Huntingdon's £30 million Sport and Health Hub breaks ground, with a new pool due by autumn 2028.

What is actually being built at the Huntingdon site?

The project, which secured planning permission in February 2026, is a two-storey extension and refurbishment of the existing One Leisure Huntingdon centre. Huntingdonshire District Council describes it as one of the most significant investments in leisure provision in the district's history.

1. 01

   A bigger pool offer

   A new 25-metre, eight-lane swimming pool with spectator seating, plus a 13-metre learner pool, replaces the site's existing pools.

2. 02

   Changing and fitness space

   A unisex village-style changing area with a family and accessible room, alongside a refurbished fitness suite and gym.

3. 03

   More outdoor sport

   The current 3G pitch is being resurfaced, with four new pickleball courts and three covered padel courts added alongside it.

4. 04

   Phased completion

   The sports pitch is due to finish first, in autumn 2026. The main hub building and courts follow, with the full programme running to autumn 2028.

It is a redevelopment of the existing One Leisure Huntingdon site rather than a build on new land, which is part of why the council was able to move from detailed design straight into construction once the £30 million was approved, without a separate site-allocation process to work through first.

Does this matter for Huntingdon buyers and sellers?

Directly, this is a Huntingdon story. The site sits in the town itself, and it is the town's residents who will use the new pool, gym and courts day to day. It is also a genuinely useful piece of context for Brampton, Godmanchester, Hartford, the Hemingfords, Houghton and Wyton, the A14-corridor villages whose residents already treat Huntingdon as their nearest town for leisure and everyday services. It changes little for the far west of the patch, Kimbolton, Spaldwick or the Giddings, where a trip to Huntingdon for a swim was never the norm.

We don't treat leisure investment as a house-price lever on its own, but it is exactly the kind of civic spending that shows up in “what's it like to live here” conversations with buyers moving into Huntingdon from Cambridge or London. A council-funded pool and gym landing in the town centre, rather than being lost to a decade of consultation, is a straightforward answer when a buyer asks what the town is investing in.

What should Huntingdon buyers and sellers do now?

If you're selling in Huntingdon, the groundbreaking is worth a mention in your marketing, not as a headline feature but as evidence the town is investing in itself. Buyers researching Huntingdon as a place to settle can now point to a concrete completion timeline, autumn 2026 for the pitch, autumn 2028 for the rest, rather than a vague promise.

If you're weighing Huntingdon against the Hemingfords or St Ives for a family move, this is one more data point alongside schools and commute times, not a reason to change your decision on its own. As always, we'd rather give you a straight comparison across the patch than talk any one town up.