The UK Padel Report · autumn 2026 · first edition

Britain built a padel court every nine hours this year.

Every padel club page in the United Kingdom, read in September 2026. Where the courts are, who books them, what players pay, who owns the clubs, what is opening next, and the two things that decide whether a club keeps its players.

2,362bookable courts across the UK
901venues, 12 regions
£304ma year of court bookings at list price
73%of clubs booked through one platform
Where the courts are

Twelve regions with venues, courts, indoor and outdoor, and the typical off-peak court-hour. The year-end count from 2019 to today.

Who books the courts

Nine booking platforms by venues and courts, what the club pays, and the names that walked away.

Who owns the clubs

The twenty operators with several sites or a flagship, their footprint, their platform and their 2026.

What players pay

The court-hour and occupancy by city, from London to Edinburgh, and what a court costs to build and earns in a year.

What is opening next

The sites with consent or a date, operator by operator.

The two things that keep a player

Coaching, and the app in the player's pocket. Why no platform in the market is built for retention.

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