Data Report · August 2026
The State of London Saunas.
24 venues across 15 boroughs. Wood-fired cabins in car parks, Russian banyas with venik treatments, floating saunas on the Thames, and infrared studios above tube stations. London's sauna scene has tripled in three years. Here is the data.
The numbers
The five models
London's sauna scene splits into five distinct models, each with a different path to becoming a regular:
1. Community saunas
Not-for-profit, wood-fired, pay-what-you-can. Community Sauna Baths leads this model across 5 sites. Sessions from £9.50. The regulars are neighbours who treat the sauna bench like a village green. Open hours, no booking needed.
2. Traditional banyas
Banya No.1 (Hoxton, Chiswick) and The Bath House (Victoria) bring Russian bathing culture. Venik treatments, parilka steam rituals, tea between rounds. Higher price (£25+) but a built-in ritual that repeats weekly.
3. Rooftop & floating
Rooftop Saunas (Hackney, Brixton) and TEMZ Floating Sauna (Richmond) trade on location. Novelty brings first-timers; the crew brings them back. 45-min sessions, booking essential.
4. Social clubs
Sauna Social Club (Bermondsey) and Arc Community (Canary Wharf) blend co-working, membership, and sauna. Designed for regulars by design — weekly slots, member pricing, community events.
5. Wellness studios
Sauna & Plunge Shoreditch, Sweheat, WellNest. Infrared rooms, breathwork classes, ice baths. Higher price point, class-based booking. Regulars come for the teacher, not the room.
The regulars thesis
The common thread across all 24 venues: the ones that retain regulars have a repeating ritual that brings the same people together weekly. Community Sauna Baths has the open bench. Banya No.1 has the tea room. Sauna Social Club has member evenings. The venues that just rent heat by the hour — no social container, no post-sauna hang — have low repeat rates.
This is the data behind the curation: a sauna worth listing is one where you can name someone on the bench by your third visit.
All venues
| Space | Borough | Type | From | Plunge? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Sauna Baths | 5 site(s) | Wood-fired | From £9.50 | ✓ |
| Banya No.1 | 2 site(s) | Russian banya | From £25 | ✓ |
| Rooftop Saunas | 2 site(s) | Finnish | From £11 | ✓ |
| Sauna Social Club | 1 site(s) | Mixed | From £15 | ✓ |
| Arc Community | 1 site(s) | Infrared + Finnish | From £12 | ✓ |
| TEMZ Floating Sauna | 1 site(s) | Wood-fired | From £18 | ✓ |
| Bath House Banya | 1 site(s) | Russian banya | From £35 | ✓ |
| Sauna & Plunge | 1 site(s) | Finnish | From £15 | ✓ |
| Innervisions Alchemy | 1 site(s) | Wood-fired | From £10 | ✓ |
| The Sanctuary &Soul | 1 site(s) | Finnish | From £22 | ✓ |
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