Crap Towns / Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green?
People in Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green breathed an average of 10.0 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 23% 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. 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) | 10.0 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Gerrards Cross | 10.5 km | 11.7 |
| Maidenhead | 9.6 km | 10.5 |
| Chalfont St Peter | 10.0 km | 10.4 |
| Farnham Common and Farnham Royal | 8.5 km | 10.2 |
| Beaconsfield | 3.8 km | 10.1 |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | – | 10.0 |
| Bourne End | 2.7 km | 9.5 |
| High Wycombe | 4.0 km | 9.4 |
| Marlow | 5.8 km | 9.0 |
| Cookham | 5.3 km | 8.7 |
| Hazlemere | 5.4 km | 7.8 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |