OVERVIEW & TRENDS
UK POOL LOCATIONS
TOTAL MARKET
TOTAL MARKET
NO DATA 2020 & 2021 DUE TO COVID-19
UK sites with a swimming pool: 2010–2025
4,000
Private clubs
Public centres
UK POOLS 2025
1,725 1,728 1,719 1,706 1,701 1,694
Total sites with pools 2,882
3,000
1,698 1,694 1,694 1,702
1,664 1,646
1,613 1,603
4,257
Total pools
2,000
1,549 1,534 1,541 1,540 1,532 1,521 1,475
1,464 1,467 1,468
1,344 1,309 1,283 1,279
1,000
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of the total UK population live within two miles of a swimming pool, compared to the same 82.8% in 2024. 82.8 %
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KEY STATS FOR 2025 ■ Across the UK, the total number of clubs/centres with a pool is down -0.5% since our 2024 report. ■ The number of pools is also down -0.4% compared to last year. ■ At the end of March 2025, there were 2,882 sites with pools across the UK, accounting for a total of 4,257 pools; some locations have multiple pools. ■ Of this total, the public sector operates 1,603 sites and the private sector 1,279. ■ GLL and Nuffield Health remain the UK’s leading public and private operators, respectively. ■ Nuffield Health is #1 in the private sector, operating 109 private clubs with a swimming pool. (See interview, page 96.)
■ Leisure trust GLL (see page 56) leads the way in the public sector, with 142 centres with a pool. Everyone Active (SLM) is a close second place – see page 70. ■ Places Leisure and Serco Leisure are the only top-ranking operators to have added five or more sites with a swimming pool in the last 12 months, logging 10 and nine, respectively. ■ Trusts dominate in the public sector, managing 49% of all UK pools; in Scotland, the figure is 67%. ■ In the 12 months to 31 March 2025, the average public sector pay-per-swim fee increased by 3.8% to £5.80.
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