| # | Club | Stadium | Stadium Capacity | Accessibility Ticket Starting Price (€) | Accessible Entrances | Accessible Lifts | Accessible Toilets | Wheelchair Seats | Wheelchair seats per capacity | Accessibility Score /10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 62,850 | €29 | 5 | 32 | 66 | 244 | 0.39% | 6.55 |
| 2. | Newcastle United | St James’ Park | 52,305 | €8,7 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 234 | 0.45% | 5.87 |
| 3. | Arsenal | Emirates Stadium | 60,704 | €23 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 258 | 0.43% | 5.82 |
| 4. | Liverpool | Anfield | 53,394 | €8,1 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 263 | 0.49% | 5.62 |
| 5. | Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 26,047 | €11,62 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 128 | 0.49% | 5.61 |
| 6. | West Ham United | London Stadium | 62,500 | €19,76 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 262 | 0.42% | 5.56 |
| 7. | Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 30,445 | €16,27 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 74 | 0.24% | 5.19 |
| 8. | Aston Villa | Villa Park | 42,682 | €14,53 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 105 | 0.25% | 5.14 |
| 9. | Brighton & Hove Albion | American Express Stadium | 31,876 | €17,43 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 221 | 0.69% | 5.01 |
| 10. | Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 32,050 | €1,16 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 77 | 0.24% | 5.0 |
| =11 | AFC Bournemouth | Vitality Stadium | 11,307 | €22,09 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 298 | 2.64% | 4.94 |
| =11 | Chelsea | Stamford Bridge | 40,341 | €22,66 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 223 | 0.55% | 4.94 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Molineux Stadium | 32,050 | €12,2 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 132 | 0.41% | 4.79 |
| =14 | Brentford | Gtech Community Stadium | 17,250 | €11,62 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 138 | 0.80% | 4.65 |
| =14 | Manchester United | Old Trafford | 74,310 | €15,11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 251 | 0.34% | 4.65 |
| 16 | Manchester City | Etihad Stadium | 53,400 | €40,68 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 255 | 0.48% | 4.60 |
| 17 | Fulham | Craven Cottage | 22,384 | €5,81 | 4 | Yes | 9 | 103 | 0.46% | 4.04 |
| 18 | Everton | Goodison Park | 39,525 | €43 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 217 | 0.55% | 3.81 |
| 19 | Luton Town | Kenilworth Road | 11,050 | €24,41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0.25% | 3.56 |
| 20 | Burnley | Turf Moor | 21,944 | €11,62 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 153 | 0.70% | 3.34 |
Please refer to the methodology at the end of the release for all metrics analysed, or the full dataset which can be found here.
The Tottenham Hotspur stadium is the most accessible stadium
SeatPick can reveal that the Tottenham Hotspur stadium is the most accessible Premier League stadium with an accessibility score of 6.55/10. After a £1 billion project in 2019, the newly constructed stadium was bilt to perfection, securing 32 accessible lifts and 66 accessible toilets (the most out of all Premier Legaue stadiums). The stadium is also equipped with 244 wheelchair seats, which is 0.39% of its stadium capacity (62,850). Tottenham Hotspurs accessibility ticket prices are however quite expensive for disabled fans, starting from €29, comapred to rival stadium Emirates charging €23.
In second place is Newcastle United’s St James’ Park with an accessibility score of 5.87/10. St James’s Park’s most impressive feature is its cheap accessibility tickets, starting from just €8.7 —closely followed by Fulham FC’s Craven Cottage which has a starting ticket price of €5.81. St James’s Park is equipped with 27 accessible toilets and 234 wheelchair seats, which is 0.45% of the stadium’s capacity. The stadium is assembled with units of audio descriptive commentary and sensory rooms to help improve match day experience for fans with disabilities.
Arsenal’s Emirates stadium ranks third scoring 5.82/10. The Emirates stadium has 37 accessible toilets, which is 10 more than St James’ Park with 27, and nine accessible lifts and entrances. The stadium is also equipped with 258 wheelchair seats, which is 0.43% of its stadium capacity. Furthermore, Emirates accessitibility ticket prices start from just €23, compared to Manchester City’s Etihad charging €40.68, making Anfield a very affordable option for disabled fans.
The least accessible stadiums in the Premier League
Newly promoted Luton Town’s Kenilworth Road ranks second to last, with an accessibility score of 3.56/10. Despite having a stadium capacity of 11,050, Kenilworth Road has just 28 wheelchair seats available, which is 0.27% of its capacity, compared to Burnley’s Turf Moor with 153 wheelchair seats available. Kenilworth Road also fails to offer a sensory room or any accessible lifts, however, the club is currently in the process of upgrading its home ground and its updated stadium is sure to improve many of its accessibility issues. Despite Kenilworth Roads poor accessibility, they also charge quite high prices, starting at €24.41, compared to Liverpool’s Anfield in second place which charges just €8.1.
The least accessible stadium in the Premier League is Burnley’s Turf Moor, with an accessibility score of 3.34/10. Turf Moor has performed poorly in several factors such as failing to provide disabled fans with a sensory room, audio descriptive commentary or any assistive hearing system. Despite this, Turf Moor has 153 wheelchair seats available, which is 0.7% of its capacity. Although Turf Moor only has a stadium capacity of 21,944, the stadium has the highest number of accessible entrances of all Premier League stadiums (15), and charges just €11.62 for accessibility tickets.
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