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Health and Fitness
Chapter Eight Local Standards
There are 20 health and fitness suites in the borough
and these provide a total of 1,258 health and fitness
stations. This is the equivalent of 4.77 stations per
1,000 population which is below the London average
of 6.5. However, there are only 1209 stations accessible
to the public through either pay and play or registered
membership.
Projected Future Demand
According to the Active People Survey 9% of residents
go to the gym. This is below London rates (13.5%) but
on a similar level to the national average. Brent’s health
and fitness facilities have a total of 22,105 members
which is an 8% conversion rate (ratio of population that
have memberships). This is below the national conversion
rate of 12% and suggests Brent is currently exporting a
proportion of gym members to neighbouring boroughs.
Therefore, to allow for this latent demand, national
participation rates can be used to estimate demand now
and into the future. Based on national conversion rates
there is currently demand in the borough for a total of
1,860 health and fitness stations.
Growth in the population up to 2016 is expected to
equate to 36,650 health and fitness memberships which
is equivalent to 2,036 stations. The level of provision
to meet projected demand is 6.7 stations per 1,000
population or 1 station per 150 population which
equates to the need for an additional 827 publicly
accessible fitness stations.
To ensure affordable provision, pay and play facilities will
be sought in areas of multiple deprivation.
Table 41: Health and fitness local standard
Projected Demand Stations per 1,000 population Local Standard
2,036 stations 6.7 1 station per 150 population
Table 42: Summary of Local Standards for Indoor Sports Provision
Indoor Sport Facility Standard per
1,000
population
Facility per 1,000
population
Access
Swimming Pools 5.6m² 1 lane per 9,000² Community use pool within 1.6km or 20 mins
travel time
Sports Halls 44m² (large
sports hall)
1 court per 3,500³ Community use 3-4 court hall within 1.6km or
20 mins walk or a 1-2 court small sports hall
suitable for badminton within 15mins walk
Health and Fitness 6.7 stations 1 station per 150 Pay & play in areas of multiple deprivation,
membership/registered membership use elsewhere.
Community use of school facilities out
of hours. Access within 1.6 km or 20 minutes
walk
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