ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø

Read our policy.

Marking the benches: Costs of recently built sports halls
ProjectLocationArea (m2)Base dateContract sum (£)Actual cost/m2 (£)Percentage change to accommodate inflation since built (%)Percentage change to reach south-east England benchmark (%)Current cost/m2 in south-east England (£)
1School sports hallScarborough, North Yorkshire2,286Mar-94250,00033453.9419.78615
2College sports hallLiverpool8,839Jan-991.4m52720.5313.54722
3GymnasiumSt Albans, Herts1,829Feb-99525,00089323.7–3.541,066
4High school sports hallGreater Manchester3,048Jul-99700,00091518.3114.741,242
5Sports and environment centreBraintree, Essex2,286Oct-991.2m1,27019.750.931,535
6School sports hall Near Ashford, Kent4,206Jan-001.2m74318.72–2.68858
7Sports pavilions*Basildon, Essex2,286Jan-00640,00091518.720.931,096
8Secondary school sports hallNew Romney, Kent7,010Mar-002.3m1,00118.72–2.681,157
9Residential school sports hallMerseyside2,286Jul-00740,00037714.2713.54489
10Sports hallGreater Manchester2,134Sep-01580,00064610.4214.74818
11Sports hallWidnes, Greater Manchester2,804Dec-01780,0007759.8414.74977
12Sports hall on college campusNorth Yorkshire4,267Mar-031.1m8293.0719.781,023
Average current cost/m2 of south-east England sports hall967
Notes
1 Sports hall only. No changing or shower accommodation (provided elsewhere). Steel framed building with brick cladding.
2 Steel-framed sports hall with brick cladding to lower level, profiled metal cladding and curved aluminium roofing. Sports and changing accommodation on ground floor, bar and fitness suite on first floor.
3 Gymnasium. Steel frame, brick cladding, fair faced block internally. Wood flooring to hall. Showers, changing accommodation, and so on.
4 Steel-framed sports hall with two-storey ancillary accommodation. Brick cladding, profiled metal roofing.
5 Sports and leisure building, main hall plus display space for community use. Changing rooms to provide for people using outside football pitches. Includes energy saving measures, wind turbines, solar panels, and so on.
6 Steel-framed sports hall and changing block. Profiled metal wall and roof cladding over brick dado walls. Granwood flooring to hall. Includes changing accommodation.
7 New sports pavilion providing main hall, changing rooms and showers with ancillary areas, bar, and so on. Steel framed building with brick–block cladding and normal finishes and services installations.
8 Main sports block and changing accommodation. Some teaching accommodation. Facilities designed for dual school use and public community use.
9 Sports hall including lighting and heating, etc, but no changing or toilet facilities. Steel-framed building, brick and profiled metal cladding.
10 Steel-framed sports hall for secondary school. Brick cladding, below profiled metal wall and roof cladding. Includes changing accommodation.
11 Steel-framed sports hall with brick cladding, below profiled metal wall and roof cladding. Sports and changing accommodation only, excludes adaptations to existing buildings.
12 Four-court sports hall and changing rooms on college campus.
Cost of health and leisure facilities fit-out
Multidisciplinary practice Ridge has produced costs for the fit-out of private and public sector health and leisure facilities based on schemes it has worked on. The unit rate reflects current day figures of building and figures are based on a generic building and are exclusive of external works, loose equipment, professional fees and VAT.
ElementsPrivate health and fitness fit-out £/m2Local authority refurbishment £/m2Local authority new build including fit-out £/m2
Demolition/alteration works 70
Substructures 15175
Superstructure 115205510
Internal finishes 15095125
Fittings 13520105
Services (including pool) 670250640
Preliminaries 85100235
Total 1,1557551,790