Crap Towns / Chigwell / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Chigwell?
Chigwell has 2 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.6 per 10,000 people, 2.3 times the typical English town's 0.7. None has closed for good since 2010.
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Epping | 9.0 km | 1.9 |
| Chigwell | – | 1.6 |
| Waltham Abbey | 9.4 km | 1.1 |
| Loughton | 4.0 km | 0.9 |
| Havering | 11.5 km | 0.5 |
| Waltham Forest | 6.7 km | 0.4 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 8.8 km | 0.3 |
| Newham | 10.2 km | 0.3 |
| Redbridge | 3.3 km | 0.2 |
| Buckhurst Hill | 2.9 km | 0.0 |
| Waltham Cross | 10.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |