Bathing Waters in England 2025 Compliance Report

Product Description

These results summarise the compliance of coastal and inland bathing waters for England with the Bathing Water (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2025 in the year 2025.

For every designated bathing water in England, the Environment Agency monitors Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci in the water, during the official bathing season which is between 15 May to 30 September. Values can vary, for example depending on the weather, pollution from agricultural and urban sources, storm water overflows, amongst other factors. The readings taken over the last four bathing seasons then determine the annual classification for that water.

The 2025 classification results cover the period from 2022 to 2025: a four-year period. Prior to the start of the 2025 season, no bathing waters were de-designated, nor were any new waters designated. The total number of designated bathing waters in England remains at 451. There were two bathing waters unassessed due to access issues. For those new bathing waters that were designated at the start of the 2024 bathing season, classifications were assessed with two season’s samples.

The classifications are:

• Excellent — the highest, cleanest class
• Good — generally good water quality
• Sufficient — the water quality meets the minimum standard
• Poor — the water quality has not met the minimum standard.