After freezing season ticket prices last season, next season will see a season ticket price rise capped by 5% with the exception of Under U16 and Under 10’s season tickets which will remain frozen.
They also announced an earlier than expected renewal deadline. From Monday 16th February to 5pm on April 17th 2015, current Season Ticket Holders must renew their 2015/16 season by paying the full renewal price or paying a £75 non-refundable deposit. The £75 will be deducted from the price of the season ticket when you pay the balance.
Any season ticket holder who does not renew between February and April runs the serious risk of losing their seat for the final season. Any supporter paying the £75 non-refundable deposit will need to pay the balance by 4pm on 31st May 2015.
Season 2015/2016 renewals with 5% increase calculated
(Adult) (O65) (Y/Adult) (U16) (U10)
Band 1 £924 £462 £462 £285 £110
Band 2 £861 £431 £431 £255 £110
Band 3 £798 £405 £405 £240 £110
Band 4 £651 £326 £336 £200 £110
Restricted view £735 £363 £363 £230 £110
Disabled £435 £237 £237 £140 £110
West Ham claim the earlier then normal renewal deadline is to cope with demand for season tickets in the last season at The Boleyn ground. They are expected to reach the Boleyn Ground season ticket cap thought to be around 26,000.
The other reason given for the early renewal deadline is the massive logistics of arranging a personal session at the Strafford reservation centre with each and every season ticket holder to choose a seat in the Olympic Stadium should they decide to move at the end of next season.
These are only the prices for renewals and the price for new season tickets has yet to be published.
David Gold took to twitter to defend the price rise saying “In the last five years inflation has been 15.1%, season ticket prices, including this one have risen by only 9% in the same period. dg”