Crap Towns / Liverpool / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Liverpool?
Liverpool has 26 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.5 per 10,000 people, 29% lower than the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 13 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2025. 4 are not being replaced.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2025 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2024 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2019 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2018 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2013 | – |
| Main pool | 2012 | – |
| Main pool | 2012 | – |
| Learner pool | 2011 | – |
| Main pool | 2011 | – |
| Main pool | 2011 | – |
| Main pool | 2011 | – |
| Main pool | 2010 | – |
| Main pool | 2010 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkby | 8.3 km | 1.1 |
| Bootle | 7.1 km | 0.7 |
| Bebington | 9.4 km | 0.7 |
| Huyton with Roby | 4.5 km | 0.7 |
| Birkenhead | 9.6 km | 0.5 |
| Liverpool | – | 0.5 |
| Wallasey | 9.1 km | 0.5 |
| Crosby | 11.0 km | 0.4 |
| Aintree | 8.0 km | 0.0 |
| Litherland | 8.7 km | 0.0 |
| Prescot | 8.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |