British padel has reached a major milestone with over 1,000 courts now open across 325 venues nationwide.
New figures released today (Thursday 17 July) by the LTA highlight the sport’s continuing upwards trajectory, with the number of courts rising from just 68 in 2019 to 1,004 in July 2025.
This growth has seen impressive annual increases in courts from: 87 in 2020, 150 in 2021, 220 in 2022, 350 in 2023 and to 763 at the end of 2024.
The following breakdown shows how the padel courts are distributed across Great Britain:
South & South West — 172
London & South East — 297
North & West Midlands — 179
North & East Midlands — 153
Central & East — 124
Scotland — 45
Wales — 34
Total — 1004
Much of this astonishing growth has been driven by commercial operators, with the LTA also playing a major role since it became the sport’s governing body in 2019.
The LTA and LTA Tennis Foundation have invested more than £6 million in the growth of padel across Britain, including £4.5 million towards the development of 80 courts at 42 venues.
With the aim of making padel accessible to a broader and more diverse audience, particularly the development of public facilities that reach underserved communities, the LTA is in discussions with DCMS about plans for a network of 40 Community Covered Tennis, Padel and Multi-sport Hubs to provide year-round opportunities for people to play in publicly-owned facilities.
Over 75% of padel venues now actively engage in community outreach initiatives, ranging from partnering with local schools to offering free sessions and coaching for underserved groups.
Tom Murray, LTA Head of Padel said: “It’s great news that we’ve reached the milestone of 1,000 padel courts in Great Britain and shows how rapidly the sport is growing across the whole country.
“We now want to focus on the sustained development of the sport, opening it up to more and different people. As well as maintaining our focus on padel infrastructure, key focus points going forward include growing and diversifying the padel coaching workforce, and implementing a performance pathway that supports current British players whilst also paving the way for the next generation.
“It’s an exciting time for padel and the perfect time for people of all ages and abilities to pick up a racket and enjoy the sport.”
