Crap Towns / Leighton Buzzard / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Leighton Buzzard?
People in Leighton Buzzard breathed an average of 8.0 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, about the same as 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) | 8.0 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Houghton Regis | 9.7 km | 9.1 |
| Milton Keynes | 14.7 km | 9.1 |
| Dunstable | 9.8 km | 8.9 |
| Bletchley | 9.5 km | 8.7 |
| Flitwick | 14.7 km | 8.2 |
| Ampthill | 16.2 km | 8.1 |
| Leighton Buzzard | – | 8.0 |
| Aylesbury | 15.6 km | 7.7 |
| Tring | 13.6 km | 7.4 |
| Aston Clinton | 13.7 km | 6.3 |
| Winslow | 15.4 km | 6.0 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |