Crap Towns / Beaconsfield / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Beaconsfield?
People in Beaconsfield breathed an average of 10.1 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 25% higher than the typical town's 8.1, and 7.4 of fine particles (PM2.5), 10% 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) | 10.1 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Gerrards Cross | 7.1 km | 11.7 |
| Chalfont St Peter | 6.3 km | 10.4 |
| Farnham Common and Farnham Royal | 6.9 km | 10.2 |
| Beaconsfield | – | 10.1 |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | 3.8 km | 10.0 |
| Bourne End | 5.1 km | 9.5 |
| High Wycombe | 6.9 km | 9.4 |
| Cookham | 7.9 km | 8.7 |
| Amersham | 8.4 km | 8.5 |
| Little Chalfont | 8.7 km | 8.4 |
| Hazlemere | 6.2 km | 7.8 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |