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Beach Water Quality Sees Major Improvement
25 Nov, 2025
Summary
- Heacham beach water quality improved to sufficient after years of poor ratings.
- Several Norfolk and Essex beaches upgraded to excellent from good.
- Hunstanton and Manningtree beaches moved from sufficient to good ratings.
Encouraging news has emerged regarding bathing water quality in East Anglia, with several beaches seeing notable improvements in their ratings. Heacham beach, near Hunstanton in Norfolk, has been upgraded to 'sufficient' after being classified as 'poor' since 2021. This marks a significant positive shift for the coastal area.
Further enhancements are evident at other popular locations. Wells-next-the-Sea and Caister-on-Sea in Norfolk, along with Holland-on-Sea and Jaywick in Essex, have now achieved an 'excellent' rating, an upgrade from their previous 'good' classification. This collective improvement highlights positive environmental management efforts.
Additionally, Hunstanton Main and Old beaches, as well as Manningtree in Essex, have seen their water quality ratings improve from 'sufficient' to 'good'. Andrew Raine, the Environment Agency's water manager for East Anglia, expressed optimism about these developments.
