Real gym prices,
from the gyms themselves

It depends on the chain, the club and the plan. Across David Lloyd, Nuffield Health, Third Space, Total Fitness and Virgin Active, standard individual rates run from around £50 a month at the cheapest clubs to several hundred at the top London ones. Search for your club above for its exact prices, or see the national picture.

Rack Rate is an independent index of gym membership prices. It shows the standard monthly rate, joining fee and included benefits for every plan at every David Lloyd, Nuffield Health, Third Space, Total Fitness and Virgin Active club, refreshed each night from official public sources.

No. Rack Rate is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to David Lloyd Leisure, Nuffield Health, Third Space, Total Fitness or Virgin Active. It aggregates data from official public sources and puts it together for you in one place.

It depends on the chain, the club and the plan. The cost guide names the cheapest and dearest clubs we track, and each area page ranks the clubs near you.

Yes. Put any two clubs side by side, from any chain, and you see both club pages at once: every plan's price, the joining fee, facilities and price history. Every club page also lists the nearest clubs from every chain.

David Lloyd and Virgin Active group their clubs into tiers, and at those chains your home club's tier sets which other clubs your membership lets you visit: those in the same tier or lower. David Lloyd does not publish a ladder, so those tiers are worked out from its own club-access data and are a best estimate. Tier numbers are each chain's own, so they never compare across chains. Where a club shows no tier, its chain does not publish one.

They are the standard rates each chain publishes, taken directly each night, so they match what you would see when joining online. Promotions, corporate deals and your start date can change what you actually pay. Always confirm with the club before joining.