Crap Towns / Maidenhead / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Maidenhead?
People in Maidenhead breathed an average of 10.5 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 30% 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. Both are over the World Health Organization's guidelines of 10 and 5.
| Pollutant | Here | Typical town | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Slough | 9.5 km | 13.2 |
| Windsor | 7.7 km | 11.2 |
| Maidenhead | – | 10.5 |
| Farnham Common and Farnham Royal | 8.4 km | 10.2 |
| Beaconsfield | 11.3 km | 10.1 |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | 9.6 km | 10.0 |
| Bracknell | 12.4 km | 9.6 |
| Bourne End | 6.9 km | 9.5 |
| Marlow | 6.9 km | 9.0 |
| Cookham | 4.5 km | 8.7 |
| Twyford | 10.1 km | 8.3 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |