Crap Towns / Great Wakering / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Great Wakering?
People in Great Wakering breathed an average of 8.1 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, about the same as the typical town's 8.1, and 7.1 of fine particles (PM2.5), 6% 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) | 8.1 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 15.8 km | 11.0 |
| Rayleigh | 14.7 km | 10.8 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 7.2 km | 10.3 |
| Sheerness | 13.5 km | 9.5 |
| Hockley and Hawkwell | 11.5 km | 9.2 |
| Rochford | 7.7 km | 9.1 |
| Hullbridge | 14.8 km | 8.9 |
| Ashingdon | 9.9 km | 8.7 |
| Minster | 14.8 km | 8.3 |
| Great Wakering | – | 8.1 |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 8.9 km | 7.5 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |