Where fitness is growing in the UK
1,268 fitness outlets across 11 brands are in the h3hex Data Store in the November 2026 release. In the local-area tables Leeds has the most, with 19, or 0.2 per 10,000 residents; the top 25 local areas together hold 309 (25% of outlets with a mapped local area). The largest like-for-like net gain since the previous release is in ONS area E06000065 (+2).
Outlet and brand counts are the Data Store's: every brand on sale, with every outlet in its file. The local-area and growth tables count the trading outlets in h3hex's master dataset that map to a local area, so their totals can be lower.
Which local areas have the most fitness outlets?
| # | Local area | Outlets | Brands present | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds | 19 | 6: PureGym, JD Gyms, Nuffield Health, Snap Fitness, Anytime Fitness | 0.2 |
| 2 | Wandsworth | 17 | 6: Anytime Fitness, F45 Training, Nuffield Health, Energie Fitness, PureGym | 0.5 |
| 3 | Birmingham | 15 | 5: PureGym, Anytime Fitness, Nuffield Health, David Lloyd, JD Gyms | 0.1 |
| 4 | Camden | 15 | 7: PureGym, Anytime Fitness, F45 Training, Energie Fitness, Frame | 0.7 |
| 5 | City of Edinburgh | 14 | 5: PureGym, Nuffield Health, David Lloyd, JD Gyms, F45 Training | - |
| 6 | Islington | 14 | 6: F45 Training, Energie Fitness, PureGym, Anytime Fitness, Frame | 0.6 |
| 7 | Tower Hamlets | 14 | 4: PureGym, Anytime Fitness, F45 Training, Nuffield Health | 0.4 |
| 8 | Barnet | 13 | 5: PureGym, Anytime Fitness, David Lloyd, Nuffield Health, F45 Training | 0.3 |
| 9 | Greenwich | 13 | 6: PureGym, Anytime Fitness, Snap Fitness, David Lloyd, Energie Fitness | 0.4 |
| 10 | Hackney | 13 | 6: Anytime Fitness, F45 Training, PureGym, Energie Fitness, Frame | 0.5 |
| 11 | Manchester | 13 | 5: PureGym, JD Gyms, Nuffield Health, Anytime Fitness, F45 Training | 0.2 |
| 12 | Ealing | 12 | 6: PureGym, Anytime Fitness, David Lloyd, Energie Fitness, F45 Training | 0.3 |
| 13 | Glasgow City | 12 | 7: PureGym, JD Gyms, Anytime Fitness, David Lloyd, Everlast Gyms | - |
| 14 | Liverpool | 12 | 6: JD Gyms, PureGym, Everlast Gyms, Anytime Fitness, David Lloyd | 0.2 |
| 15 | ONS area E06000066 | 12 | 4: PureGym, Anytime Fitness, Nuffield Health, Snap Fitness | 0.2 |
| 16 | Bristol, City of | 11 | 7: PureGym, Snap Fitness, Anytime Fitness, David Lloyd, Everlast Gyms | 0.2 |
| 17 | Lambeth | 11 | 4: PureGym, Anytime Fitness, F45 Training, Snap Fitness | 0.3 |
| 18 | Westminster | 11 | 7: PureGym, Nuffield Health, Anytime Fitness, David Lloyd, F45 Training | 0.5 |
| 19 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 10 | 6: PureGym, Snap Fitness, Anytime Fitness, David Lloyd, Everlast Gyms | 0.2 |
| 20 | Buckinghamshire | 10 | 6: Anytime Fitness, Nuffield Health, PureGym, David Lloyd, Energie Fitness | 0.2 |
| 21 | ONS area E06000065 | 10 | 4: PureGym, David Lloyd, F45 Training, Nuffield Health | 0.2 |
| 22 | Sheffield | 10 | 5: PureGym, JD Gyms, Snap Fitness, Everlast Gyms, Nuffield Health | 0.2 |
| 23 | Wiltshire | 10 | 3: Snap Fitness, PureGym, Anytime Fitness | 0.2 |
| 24 | Bromley | 9 | 5: PureGym, Nuffield Health, Anytime Fitness, David Lloyd, F45 Training | 0.3 |
| 25 | Cardiff | 9 | 5: PureGym, JD Gyms, David Lloyd, Energie Fitness, Everlast Gyms | 0.2 |
Local areas are local authority districts. Brands present shows how many brands have an outlet there and the five with the most.
Which local areas added the most fitness outlets?
| # | Local area | Net change | Previous release | This release | All outlets now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONS area E06000065 | +2 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Westminster | +1 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 3 | Sheffield | +1 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Bromley | +1 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Hounslow | +1 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | Kingston upon Thames | +1 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Southwark | +1 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Cheshire West and Chester | +1 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Wokingham | +1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | East Hertfordshire | +1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Coventry | +1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | County Durham | +1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Huntingdonshire | +1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Epping Forest | +1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Lincoln | +1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Net change in outlets for brands present in both releases, for local areas with at least 5 outlets in the sector. No brand in this sector is new to this release.
How these figures are made
Counts are h3hex's own store-by-store record of each brand's published UK locations for the brands listed in the Fitness sector of the h3hex data store, November 2026 release (scrape window 30 Oct - 3 Nov 2026), page built 2026-11-12. Closed, pre-opening and head-office records are left out. 7 outlets with no mappable postcode are counted in the totals but not in the local-area tables. 4 districts created in 2023 are shown by their ONS code because the postcode lookup used here carries no name for them. Net change compares this release with the 29 October 2026 edition of the same dataset and reflects openings and closures as well as improved coverage of each brand's own locator. Resident population is Census 2021 usual-resident population by output area, summed to local authority district through the ONS postcode-to-output-area lookup (May 2024). The population table does not join to the lookup for districts in Northern Ireland and Scotland, so outlets per 10,000 residents is shown as - for them.
Use the data
Prospect site reports assess a single address against these brands, and the data store sells the fitness store lists brand by brand or as a sector bundle.
Fitness by sector
- Low-cost gym704 outlets · 3 brands
- Mid-market gym400 outlets · 4 brands
How many fitness outlets are there in the UK?
h3hex tracks 1,268 branded fitness outlets from 11 brands in the UK as at the November 2026 release. In the local-area tables, Leeds has the most, with 19.
Which fitness brands are growing?
Between the previous release and the November 2026 release, the brands adding the most outlets were PureGym (+19) and Snap Fitness (+2).
Which fitness brands have the most UK outlets?
PureGym (488), Anytime Fitness (181) and Snap Fitness (110), as at the November 2026 release.