Court Construction · 5 min read
How Much Land Do You Need for a Padel Court?
Around 264 m² per court — a 20 m × 10 m playing area plus access, giving a working footprint of about 22 m × 12 m. Multiple courts need walkways between them, so the total grows faster than the court count.
The court is 20 m × 10 m. That is 200 m² of playing area — but nobody builds a court with no way to walk around it.
The working footprint
| Courts | Approximate footprint | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ≈ 22 m × 12 m (264 m²) | Court plus access on all sides |
| 2 | ≈ 22 m × 25 m (550 m²) | Includes a walkway between courts |
| 4 | ≈ 46 m × 25 m (1,150 m²) | Two rows of two, central circulation |
| 6 | ≈ 46 m × 38 m (1,750 m²) | Before amenity, parking or reception |
What else competes for the plot
- Vehicle access and turning for delivery and maintenance
- Parking — usually the largest single non-court land use
- Reception, changing rooms and storage
- Seating and shade for waiting players
- Electrical distribution and any plant
- Space reserved for a future phase of courts
Shape matters as much as area
A 1,200 m² plot that is long and narrow may fit four courts comfortably or only two awkwardly, depending on its proportions. Total area alone does not tell you how many courts you can build — the dimensions do.
We will work out a realistic court count and layout for the land you actually have.
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Written by CourtHub Editorial. Last updated 11 August 2026. Specifications quoted here follow the sport's standard playing dimensions. Where a figure depends on your specific site, market conditions or supplier, we say so rather than publishing a number we cannot stand behind.
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