Crap Towns / Higham Ferrers / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Higham Ferrers?
People in Higham Ferrers breathed an average of 8.6 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 6% higher than the typical town's 8.1, and 7.5 of fine particles (PM2.5), 12% 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) | 8.6 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Kettering | 13.3 km | 9.8 |
| Wellingborough | 7.4 km | 9.3 |
| Higham Ferrers | – | 8.6 |
| Burton Latimer | 8.6 km | 8.6 |
| Earls Barton | 11.7 km | 8.1 |
| Thrapston | 10.7 km | 8.0 |
| Rushden | 2.2 km | 8.0 |
| Irthlingborough | 2.5 km | 7.2 |
| Rothwell | 19.3 km | 7.2 |
| Olney | 18.6 km | 7.1 |
| Raunds | 5.2 km | 6.5 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |