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B4: Condition of designated bathing waters in England, 1995 to 2024

Updated 1 December 2025
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year condition value
1995 Excellent 12.432432432432432
1995 Good 17.027027027027028
1995 Sufficient 16.216216216216218
1995 Poor 54.32432432432432
1996 Excellent 16.180371352785148
1996 Good 19.363395225464192
1996 Sufficient 16.710875331564985
1996 Poor 47.74535809018568
1997 Excellent 20.626631853785906
1997 Good 19.06005221932115
1997 Sufficient 16.710182767624023
1997 Poor 43.60313315926893
1998 Excellent 24.371859296482413
1998 Good 20.35175879396985
1998 Sufficient 17.33668341708543
1998 Poor 37.93969849246231
1999 Excellent 24.25
1999 Good 21.75
1999 Sufficient 17.0
1999 Poor 37.0
2000 Excellent 26.17283950617284
2000 Good 21.975308641975307
2000 Sufficient 18.02469135802469
2000 Poor 33.827160493827165
2001 Excellent 29.80295566502464
2001 Good 28.078817733990142
2001 Sufficient 15.024630541871922
2001 Poor 27.093596059113302
2002 Excellent 36.85503685503686
2002 Good 29.23832923832924
2002 Sufficient 12.285012285012286
2002 Poor 21.62162162162162
2003 Excellent 45.25547445255474
2003 Good 27.49391727493917
2003 Sufficient 11.922141119221411
2003 Poor 15.328467153284672
2004 Excellent 46.00484261501211
2004 Good 29.53995157384988
2004 Sufficient 14.043583535108958
2004 Poor 10.411622276029057
2005 Excellent 51.20772946859904
2005 Good 26.08695652173913
2005 Sufficient 14.251207729468598
2005 Poor 8.454106280193237
2006 Excellent 52.78450363196126
2006 Good 26.39225181598063
2006 Sufficient 12.590799031477
2006 Poor 8.232445520581114
2007 Excellent 54.10628019323672
2007 Good 25.845410628019323
2007 Sufficient 11.35265700483092
2007 Poor 8.695652173913043
2008 Excellent 53.14009661835749
2008 Good 22.70531400966184
2008 Sufficient 14.734299516908212
2008 Poor 9.420289855072465
2009 Excellent 52.17391304347826
2009 Good 23.18840579710145
2009 Sufficient 12.80193236714976
2009 Poor 11.83574879227053
2010 Excellent 51.3317191283293
2010 Good 24.45520581113801
2010 Sufficient 12.590799031477
2010 Poor 11.62227602905569
2011 Excellent 53.3816425120773
2011 Good 24.15458937198068
2011 Sufficient 12.07729468599034
2011 Poor 10.38647342995169
2012 Excellent 50.0
2012 Good 28.60576923076923
2012 Sufficient 9.85576923076923
2012 Poor 11.538461538461538
2013 Excellent 55.18072289156627
2013 Good 27.951807228915666
2013 Sufficient 7.228915662650602
2013 Poor 9.63855421686747
2014 Excellent 60.817307692307686
2014 Good 24.759615384615387
2014 Sufficient 8.89423076923077
2014 Poor 5.528846153846153
2024 Excellent 64.22222222222223
2023 Excellent 66.43026004728132
2022 Excellent 72.0763723150358
2021 Excellent 70.74340527577938
2020 Excellent Not set
2019 Excellent 71.42857142857143
2018 Excellent 67.14285714285714
2017 Excellent 65.61743341404357
2016 Excellent 69.49152542372882
2015 Excellent 63.614457831325296
2024 Good 21.11111111111111
2023 Good 23.404255319148938
2022 Good 20.763723150358
2021 Good 23.980815347721823
2020 Good Not set
2019 Good 21.904761904761905
2018 Good 25.23809523809524
2017 Good 26.39225181598063
2016 Good 23.728813559322035
2015 Good 26.506024096385545
2024 Sufficient 6.444444444444445
2023 Sufficient 5.91016548463357
2022 Sufficient 4.295942720763723
2021 Sufficient 4.316546762589928
2020 Sufficient Not set
2019 Sufficient 5.0
2018 Sufficient 5.476190476190476
2017 Sufficient 6.2953995157385
2016 Sufficient 5.326876513317192
2015 Sufficient 6.987951807228916
2024 Poor 8.222222222222223
2023 Poor 4.25531914893617
2022 Poor 2.863961813842482
2021 Poor 0.9592326139088728
2020 Poor Not set
2019 Poor 1.6666666666666667
2018 Poor 2.142857142857143
2017 Poor 1.694915254237288
2016 Poor 1.452784503631961
2015 Poor 2.891566265060241