Crap Towns / Chadwell St Mary / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Chadwell St Mary?
People in Chadwell St Mary breathed an average of 13.0 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 1.6 times the typical town's 8.1, and 7.9 of fine particles (PM2.5), 18% 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) | 13.0 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 6.0 km | 15.5 |
| Tilbury | 2.4 km | 15.0 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 8.1 km | 14.6 |
| Grays | 2.7 km | 14.4 |
| South Ockendon | 6.3 km | 14.0 |
| Northfleet | 5.4 km | 13.7 |
| Swanscombe | 6.1 km | 13.5 |
| Chadwell St Mary | – | 13.0 |
| Gravesend | 6.0 km | 12.5 |
| Stanford-le-Hope | 6.8 km | 12.5 |
| East Tilbury | 3.2 km | 11.7 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |