Crap Towns / Sunbury-on-Thames / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Sunbury-on-Thames?
People in Sunbury-on-Thames breathed an average of 15.1 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 1.9 times the typical town's 8.1, and 8.0 of fine particles (PM2.5), 19% 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) | 15.1 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Stanwell | 6.4 km | 22.0 |
| Ashford | 4.8 km | 15.5 |
| Sunbury-on-Thames | – | 15.1 |
| Staines-upon-Thames | 6.6 km | 14.8 |
| Ashford Common | 2.5 km | 14.6 |
| Shepperton | 3.0 km | 13.6 |
| West Molesey | 6.1 km | 13.4 |
| Walton-on-Thames | 2.7 km | 13.1 |
| Weybridge | 4.8 km | 12.7 |
| Hersham | 4.8 km | 12.4 |
| Esher | 5.7 km | 12.3 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |