Crap Towns / Newham / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Newham?
People in Newham breathed an average of 20.2 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 2.5 times the typical town's 8.1, and 9.7 of fine particles (PM2.5), 45% 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) | 20.2 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.7 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | 9.1 km | 32.5 |
| Tower Hamlets | 5.2 km | 23.8 |
| Southwark | 9.7 km | 22.2 |
| Hackney | 7.5 km | 22.1 |
| Newham | – | 20.2 |
| Waltham Forest | 8.2 km | 18.0 |
| Lewisham | 9.6 km | 17.8 |
| Greenwich | 6.0 km | 17.7 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 6.9 km | 16.8 |
| Redbridge | 7.1 km | 16.7 |
| Chigwell | 10.2 km | 14.3 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |