Crap Towns / Thornbury / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Thornbury?
People in Thornbury breathed an average of 7.5 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 7% lower than the typical town's 8.1, and 6.1 of fine particles (PM2.5), 9% lower 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) | 7.5 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Filton | 11.4 km | 12.1 |
| Patchway | 9.6 km | 11.8 |
| Stoke Gifford | 11.5 km | 11.5 |
| Bradley Stoke | 9.1 km | 11.5 |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 9.2 km | 9.2 |
| Yate | 9.6 km | 8.2 |
| Chipping Sodbury | 11.7 km | 7.7 |
| Thornbury | – | 7.5 |
| Chepstow | 12.0 km | 6.1 |
| Dursley | 14.0 km | 5.8 |
| Lydney | 12.7 km | 4.9 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |