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UK air quality by local authority

Annual-mean PM2.5 and NO2 for 361 English local authorities · DEFRA UK-AIR 2024 calendar year

How clean is the air where you live in England?

GeraClinic publishes DEFRA air quality data for 361 English local authorities (2024 calendar year): the annual-mean PM2.5 and NO2 each area reports for limit-value compliance, compared with the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³ PM2.5, 10 µg/m³ NO2) and the UK limit. Source: DEFRA UK-AIR, OGL v3.0.

Source:DEFRA UK-AIR — Air quality annual mean by Local Authority (NO2 & PM2.5), 2024·as of 2024 calendar yearupdated annually (last: )

Lowest combined PM2.5 + NO2

Lowest combined PM2.5 + NO2 (DEFRA 2024 calendar year)
Local authorityPM2.5NO2
Isles of Scilly4 µg/m³3 µg/m³
Torridge5 µg/m³5 µg/m³
Orkney Islands5 µg/m³10 µg/m³
Shetland Islands4 µg/m³11 µg/m³
East Cambridgeshire8 µg/m³8 µg/m³

Highest combined PM2.5 + NO2

Highest combined PM2.5 + NO2 (DEFRA 2024 calendar year)
Local authorityPM2.5NO2
Manchester10 µg/m³55 µg/m³
Bristol City of9 µg/m³45 µg/m³
Birmingham11 µg/m³42 µg/m³
Liverpool9 µg/m³43 µg/m³
Coventry10 µg/m³41 µg/m³

All 361 local authorities

Frequently asked questions

What air pollutants does this cover?
Two of the most health-relevant: PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) and NO2 (nitrogen dioxide). For each of 361 English local authorities we show the maximum modelled annual-mean concentration DEFRA publishes for compliance (2024 calendar year).
What is the difference between the WHO guideline and the UK limit?
The WHO 2021 annual air quality guidelines (5 µg/m³ for PM2.5, 10 µg/m³ for NO2) reflect the latest health evidence and are stricter than the UK statutory limits (20 µg/m³ PM2.5, 40 µg/m³ NO2). Many areas meet the UK limit while still exceeding the WHO guideline.
Where does this data come from?
DEFRA UK-AIR — Air quality annual mean by Local Authority (NO2 & PM2.5), 2024 (2024 calendar year), produced by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GeraClinic shows the DEFRA values verbatim.

Contains public sector information published by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DEFRA UK-AIR — Air quality annual mean by Local Authority (NO2 & PM2.5), 2024 (2024 calendar year, published 2025).