Statistical data set

ENV17 - Bathing water quality: additional datasets

A summary of compliance with the (2006/7/EC) Bathing Water Directive.

This data contains compliance information for bathing waters in England.

Site data and summary information for English bathing waters is available from here:

These tables show compliance with the Bathing Water Directive for bathing waters in England from 2017. The previous tables show compliance across the UK.

National bathing waters in England for 2019 summary and classification

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National bathing waters in England for 2018 classification summary (revised 12 December 2018)

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National bathing waters in England for 2018 classification results (revised 12 December 2018)

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National bathing waters in England for 2017 classification summary (revised May 2018)

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National bathing waters in England for 2017 classification results (revised May 2018)

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England - compliance with the Bathing Water Directive for 2016

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UK - compliance with the (2006/7/EC) Bathing Water Directive for 2015

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Updates to this page

Published 26 November 2012
Last updated 1 December 2023 + show all updates
  1. 2023 bathing water data published.

  2. Latest data for 2022 added.

  3. File formats for current release changed from Excel to ODS.

  4. Figures for 2021 published.

  5. 2019 datasets published

  6. Datasets revised due to change in classification of Southend Three Shells

  7. 2018 figures published

  8. Dataset revised to reflect changes to classification

  9. Annual update.

  10. Annual update to publication.

  11. UK compliance with the 2006 Bathing Water Directive published.

  12. New bathing water figures published.

  13. 2013 figures

  14. First published.