Tottenham Stadium most accessible in Premier League – Study

The facility that cost £1 billion has 32 accessible lifts and 66 accessible toilets.

In Summary
  • The stadium is also equipped with 244 wheelchair seats, which is 0.39% of its stadium capacity (62,850).
  • The least accessible stadium in the Premier League is Burnley's Turf Moor, with an accessibility score of 3.34.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the most accessible stadium in the English Premier League with an accessibility score of 6.55 out of 10, a study reveals.

According to a ticket search engine SeatPick, the Spurs facility cost £1 billion and was built to perfection, securing 32 accessible lifts and 66 accessible toilets (the most out of all Premier League stadiums).

The stadium is also equipped with 244 wheelchair seats, which is 0.39% of its stadium capacity (62,850).

In second place is Newcastle United's St James'Park with an accessibility score of 5.87.

St James’s Park is equipped with 27 accessible toilets and 234 wheelchair seats, which is O.45% of the stadium's capacity.

The stadium is also assembled with units of audio descriptive commentary and sensory rooms to help improve the match day experience for fans with disabilities.

With a seating capacity of 52,000 seats, it is the eighth-largest football stadium in England. The ground has been the home of Newcastle since 1892.

Arsenal's Emirates Stadium ranks third with a score of 5.82.

The Emirates 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.

Liverpool's Anfield, Selhurst Park of Crystal Palace, West Ham's London Stadium, and Nottingham Forest's City Ground have an accessibility score of 5.62, 5.61, 5.56 and 5.19 respectively to rank fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh in the same sequence.

Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home ground ranks 11th while Old Trafford and the Etihad Stadia are ranked 14th and 16th respectively.  

The least accessible stadium in the Premier League is Burnley's Turf Moor, with an accessibility score of 3.34.

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 0.70% 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).

Newly promoted Luton Town's Kenilworth Road ranks second to last, with an accessibility score of 3.56.

Its capacity of 11, 050 has just 28 wheelchair seats available, which is 0.27% of its capacity

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.