Crap Towns / Barking and Dagenham / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Barking and Dagenham?
People in Barking and Dagenham breathed an average of 16.8 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 2.1 times the typical town's 8.1, and 9.1 of fine particles (PM2.5), 36% 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) | 16.8 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.1 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Newham | 6.9 km | 20.2 |
| Waltham Forest | 11.5 km | 18.0 |
| Greenwich | 9.4 km | 17.7 |
| Barking and Dagenham | – | 16.8 |
| Redbridge | 6.1 km | 16.7 |
| Aveley | 9.4 km | 14.9 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 11.5 km | 14.6 |
| Bexley | 9.3 km | 14.3 |
| Chigwell | 8.8 km | 14.3 |
| Buckhurst Hill | 11.3 km | 14.2 |
| Havering | 6.4 km | 13.4 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |