Crap Towns / Solihull / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Solihull?
People in Solihull breathed an average of 12.1 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 49% 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) | 12.1 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Smethwick | 14.5 km | 14.8 |
| Birmingham | 8.8 km | 14.6 |
| Oldbury | 17.2 km | 14.2 |
| Coleshill | 14.8 km | 12.9 |
| Solihull | – | 12.1 |
| Catshill | 17.2 km | 9.2 |
| Hollywood | 5.5 km | 9.1 |
| Knowle and Dorridge | 5.5 km | 9.1 |
| Redditch | 15.1 km | 7.2 |
| Balsall Common | 10.5 km | 7.0 |
| Studley | 16.6 km | 5.7 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |