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How many padel courts fit on a five-a-side pitch?
On a five-a-side pitch, 20 × 40 m, 1 padel court fit with the LTA clearances, also with a competition layout.
Open in the planner20 × 40 m · north up1 court
The calculation
Why 1 court
Dimensions: A 40 × 20 m pitch, a common size for five-a-side and futsal, 800 m² in all. A padel court is 20 × 10 m, but it cannot go just anywhere:
- Orientation: outdoors, the long axis of each court runs north–south, so that low sun is not in the players' eyes. Tennis courts and pitches are usually laid out the same way.
- Access zone: 8 × 2 m kept clear at the side opening, centred on the net (the LTA's 8 m × 2 m player access).
- Between courts: 1.5 m, as the LTA guidance recommends, and the same to the walls.
- Route to the exit: 1.2 m clear from every court to the entrance.
| Layout | Courts | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| LTA clearances | 1 | Access zone on one side, 1.5 m between courts |
| Competition | 1 | 2 m clear all round and an exit on both sides |
Court 20 × 10 mClear access zone (8 × 2 m)Column or entrance
Flat, open surface with one entrance in the middle of a long side. Fencing, stands, access and levels change the result: enter them in the planner and see it at once. Covering the courts with a canopy is in padel court cost in the UK, and it usually needs planning permission.
Other surfaces: a tennis court · a widened tennis court · two tennis courts side by side · a full-size football pitch