League table · Fine particles (PM2.5)

Cleanest air in England & Wales

Where is the air cleanest? All 318 council areas ranked on fine particles (pm2.5) (µg/m³, population-weighted). Source: Defra modelled background PM2.5, 2024 (WHO guideline 5 µg/m³).

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1stPembrokeshire3.9 µg/m³

2ndCeredigion4.0 µg/m³

3rdIsles of Scilly4.2 µg/m³

#	Area	Region	Fine particles (PM2.5)	England & Wales
1	Pembrokeshire	Wales	3.9 µg/m³	1st
2	Ceredigion	Wales	4.0 µg/m³	2nd
3	Isles of Scilly	South West	4.2 µg/m³	3rd
4	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	4.2 µg/m³	4th
5	Gwynedd	Wales	4.3 µg/m³	5th
6	Carmarthenshire	Wales	4.3 µg/m³	6th
7	Cumberland	North West	4.4 µg/m³	7th
8	Powys	Wales	4.5 µg/m³	8th
9	North Devon	South West	4.7 µg/m³	9th
10	Torridge	South West	4.7 µg/m³	10th
11	Westmorland and Furness	North West	4.7 µg/m³	11th
12	Conwy	Wales	4.7 µg/m³	12th
13	Swansea	Wales	4.8 µg/m³	13th
14	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	4.8 µg/m³	14th
15	West Devon	South West	4.9 µg/m³	15th
16	Denbighshire	Wales	4.9 µg/m³	16th
17	Bridgend	Wales	4.9 µg/m³	17th
18	South Hams	South West	5.0 µg/m³	18th
19	Northumberland	North East	5.0 µg/m³	19th
20	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	5.1 µg/m³	20th
21	Cornwall	South West	5.1 µg/m³	21st
22	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	5.1 µg/m³	22nd
23	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	5.1 µg/m³	23rd
24	Wyre	North West	5.2 µg/m³	24th
25	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	5.2 µg/m³	25th
26	East Devon	South West	5.2 µg/m³	26th
27	Teignbridge	South West	5.2 µg/m³	27th
28	Lancaster	North West	5.3 µg/m³	28th
29	Mid Devon	South West	5.3 µg/m³	29th
30	Fylde	North West	5.3 µg/m³	30th
31	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	5.3 µg/m³	31st
32	Torbay	South West	5.3 µg/m³	32nd
33	Monmouthshire	Wales	5.4 µg/m³	33rd
34	Herefordshire	West Midlands	5.4 µg/m³	34th
35	Blackpool	North West	5.4 µg/m³	35th
36	County Durham	North East	5.4 µg/m³	36th
37	Shropshire	West Midlands	5.5 µg/m³	37th
38	Hartlepool	North East	5.5 µg/m³	38th
39	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	5.5 µg/m³	39th
40	Darlington	North East	5.5 µg/m³	40th
41	Dorset	South West	5.5 µg/m³	41st
42	Caerphilly	Wales	5.5 µg/m³	42nd
43	Flintshire	Wales	5.5 µg/m³	43rd
44	Plymouth	South West	5.5 µg/m³	44th
45	Somerset	South West	5.5 µg/m³	45th
46	Exeter	South West	5.5 µg/m³	46th
47	North Somerset	South West	5.5 µg/m³	47th
48	Wrexham	Wales	5.5 µg/m³	48th
49	Isle of Wight	South East	5.6 µg/m³	49th
50	Torfaen	Wales	5.7 µg/m³	50th
51	Forest of Dean	South West	5.7 µg/m³	51st
52	New Forest	South East	5.7 µg/m³	52nd
53	Ribble Valley	North West	5.7 µg/m³	53rd
54	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	5.8 µg/m³	54th
55	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	5.9 µg/m³	55th
56	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	5.9 µg/m³	56th
57	Cardiff	Wales	5.9 µg/m³	57th
58	Wirral	North West	5.9 µg/m³	58th
59	Middlesbrough	North East	6.0 µg/m³	59th
60	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	6.0 µg/m³	60th
61	Wiltshire	South West	6.0 µg/m³	61st
62	Newport	Wales	6.0 µg/m³	62nd
63	Sunderland	North East	6.0 µg/m³	63rd
64	Stroud	South West	6.0 µg/m³	64th
65	Gateshead	North East	6.0 µg/m³	65th
66	Pendle	North West	6.0 µg/m³	66th
67	Chichester	South East	6.0 µg/m³	67th
68	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	6.0 µg/m³	68th
69	Test Valley	South East	6.0 µg/m³	69th
70	South Ribble	North West	6.0 µg/m³	70th
71	West Lancashire	North West	6.0 µg/m³	71st
72	Winchester	South East	6.0 µg/m³	72nd
73	Preston	North West	6.0 µg/m³	73rd
74	Arun	South East	6.1 µg/m³	74th
75	Sefton	North West	6.1 µg/m³	75th
76	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	6.1 µg/m³	76th
77	Cotswold	South West	6.1 µg/m³	77th
78	East Hampshire	South East	6.1 µg/m³	78th
79	Gosport	South East	6.1 µg/m³	79th
80	North Tyneside	North East	6.2 µg/m³	80th
81	South Tyneside	North East	6.2 µg/m³	81st
82	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	6.2 µg/m³	82nd
83	Rossendale	North West	6.2 µg/m³	83rd
84	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	6.2 µg/m³	84th
85	Burnley	North West	6.3 µg/m³	85th
86	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	6.3 µg/m³	86th
87	Chorley	North West	6.3 µg/m³	87th
88	Fareham	South East	6.3 µg/m³	88th
89	Havant	South East	6.3 µg/m³	89th
90	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	6.3 µg/m³	90th
91	West Berkshire	South East	6.3 µg/m³	91st
92	Tewkesbury	South West	6.3 µg/m³	92nd
93	Hyndburn	North West	6.3 µg/m³	93rd
94	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	6.3 µg/m³	94th
95	Wychavon	West Midlands	6.3 µg/m³	95th
96	Lewes	South East	6.3 µg/m³	96th
97	Eastleigh	South East	6.4 µg/m³	97th
98	Cheshire East	North West	6.4 µg/m³	98th
99	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	6.4 µg/m³	99th
100	Eastbourne	South East	6.4 µg/m³	100th
101	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	6.4 µg/m³	101st
102	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	6.4 µg/m³	102nd
103	Worthing	South East	6.4 µg/m³	103rd
104	West Oxfordshire	South East	6.4 µg/m³	104th
105	Worcester	West Midlands	6.5 µg/m³	105th
106	Wealden	South East	6.5 µg/m³	106th
107	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	6.5 µg/m³	107th
108	High Peak	East Midlands	6.5 µg/m³	108th
109	Cheltenham	South West	6.5 µg/m³	109th
110	Stafford	West Midlands	6.5 µg/m³	110th
111	Rother	South East	6.5 µg/m³	111th
112	Halton	North West	6.5 µg/m³	112th
113	Southampton	South East	6.5 µg/m³	113th
114	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	6.5 µg/m³	114th
115	Waverley	South East	6.5 µg/m³	115th
116	Horsham	South East	6.5 µg/m³	116th
117	Melton	East Midlands	6.5 µg/m³	117th
118	Gloucester	South West	6.6 µg/m³	118th
119	Dover	South East	6.6 µg/m³	119th
120	Warrington	North West	6.6 µg/m³	120th
121	Adur	South East	6.6 µg/m³	121st
122	Portsmouth	South East	6.6 µg/m³	122nd
123	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	6.6 µg/m³	123rd
124	South Gloucestershire	South West	6.6 µg/m³	124th
125	Bristol	South West	6.6 µg/m³	125th
126	Vale of White Horse	South East	6.6 µg/m³	126th
127	North Norfolk	East of England	6.6 µg/m³	127th
128	Hart	South East	6.6 µg/m³	128th
129	Rutland	East Midlands	6.7 µg/m³	129th
130	Thanet	South East	6.7 µg/m³	130th
131	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	6.7 µg/m³	131st
132	Hastings	South East	6.7 µg/m³	132nd
133	Wigan	North West	6.7 µg/m³	133rd
134	Liverpool	North West	6.7 µg/m³	134th
135	South Oxfordshire	South East	6.7 µg/m³	135th
136	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	6.7 µg/m³	136th
137	Brighton and Hove	South East	6.7 µg/m³	137th
138	East Lindsey	East Midlands	6.7 µg/m³	138th
139	Swindon	South West	6.7 µg/m³	139th
140	Canterbury	South East	6.7 µg/m³	140th
141	St. Helens	North West	6.7 µg/m³	141st
142	Tendring	East of England	6.8 µg/m³	142nd
143	Mid Sussex	South East	6.8 µg/m³	143rd
144	Redditch	West Midlands	6.8 µg/m³	144th
145	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	6.8 µg/m³	145th
146	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	6.8 µg/m³	146th
147	Ashford	South East	6.8 µg/m³	147th
148	Tunbridge Wells	South East	6.8 µg/m³	148th
149	Knowsley	North West	6.8 µg/m³	149th
150	Harborough	East Midlands	6.8 µg/m³	150th
151	South Kesteven	East Midlands	6.8 µg/m³	151st
152	Cherwell	South East	6.8 µg/m³	152nd
153	Bolton	North West	6.9 µg/m³	153rd
154	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	6.9 µg/m³	154th
155	South Holland	East Midlands	6.9 µg/m³	155th
156	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	6.9 µg/m³	156th
157	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	6.9 µg/m³	157th
158	Breckland	East of England	6.9 µg/m³	158th
159	Maldon	East of England	6.9 µg/m³	159th
160	Uttlesford	East of England	6.9 µg/m³	160th
161	East Suffolk	East of England	6.9 µg/m³	161st
162	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	6.9 µg/m³	162nd
163	Warwick	West Midlands	6.9 µg/m³	163rd
164	South Norfolk	East of England	6.9 µg/m³	164th
165	Lichfield	West Midlands	6.9 µg/m³	165th
166	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	6.9 µg/m³	166th
167	Boston	East Midlands	7.0 µg/m³	167th
168	Guildford	South East	7.0 µg/m³	168th
169	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	7.0 µg/m³	169th
170	Mid Suffolk	East of England	7.0 µg/m³	170th
171	Great Yarmouth	East of England	7.0 µg/m³	171st
172	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	7.0 µg/m³	172nd
173	Babergh	East of England	7.0 µg/m³	173rd
174	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	7.0 µg/m³	174th
175	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	7.0 µg/m³	175th
176	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	7.0 µg/m³	176th
177	Braintree	East of England	7.0 µg/m³	177th
178	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.0 µg/m³	178th
179	Fenland	East of England	7.0 µg/m³	179th
180	Amber Valley	East Midlands	7.0 µg/m³	180th
181	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	7.0 µg/m³	181st
182	Rugby	West Midlands	7.0 µg/m³	182nd
183	West Suffolk	East of England	7.0 µg/m³	183rd
184	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.1 µg/m³	184th
185	North Kesteven	East Midlands	7.1 µg/m³	185th
186	Oxford	South East	7.1 µg/m³	186th
187	Rochdale	North West	7.1 µg/m³	187th
188	Wokingham	South East	7.1 µg/m³	188th
189	Rushmoor	South East	7.1 µg/m³	189th
190	Crawley	South East	7.1 µg/m³	190th
191	Colchester	East of England	7.1 µg/m³	191st
192	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	7.1 µg/m³	192nd
193	Huntingdonshire	East of England	7.1 µg/m³	193rd
194	Bedford	East of England	7.1 µg/m³	194th
195	Bury	North West	7.1 µg/m³	195th
196	Trafford	North West	7.1 µg/m³	196th
197	Reading	South East	7.1 µg/m³	197th
198	Swale	South East	7.1 µg/m³	198th
199	Broadland	East of England	7.1 µg/m³	199th
200	Mole Valley	South East	7.1 µg/m³	200th
201	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	7.1 µg/m³	201st
202	Chesterfield	East Midlands	7.1 µg/m³	202nd
203	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	7.1 µg/m³	203rd
204	Buckinghamshire	South East	7.1 µg/m³	204th
205	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.1 µg/m³	205th
206	East Hertfordshire	East of England	7.2 µg/m³	206th
207	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	7.2 µg/m³	207th
208	West Lindsey	East Midlands	7.2 µg/m³	208th
209	Bracknell Forest	South East	7.2 µg/m³	209th
210	North Hertfordshire	East of England	7.2 µg/m³	210th
211	Surrey Heath	South East	7.2 µg/m³	211th
212	Tandridge	South East	7.2 µg/m³	212th
213	Stevenage	East of England	7.2 µg/m³	213th
214	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	7.2 µg/m³	214th
215	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	7.2 µg/m³	215th
216	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.2 µg/m³	216th
217	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	7.2 µg/m³	217th
218	Woking	South East	7.2 µg/m³	218th
219	Chelmsford	East of England	7.2 µg/m³	219th
220	Milton Keynes	South East	7.3 µg/m³	220th
221	Sevenoaks	South East	7.3 µg/m³	221st
222	Bolsover	East Midlands	7.3 µg/m³	222nd
223	Erewash	East Midlands	7.3 µg/m³	223rd
224	Charnwood	East Midlands	7.3 µg/m³	224th
225	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	7.3 µg/m³	225th
226	Tamworth	West Midlands	7.3 µg/m³	226th
227	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	7.3 µg/m³	227th
228	Stockport	North West	7.3 µg/m³	228th
229	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.3 µg/m³	229th
230	Dudley	West Midlands	7.3 µg/m³	230th
231	Blaby	East Midlands	7.3 µg/m³	231st
232	Reigate and Banstead	South East	7.3 µg/m³	232nd
233	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.3 µg/m³	233rd
234	Rochford	East of England	7.3 µg/m³	234th
235	Maidstone	South East	7.3 µg/m³	235th
236	Dacorum	East of England	7.3 µg/m³	236th
237	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	7.3 µg/m³	237th
238	Peterborough	East of England	7.3 µg/m³	238th
239	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.4 µg/m³	239th
240	Solihull	West Midlands	7.4 µg/m³	240th
241	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	7.4 µg/m³	241st
242	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.4 µg/m³	242nd
243	Ashfield	East Midlands	7.4 µg/m³	243rd
244	Broxtowe	East Midlands	7.4 µg/m³	244th
245	Mansfield	East Midlands	7.4 µg/m³	245th
246	Cambridge	East of England	7.4 µg/m³	246th
247	Castle Point	East of England	7.4 µg/m³	247th
248	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	7.4 µg/m³	248th
249	Ipswich	East of England	7.4 µg/m³	249th
250	Derby	East Midlands	7.4 µg/m³	250th
251	Gedling	East Midlands	7.4 µg/m³	251st
252	Kingston upon Hull	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.4 µg/m³	252nd
253	Norwich	East of England	7.4 µg/m³	253rd
254	Salford	North West	7.5 µg/m³	254th
255	Harlow	East of England	7.5 µg/m³	255th
256	Brentwood	East of England	7.5 µg/m³	256th
257	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	7.5 µg/m³	257th
258	Oldham	North West	7.5 µg/m³	258th
259	St Albans	East of England	7.5 µg/m³	259th
260	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	7.5 µg/m³	260th
261	Coventry	West Midlands	7.5 µg/m³	261st
262	Luton	East of England	7.6 µg/m³	262nd
263	Runnymede	South East	7.6 µg/m³	263rd
264	Basildon	East of England	7.6 µg/m³	264th
265	Broxbourne	East of England	7.6 µg/m³	265th
266	Tameside	North West	7.6 µg/m³	266th
267	Three Rivers	East of England	7.6 µg/m³	267th
268	Medway	South East	7.7 µg/m³	268th
269	Nottingham	East Midlands	7.7 µg/m³	269th
270	Gravesham	South East	7.7 µg/m³	270th
271	Elmbridge	South East	7.7 µg/m³	271st
272	Manchester	North West	7.7 µg/m³	272nd
273	Epsom and Ewell	South East	7.7 µg/m³	273rd
274	Epping Forest	East of England	7.8 µg/m³	274th
275	Lincoln	East Midlands	7.8 µg/m³	275th
276	Watford	East of England	7.8 µg/m³	276th
277	Hertsmere	East of England	7.8 µg/m³	277th
278	Slough	South East	7.8 µg/m³	278th
279	Spelthorne	South East	7.8 µg/m³	279th
280	Birmingham	West Midlands	7.9 µg/m³	280th
281	Leicester	East Midlands	7.9 µg/m³	281st
282	Sandwell	West Midlands	8.0 µg/m³	282nd
283	Walsall	West Midlands	8.0 µg/m³	283rd
284	Thurrock	East of England	8.1 µg/m³	284th
285	Bromley	London	8.1 µg/m³	285th
286	Dartford	South East	8.1 µg/m³	286th
287	Hillingdon	London	8.2 µg/m³	287th
288	Sutton	London	8.2 µg/m³	288th
289	Havering	London	8.2 µg/m³	289th
290	Kingston upon Thames	London	8.2 µg/m³	290th
291	Harrow	London	8.3 µg/m³	291st
292	Richmond upon Thames	London	8.3 µg/m³	292nd
293	Croydon	London	8.4 µg/m³	293rd
294	Bexley	London	8.5 µg/m³	294th
295	Enfield	London	8.5 µg/m³	295th
296	Barnet	London	8.5 µg/m³	296th
297	Hounslow	London	8.6 µg/m³	297th
298	Merton	London	8.6 µg/m³	298th
299	Ealing	London	8.8 µg/m³	299th
300	Wandsworth	London	8.9 µg/m³	300th
301	Brent	London	8.9 µg/m³	301st
302	Haringey	London	8.9 µg/m³	302nd
303	Redbridge	London	9.0 µg/m³	303rd
304	Lewisham	London	9.0 µg/m³	304th
305	Greenwich	London	9.1 µg/m³	305th
306	Waltham Forest	London	9.1 µg/m³	306th
307	Barking and Dagenham	London	9.1 µg/m³	307th
308	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	9.2 µg/m³	308th
309	Lambeth	London	9.3 µg/m³	309th
310	Kensington and Chelsea	London	9.4 µg/m³	310th
311	Southwark	London	9.5 µg/m³	311th
312	Camden	London	9.6 µg/m³	312th
313	Newham	London	9.6 µg/m³	313th
314	Hackney	London	9.7 µg/m³	314th
315	Islington	London	9.7 µg/m³	315th
316	Westminster	London	9.7 µg/m³	316th
317	Tower Hamlets	London	9.8 µg/m³	317th
318	City of London	London	11.0 µg/m³	318th

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