Crap Towns / Raunds / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Raunds?
People in Raunds breathed an average of 6.5 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 20% lower than the typical town's 8.1, and 7.1 of fine particles (PM2.5), 6% 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) | 6.5 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Kettering | 13.7 km | 9.8 |
| Wellingborough | 11.7 km | 9.3 |
| Higham Ferrers | 5.2 km | 8.6 |
| Burton Latimer | 9.8 km | 8.6 |
| Earls Barton | 16.5 km | 8.1 |
| Thrapston | 5.9 km | 8.0 |
| Rushden | 7.2 km | 8.0 |
| Corby | 19.2 km | 7.8 |
| Irthlingborough | 5.1 km | 7.2 |
| Raunds | – | 6.5 |
| Oundle | 16.4 km | 6.4 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |