Crap Towns / Morpeth / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Morpeth?
People in Morpeth breathed an average of 4.4 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 46% lower than the typical town's 8.1, and 5.0 of fine particles (PM2.5), 25% lower than the typical town's 6.7. Both are within the World Health Organization's guidelines of 10 and 5.
| Pollutant | Here | Typical town | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Killingworth | 15.9 km | 10.6 |
| Wideopen | 14.0 km | 9.2 |
| Seaton Delaval | 15.4 km | 8.3 |
| Cramlington | 10.7 km | 8.0 |
| Blyth | 11.7 km | 6.7 |
| Bedlington | 7.1 km | 5.4 |
| Ponteland | 14.5 km | 5.0 |
| Ashington | 8.6 km | 4.8 |
| Morpeth | – | 4.4 |
| Stakeford | 6.5 km | 4.4 |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 11.4 km | 3.9 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |