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League table · Fine particles (PM2.5)

Cleanest air in South East

Where is the air cleanest? All 64 council areas in South East 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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1stIsle of Wight5.6 µg/m³
2ndNew Forest5.7 µg/m³
3rdChichester6.0 µg/m³
#AreaFine particles (PM2.5)England & Wales
1Isle of Wight5.6 µg/m³49th
2New Forest5.7 µg/m³52nd
3Chichester6.0 µg/m³67th
4Test Valley6.0 µg/m³69th
5Winchester6.0 µg/m³72nd
6Arun6.1 µg/m³74th
7East Hampshire6.1 µg/m³78th
8Gosport6.1 µg/m³79th
9Fareham6.3 µg/m³88th
10Havant6.3 µg/m³89th
11West Berkshire6.3 µg/m³91st
12Lewes6.3 µg/m³96th
13Eastleigh6.4 µg/m³97th
14Basingstoke and Deane6.4 µg/m³99th
15Eastbourne6.4 µg/m³100th
16Worthing6.4 µg/m³103rd
17West Oxfordshire6.4 µg/m³104th
18Wealden6.5 µg/m³106th
19Rother6.5 µg/m³111th
20Southampton6.5 µg/m³113th
21Folkestone and Hythe6.5 µg/m³114th
22Waverley6.5 µg/m³115th
23Horsham6.5 µg/m³116th
24Dover6.6 µg/m³119th
25Adur6.6 µg/m³121st
26Portsmouth6.6 µg/m³122nd
27Vale of White Horse6.6 µg/m³126th
28Hart6.6 µg/m³128th
29Thanet6.7 µg/m³130th
30Hastings6.7 µg/m³132nd
31South Oxfordshire6.7 µg/m³135th
32Brighton and Hove6.7 µg/m³137th
33Canterbury6.7 µg/m³140th
34Mid Sussex6.8 µg/m³143rd
35Ashford6.8 µg/m³147th
36Tunbridge Wells6.8 µg/m³148th
37Cherwell6.8 µg/m³152nd
38Guildford7.0 µg/m³168th
39Oxford7.1 µg/m³186th
40Wokingham7.1 µg/m³188th
41Rushmoor7.1 µg/m³189th
42Crawley7.1 µg/m³190th
43Reading7.1 µg/m³197th
44Swale7.1 µg/m³198th
45Mole Valley7.1 µg/m³200th
46Buckinghamshire7.1 µg/m³204th
47Bracknell Forest7.2 µg/m³209th
48Surrey Heath7.2 µg/m³211th
49Tandridge7.2 µg/m³212th
50Woking7.2 µg/m³218th
51Milton Keynes7.3 µg/m³220th
52Sevenoaks7.3 µg/m³221st
53Tonbridge and Malling7.3 µg/m³227th
54Reigate and Banstead7.3 µg/m³232nd
55Maidstone7.3 µg/m³235th
56Windsor and Maidenhead7.4 µg/m³241st
57Runnymede7.6 µg/m³263rd
58Medway7.7 µg/m³268th
59Gravesham7.7 µg/m³270th
60Elmbridge7.7 µg/m³271st
61Epsom and Ewell7.7 µg/m³273rd
62Slough7.8 µg/m³278th
63Spelthorne7.8 µg/m³279th
64Dartford8.1 µg/m³286th

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