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Badminton courts in Manchester

19 venues across Manchester, from £11 an hour. Check live Manchester times here, then book with the venue.

All 19 venues in Manchester

Five leisure and sports centres and 14 school and community halls in Manchester. Tap Times for live Manchester availability at any of them.

Every venue is in the list below.

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16 of Manchester's 19 venues have an exact location, plus 1 just outside Manchester (lighter pins).

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Just outside Manchester

One more venue within about six miles, in Droylsden.

Distance from ManchesterPer court, per hour

  • EDU @ Droylsden Academy

    4.5 miDroylsden · M43 6QD · SchoolHire

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Playing badminton in Manchester

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Across Manchester you'll find 19 badminton venues, from Abraham Moss Library & Leisure Centre, Ardwick Sports Hall and Atherton High School, across postcode districts M8, M12, M46, M34 and M15. Most are school and academy sports halls, booked through Better, Playfinder, Vivify, SchoolHire and more. Choose venues in Manchester. Choose your dates and tap Check availability to compare live times. You can then compare live court times. You book on the operator's page.

Manchester: 19 listed venues, not available courts. Manchester prices are guide prices from our price index; each Manchester venue sets its final price. No price means we haven't found that Manchester venue's per-court price yet. Distances are from the middle of Manchester's venues.

Manchester's 19 venues book on five different systems, including Better and Playfinder, each with its own login. We check all 19 live and show Manchester's available courts side by side.

Six Manchester venues, one grid

An example search for Manchester evenings this week. Tap a time to see which Manchester booking site it takes you to.

BetterThe dot shows each venue's booking system.

Example: courts on evenings this week in Manchester
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Example results. Real Manchester searches show what each Manchestervenue's booking site shows when you search.

What a court costs in Manchester

£18

an hour is the median for one court across the 10 Manchester venues we have a price for.

That's £3.19 above the UK median of £14.81.

Half of Manchester courts cost about £15 to £18. Split four ways, a Manchester court is about £4.50 each.

£14.81UK median£18ManchesterManchester venues among 509 UK court pricesThe 10 Manchester venues on this page have a median of £18. The UK median is £14.81 an hour. Moss Lane East and Manchester: two venues under half a mile apart charge £11 and £20.25.

Moss Lane East and Manchester: two venues under half a mile apart charge £11 and £20.25

Middle half of Manchester courts, about £15 to £18A Manchester venue on this page (10)Another UK venue

Cheapest courts we list in Manchester

  1. Manchester AcademyMoss Lane East£11
  2. Stretford Sports BarnStretford£12.60
  3. Audenshaw School, Sports HallAudenshaw£15
UK Badminton Court Price Index

Manchester: 10 per-court prices, UK Badminton Court Price Index for Q3 2026, £11 to £20.25.

How booking works here

You always book and pay on each Manchester venue's own site. Manchester's venues use five booking systems: Better, Playfinder, SchoolHire, Vivify and GladstoneGo.

Booking systems used by Manchester badminton venues
Booking systemVenues herePer court, per hourGood to know
Better7 venues£15 to £20.25Courts can be 40 or 60 minutes; check before you pay.
Playfinder7 venues£18A booking site for school and community halls.
SchoolHire2 venues£11School halls; some hire out only the whole hall. Used at Manchester Academy and William Hulme’s Grammar School.
Vivify2 venues£15School halls; you sign in to Vivify at checkout. Used at Audenshaw School and Manchester Enterprise Academy Central (MEA).
GladstoneGo1 venue£12.60Used at Stretford Sports Barn.

Clubs and social games

Want a game in Manchester, not just a court? Three ways in.

  1. No Strings Badminton

    Turn up, pay and get matched with other Manchester players at Badminton England's pay-and-play sessions near Manchester.

    Find a No Strings session

  2. A club night

    Manchester clubs play on set nights, usually in a leisure centre or school hall, and many Manchester clubs welcome new players.

    Find a club with Badminton England

  3. Your own four

    Session full? Book a Manchester court and bring three friends. On a typical £18 Manchester court that's about £4.50 each.

    Find a court
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Badminton near Manchester: Wigan, Halifax, Liverpool, Sheffield, Wirral, Leeds, Chesterfield and Wrexham

Nearest first: Wigan, about 18 miles from Manchester. More: badminton courts by city.

Good to know

Manchester prices from the UK Badminton Court Price Index for Q3 2026, collected by 30 July 2026 for 10 Manchester venues.

How many badminton venues are in Manchester?

BadmintonBooker lists 19 badminton venues in Manchester in postcode districts M8, M12, M46, M34 and M15, including Abraham Moss Library & Leisure Centre, Ardwick Sports Hall and Atherton High School. That count is listed Manchester venues, not available courts.

What kind of badminton venues are in Manchester?

They are mostly school and academy sports halls, for example Ardwick Sports Hall and Atherton High School. School halls like these usually open to public hire on Manchester evenings and weekends.

Which booking systems do Manchester badminton venues use?

They split across Better (7 venues), Playfinder (7), SchoolHire (2), Vivify (2) and GladstoneGo (1). Choose Manchester venues, then tap Check availability for live court times. You still book on each operator's site.

Can I see badminton availability for tonight in Manchester?

You can. Choose venues in Manchester, set today and evening start times, then tap Check availability for Manchester tonight. You book on the operator's site.

Find a court in Manchester tonight

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