Swimming Pools: Closures
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public pools closed in each of the last ten years.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock
Since 2015, 279 swimming pools on sites owned by Local Authorities have closed. At the same time, 248 swimming pools have opened. Facilities may close for a number of reasons: this can include the rationalisation of multiple older facilities into a modern, better located facility.
The breakdown for closures per year is as follows:
2015: 40
2016: 36
2017: 31
2018: 23
2019: 31
2020: 40
2021: 27
2022: 27
2023: 20
2024 (as of end of August) : 4
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