How we assess padel-court costs, space, ROI and permit risk.
The PadelCompass calculators provide early orientation for people interested in building. They do not replace a binding offer, architectural planning, legal advice or financing commitment. To keep results understandable, we separate official sources, public benchmarks, our own research data and explicit planning assumptions.
Our source classes
Official sources are used for technical and legal foundations, for example the FIP rules for court dimensions or the 18. BImSchV as the legal framework for sports-facility noise in Germany.
Public benchmarks are publicly visible market information such as booking prices, venue profiles, operator information, association information or published service and supplier information.
PadelCompass data come from our own venue research, the PadelCompass database, anonymized operator notes and editorially checked market observations.
Planning assumptions are marked as such. Examples include gross areas per court, parking heuristics, reserve corridors or early ROI scenarios.
Current cost corridors
| Area | Net corridor | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor-Court | EUR 45,000 to 110,000 per court | Early planning corridor for court, equipment and typical location-dependent side items. Land purchase, special requirements and running costs are not included. |
| Indoor in existing hall | EUR 23,000 to 60,000 per court | Court fit-out in a basically suitable hall. Hall rent, hall purchase, major conversions, fire-safety or energy upgrades must be checked separately. |
| New-build indoor venue | EUR 150,000 to 300,000 per court | Early planning corridor including proportional hall share. Land, soil, utilities, special structural requirements and operator areas can significantly change the corridor. |
These corridors are deliberately formulated as orientation and are continuously synchronized with calculator texts, FAQ and structured data.
FIP dimensions vs. PadelCompass planning dimension
The official FIP padel court measures 20 m x 10 m internally. The FIP also states a minimum clear height of 6 m above the court and recommends 8 m for new venues.
When PadelCompass works with around 22 m x 12 m per court, this is not an official FIP dimension. It is a conservative planning assumption for initial feasibility checks because wall construction, structure, operating buffer and paths are not included in the pure playing-field size.
For plots, the tools also use gross-area heuristics. These help with an initial assessment, but do not replace surveying, architectural or fire-safety concepts.
What we deliberately do not claim
- No legal advice: Permits, noise, fire safety and change of use depend on the specific location, state building code, zoning plan and authority.
- No financing commitment: ROI and financing results are scenarios. Banks, funding bodies and investors review their own documents.
- No KPI promises: Statements about utilization, RevPAR, ancillary revenue or amortization should only be understood as assumptions, benchmarks or documented individual cases.
- No supplier offer: Concrete prices arise only after location review, specification and supplier offer.
References currently used
- International Padel Federation: Rules of Padel: technische Court-Grundlagen, Maße, Höhe, Netz, Einfriedung und Outdoor-Ausrichtung.
- 18. BImSchV on gesetze-im-internet.de: deutscher Rechtsrahmen für Sportanlagenlärm.
- Annex to the 18. BImSchV: Hinweise zur Ermittlung und Beurteilung von Geräuschimmissionen.
Further sources are added depending on the subpage. Especially volatile areas such as funding, financing, insurance, hotel KPIs and regional costs are checked individually again before prominent publication.