Crap Towns / Irthlingborough / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Irthlingborough?
People in Irthlingborough breathed an average of 7.2 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 11% lower 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) | 7.2 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Kettering | 10.9 km | 9.8 |
| Wellingborough | 6.6 km | 9.3 |
| Higham Ferrers | 2.5 km | 8.6 |
| Burton Latimer | 6.3 km | 8.6 |
| Earls Barton | 11.6 km | 8.1 |
| Thrapston | 9.6 km | 8.0 |
| Rushden | 4.4 km | 8.0 |
| Corby | 18.9 km | 7.8 |
| Irthlingborough | – | 7.2 |
| Rothwell | 17.0 km | 7.2 |
| Raunds | 5.1 km | 6.5 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |