Crap Towns / Cookham / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Cookham?
People in Cookham breathed an average of 8.7 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 7% higher than the typical town's 8.1, and 7.2 of fine particles (PM2.5), 7% higher than the typical town's 6.7. The fine particles are over the World Health Organization's guideline of 5; the nitrogen dioxide is within its 10.
| Pollutant | Here | Typical town | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Slough | 10.8 km | 13.2 |
| Windsor | 11.2 km | 11.2 |
| Maidenhead | 4.5 km | 10.5 |
| Farnham Common and Farnham Royal | 8.0 km | 10.2 |
| Beaconsfield | 7.9 km | 10.1 |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | 5.3 km | 10.0 |
| Bourne End | 2.9 km | 9.5 |
| High Wycombe | 7.9 km | 9.4 |
| Marlow | 3.3 km | 9.0 |
| Cookham | – | 8.7 |
| Hazlemere | 10.5 km | 7.8 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |