Crap Towns / Halifax / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Halifax?
Halifax has 1 public swimming pool open (October 2026): 0.1 per 10,000 people, 86% lower than the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 3 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2021. 2 are not being replaced.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learner pool | 2021 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2021 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2010 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | 11.8 km | 2.2 |
| Brighouse | 7.0 km | 0.6 |
| Huddersfield | 10.9 km | 0.4 |
| Bradford | 10.8 km | 0.4 |
| Halifax | – | 0.1 |
| Cleckheaton | 11.1 km | 0.0 |
| Elland | 5.8 km | 0.0 |
| Hebden Bridge | 8.7 km | 0.0 |
| Queensbury | 4.7 km | 0.0 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 4.1 km | 0.0 |
| Thornton | 7.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |