Crap Towns / Newham / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Newham?
Newham has 10 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.3 per 10,000 people, 57% lower than the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 3 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2018. 1 is not being replaced and 2 are to be replaced elsewhere.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learner pool | 2018 | Replaced elsewhere |
| Main pool | 2018 | Replaced elsewhere |
| Learner pool | 2011 | Not being replaced |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | 9.1 km | 12.8 |
| Chigwell | 10.2 km | 1.6 |
| Southwark | 9.7 km | 0.6 |
| Greenwich | 6.0 km | 0.6 |
| Tower Hamlets | 5.2 km | 0.5 |
| Waltham Forest | 8.2 km | 0.4 |
| Hackney | 7.5 km | 0.4 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 6.9 km | 0.3 |
| Newham | – | 0.3 |
| Lewisham | 9.6 km | 0.3 |
| Redbridge | 7.1 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |