Crap Towns / Stockton-on-Tees / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Stockton-on-Tees?
Stockton-on-Tees has 4 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.5 per 10,000 people, 29% lower than the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 3 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2024. 1 closed for financial reasons.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2024 | Financial |
| Main pool | 2014 | – |
| Learner pool | 2012 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 3.2 km | 1.3 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 6.3 km | 1.3 |
| Egglescliffe | 5.9 km | 1.0 |
| Billingham | 4.6 km | 0.9 |
| Redcar | 16.5 km | 0.8 |
| Hartlepool | 14.3 km | 0.7 |
| Eston | 11.2 km | 0.7 |
| Darlington | 15.6 km | 0.6 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | – | 0.5 |
| Middlesbrough | 7.7 km | 0.4 |
| Yarm | 8.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |