Defra has announced the 2022 bathing water results. The results summarise the compliance of coastal and inland designated bathing waters for England in 2022.
In summary 97.1% met at least the minimum Bathing Water standard, and 72.1% met the ‘excellent’ standard, however 2.9% did not meet the minimum standard for bathing and are classed as ‘poor’.
In the North West there has been one improvement (Wallasey) but some deterioration in bathing water quality in other areas. Hopefully this is not an ongoing trend as major improvements have been made in recent years. 15 of our 29 bathing waters (including some inland) classified as excellent, with 6 as good and 7 as sufficient, only 1 didn’t meet the standards and is classed as poor.
The results for 2022 (with 2021 in brackets for comparison) are:
| 2022 | (2021) | |
| West Kirby | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Meols | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Moreton | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Wallasey | Excellent | (Good) |
| Formby | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Ainsdale | Good | (Good) |
| Southport | Sufficient | (Good) |
| St Annes | Sufficient | (Good) |
| St Annes North | Sufficient | (Sufficient) |
| Blackpool South | Sufficient | (Good) |
| Blackpool Central | Sufficient | (Good) |
| Blackpool North | Poor | (Sufficient) |
| Bispham | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Cleveleys | Good | (Good) |
| Fleetwood | Good | (Good) |
| Morecambe South | Good | (Good) |
| Morecambe North | Sufficient | (Good) |
| Walney Biggar Bank | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Walney Sandy Gap | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Walney West Shore | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Haverigg | Sufficient | (Good) |
| Silecroft | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Seascale | Good | (Good) |
| Windermere, Lakeside YMCA | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Windermere, Millerground Landing | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Windermere, Fellfoot | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| St Bees | Excellent | (Excellent) |
| Allonby | Good | (Good) |
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