Crap Towns / Brentwood / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Brentwood?
Brentwood has 8 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.4 per 10,000 people, 2.0 times the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 2 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2021. 2 closed for financial reasons.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learner pool | 2021 | Financial |
| Lido | 2020 | Financial |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Epping | 15.3 km | 1.9 |
| Brentwood | – | 1.4 |
| Billericay | 8.6 km | 0.9 |
| Basildon | 11.3 km | 0.8 |
| Havering | 8.8 km | 0.5 |
| South Ockendon | 12.5 km | 0.4 |
| Wickford | 15.1 km | 0.4 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 14.6 km | 0.3 |
| Aveley | 14.1 km | 0.0 |
| Galleywood | 14.6 km | 0.0 |
| Ingatestone | 7.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |