Defra has published statistics summarising the statistics on English coastal and inland bathing waters in 2021 and their compliance with the 2013 Bathing Water Regulations.
In summary, out of the 417 bathing waters measured in England:
- 413 (99%) met at least the minimum standard under the Regulations with 295 of these classified as ‘excellent’, 100 classified as ‘good’ and 18 classified as ‘sufficient’.
- 4 bathing waters in England (1%) did not meet the minimum standard, and were classified as ‘poor’.
In the North West of England the classifications for the 25 coastal and 4 inland bathing waters are below:
14 Excellent:
- Meols
- Moreton
- Formby
- Bispham
- Walney Biggar Bank
- Walney Sandy Gap
- Walney West Shore
- West Kirby
- Windermere, Lakeside YMCA
- Windermere, Millerground Landing
- Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow
- Windermere, Fellfoot
- Silecroft
- St Bees
13 good:
- Wallasey
- Ainsdale
- Southport
- St Annes
- Blackpool South
- Blackpool Central
- Cleveleys
- Fleetwood
- Morecambe South
- Morecambe North
- Haverigg
- Seascale
- Allonby
2 sufficient:
- St Annes North
- Blackpool North
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