changes the real cost if you have no editor. Our guide to podcast editing explains what a finished episode actually involves.
• Confirm remote-guest handling. Liverpool Studios lists Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp and phone. Liverpool Podcast Studios lists remote-guest capability. Make sure both sides are recorded cleanly, not via a laptop speaker.
• Read the small print. VAT, minimum session lengths, opening hours, parking and cancellation terms are where "from" prices grow.
• Think about the look. If your clips live on LinkedIn and YouTube, a themed set or branded infinity cove does real work. Our video podcast setup guide covers what makes a set read well on camera.

For a framework that applies in any city, see how to find a podcast studio for rent.

Liverpool's Creative Scene, and Why the Studio Map Looks Like This

It is no accident that the studios cluster around the Baltic Triangle. Invest Liverpool calls it Liverpool's creative district, home to more than 500 digital and creative businesses across 37.6 hectares, with £128 million invested since 2012 and a further £62 million underway. Baltic Creative CIC alone houses over 100 companies.

To the north and east, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool covers more than half of the city centre and brings together over 400 organisations across science, health, tech and culture, with partners including the University of Liverpool and LJMU. Material Studios sits on its northern edge, handy for university and health-sector shows.

According to Prolific North, the Liverpool City Region's creative economy has more than 6,500 creative businesses, a 51,000-strong workforce and generates over £4.5 billion in GVA. In 2026 the Combined Authority was awarded £25 million from the Government's Creative Places Growth Fund to build on games, film, music tech and creative services.

Home to more than 6,500 creative businesses and a 51,000-strong workforce, the region's creative economy now generates over £4.5bn in GVA.

Need Production, Not Just a Room?

Hiring a podcast studio in Liverpool solves recording. It does not solve format, editing, clips, publishing or growth, which is where most business podcasts stall after episode six.

Earworm is a B2B video podcast agency that handles strategy, recording, editing, clips and distribution as one managed service, so every session becomes YouTube episodes, LinkedIn clips and audio feeds. Explore our podcast production services, see how we approach video podcast production, or, if you need a room in the capital, our podcast studio hire in London. We have also verified studios in Leeds and Birmingham. Get in touch to talk through your show.

FAQs

How much does a podcast studio in Liverpool cost per hour?

Published rates run from roughly £33 per hour (Studio Below's £50 per 90-minute audio session) to £135 per hour at Liverpool Podcast Studios, which includes a producer. Start-Yard in Birkenhead starts from £60 per hour plus VAT. Four of the seven studios quote on request.

Do Liverpool podcast studios include an engineer?

It varies. Liverpool Podcast Studios includes a producer in every session; Liverpool Studios and Start-Yard offer an engineer as a paid add-on; FACT does not include one; Podcafe works with trained producers. Studio Below and Material do not state it, so ask.

Should I book an audio or a video podcast studio?

If you will publish on YouTube or cut LinkedIn clips, book video: Liverpool Podcast Studios, Studio Below, Material, Podcafe and Start-Yard all record it, and Liverpool Studios can add cameras. For audio-only shows, FACT and Liverpool Studios' booth are purpose-built and cheaper. Our video podcast production page explains the trade-offs.

Can remote guests join a recording in a Liverpool studio?

Yes at most. Liverpool Studios connects guests via Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp or phone; Liverpool Podcast Studios lists remote-guest capability; Material offers remote collaboration. Check the remote feed is recorded as a separate track.

Do I need to book a podcast studio in Liverpool in advance?

Yes. Every studio here works by booking or appointment, and with only seven rooms, popular slots go quickly. Allow at least a week for a first session, longer if you need a producer, a specific set or a live audience at Studio Below's theatre. Podcafe's 24/7 appointment model helps with awkward schedules.

Which is the best podcast studio in Liverpool for a business?

For finished video episodes with minimal internal effort, Liverpool Podcast Studios. For broadcast-style editorial help, Podcafe. For a first episode on a budget, Studio Below. For studio, crew, edit and distribution handled end to end, Earworm's podcast studio hire service covers all of it.