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League table · Fine particles (PM2.5)

Cleanest air in East of England

Where is the air cleanest? All 45 council areas in East of England ranked on fine particles (pm2.5) (µg/m³, population-weighted). Source: Defra modelled background PM2.5, 2024 (WHO guideline 5 µg/m³).

Fastest broadbandMost affordable homesFastest-rising pricesCleanest airLowest recorded crimeLeast deprived (England)
1stNorth Norfolk6.6 µg/m³
2ndTendring6.8 µg/m³
3rdBreckland6.9 µg/m³
#AreaFine particles (PM2.5)England & Wales
1North Norfolk6.6 µg/m³127th
2Tendring6.8 µg/m³142nd
3Breckland6.9 µg/m³158th
4Maldon6.9 µg/m³159th
5Uttlesford6.9 µg/m³160th
6East Suffolk6.9 µg/m³161st
7South Norfolk6.9 µg/m³164th
8King's Lynn and West Norfolk6.9 µg/m³166th
9Mid Suffolk7.0 µg/m³170th
10Great Yarmouth7.0 µg/m³171st
11Babergh7.0 µg/m³173rd
12East Cambridgeshire7.0 µg/m³174th
13South Cambridgeshire7.0 µg/m³175th
14Braintree7.0 µg/m³177th
15Fenland7.0 µg/m³179th
16West Suffolk7.0 µg/m³183rd
17Colchester7.1 µg/m³191st
18Huntingdonshire7.1 µg/m³193rd
19Bedford7.1 µg/m³194th
20Broadland7.1 µg/m³199th
21Central Bedfordshire7.1 µg/m³201st
22East Hertfordshire7.2 µg/m³206th
23North Hertfordshire7.2 µg/m³210th
24Stevenage7.2 µg/m³213th
25Chelmsford7.2 µg/m³219th
26Rochford7.3 µg/m³234th
27Dacorum7.3 µg/m³236th
28Southend-on-Sea7.3 µg/m³237th
29Peterborough7.3 µg/m³238th
30Cambridge7.4 µg/m³246th
31Castle Point7.4 µg/m³247th
32Ipswich7.4 µg/m³249th
33Norwich7.4 µg/m³253rd
34Harlow7.5 µg/m³255th
35Brentwood7.5 µg/m³256th
36Welwyn Hatfield7.5 µg/m³257th
37St Albans7.5 µg/m³259th
38Luton7.6 µg/m³262nd
39Basildon7.6 µg/m³264th
40Broxbourne7.6 µg/m³265th
41Three Rivers7.6 µg/m³267th
42Epping Forest7.8 µg/m³274th
43Watford7.8 µg/m³276th
44Hertsmere7.8 µg/m³277th
45Thurrock8.1 µg/m³284th

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