Crap Towns / Addlestone / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Addlestone?
People in Addlestone breathed an average of 13.5 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 1.7 times the typical town's 8.1, and 7.7 of fine particles (PM2.5), 15% higher than the typical town's 6.7. Both are over the World Health Organization's guidelines of 10 and 5.
| Pollutant | Here | Typical town | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Sunbury-on-Thames | 6.7 km | 15.1 |
| Staines-upon-Thames | 5.8 km | 14.8 |
| Ashford Common | 6.3 km | 14.6 |
| Chertsey | 2.4 km | 14.0 |
| Shepperton | 3.8 km | 13.6 |
| Addlestone | – | 13.5 |
| Walton-on-Thames | 6.0 km | 13.1 |
| Weybridge | 2.6 km | 12.7 |
| Hersham | 6.1 km | 12.4 |
| Byfleet | 3.6 km | 12.0 |
| New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater | 3.3 km | 11.5 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |