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Sports courts and playgrounds in Birmingham

The aupa map shows 567 public places to get outside in Birmingham, including 256 playgrounds, 107 football pitches and 79 gyms. That’s 4.9 per 10,000 residents, rank 21 of 23 cities in the UK. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

Sports courts in Birmingham

Open the map of Birmingham and filter by sport. If you’re there right now, tap “What’s near me?”.

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Spot data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), prepared by aupa. Positions rounded to about 300 m. As of October 2026.

567
places on the map
4.9
per 10,000 residents
21.
rank in our city comparison in the UK
10
courts with floodlights (per OpenStreetMap)

Places are everywhere. What’s missing is the people. In the aupa app you see who’s here right now, and when your people check in, you know straight away.

By sport

What Birmingham has

Number on the map and per 10,000 residents. Population: GeoNames.

Playgrounds: 256

2.2 per 10,000 residents · rank 16 of 23

All playgrounds in Birmingham

Football pitches: 107

0.9 per 10,000 residents · rank 22 of 23

All football pitches in Birmingham

Gyms: 79

0.7 per 10,000 residents · rank 14 of 23

All gyms in Birmingham

Tennis courts: 58

0.5 per 10,000 residents · rank 20 of 23

All tennis courts in Birmingham

Basketball courts: 40

0.3 per 10,000 residents · rank 18 of 23

All basketball courts in Birmingham

Skateparks: 9

0.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 21 of 23

Swimming pools: 8

0.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 14 of 23

Calisthenics parks: 7

0.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 19 of 23

Table tennis tables: 3

0.0 per 10,000 residents · rank 21 of 23

FAQ

Questions about sports courts in Birmingham

How many sports courts are there in Birmingham?
The aupa map shows 567 public places to get outside in Birmingham (as of October 2026), including 256 playgrounds, 107 football pitches and 79 gyms. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and the community adds to it in the app. It isn’t complete yet: if a court is missing, add it in the app.
Where are basketball courts in Birmingham?
The map shows 40 basketball courts in Birmingham, for example on these streets: Avenue Road, Bells Lane and Bordesley Green East. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.
Which app shows sports courts in Birmingham?
aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, many of them in Birmingham. You see who’s there right now and bring people along. You can’t book courts with aupa. The app is in beta: instantly on iPhone via TestFlight, Android is coming.
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