Crap Towns / Newtown / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Newtown?
People in Newtown breathed an average of 4.5 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 44% lower than the typical town's 8.1, and 4.7 of fine particles (PM2.5), 30% 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) | 4.5 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury | 44.6 km | 5.6 |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 54.8 km | 5.4 |
| Oswestry | 42.8 km | 4.7 |
| Newtown | – | 4.5 |
| Welshpool | 20.8 km | 4.3 |
| Ludlow | 44.2 km | 4.0 |
| Bayston Hill | 41.3 km | 3.9 |
| Leominster | 50.3 km | 3.9 |
| Wem | 56.1 km | 3.5 |
| Aberystwyth | 52.0 km | 3.0 |
| Llandrindod Wells | 29.7 km | 2.7 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |