Real gym prices, from the gyms themselves

It depends on the chain, the club and the plan. Across David Lloyd, Nuffield Health, Third Space, Virgin Active and Village Gym, 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.

RackRate 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, Virgin Active and Village Gym club, refreshed each night from official public sources.

No. RackRate is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to David Lloyd Leisure, Nuffield Health, Third Space, Virgin Active or Village Gym. 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, Virgin Active and Village Gym 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. The tiers shown for David Lloyd and Village Gym are RackRate's own best estimate. At Village Gym that access is typically charged for as an additional add-on. 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.