# Two Yorkshire areas without a single public swimming pool – mapped

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/two-yorkshire-areas-without-a-single-public-swimming-pool-mapped/
- Published: 2026-11-04T04:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T06:04:50+00:00
- Original publisher: YorkshireLive Sheffield
- Original article: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/two-yorkshire-areas-without-single-34858862
- Topics: Sheffield, UK, World

## Key points

- Dewsbury and Batley and Sheffield Hallam have no public pay-and-play pools.
- Bradford West has one public pool serving 127,000 residents.
- England has lost 915 public pools since 2010.

## Summary

Two Yorkshire constituencies, Dewsbury and Batley and Sheffield Hallam, are among 10 in England with no public “pay and play” swimming pool, according to new analysis. Residents can access pools through private gyms or children’s swim schools, but cannot simply turn up for an occasional swim, raising concerns about local access to public facilities.

The analysis of Sport England’s Active Places database found 915 public pools have closed across England since 2010. Bradford West has one public pool for 127,000 people, at a university-run gym where non-members can pay to swim; plans for a new pool and leisure centre were cancelled this summer. Closures peaked in 2020, when 84 pools shut.

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