Crap Towns / Welshpool / Air quality
How dirty is the air in Welshpool?
People in Welshpool breathed an average of 4.3 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic metre in 2024, 47% lower than the typical town's 8.1, and 4.9 of fine particles (PM2.5), 27% 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) | 4.3 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Town | Distance | Nitrogen dioxide, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|
| Wrexham | 44.7 km | 7.3 |
| Shrewsbury | 27.0 km | 5.6 |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 35.5 km | 5.4 |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 38.9 km | 4.9 |
| Oswestry | 22.6 km | 4.7 |
| Newtown | 20.8 km | 4.5 |
| Welshpool | – | 4.3 |
| Broseley | 44.8 km | 4.1 |
| Ludlow | 43.7 km | 4.0 |
| Bayston Hill | 25.0 km | 3.9 |
| Wem | 35.9 km | 3.5 |
| The typical town | – | 8.1 |