Air quality in United Kingdom
Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in United Kingdom • 02:39, Oct 31
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs - UK AIRBreathe LondonEnvironmental Research Group - King's College LondonUK Air QualityScotland Air QualityWelsh GovernmentEnvitech Europe - Norfolk Air QualityRicardo Energy & EnvironmentKristjan PeerDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Northern IrelandNorth Lincs Air QualityAJSNottingham Envista - Air Resources ManagerMDBootle/Netherton Community MontiorVere IshamSteve BellamyAndy Yoong Air Quality WatchMark JordanNB.AQpeter marsdenWSqalexhJedSurreyDanAlexander BelozerovMike CollinscontrolsjediSimon O'HanaMark SteepleMattGreen Academy TrustElsley Primary SchoolDepartment of Meteorology, University of ReadingMilking SolutionsMyatt's Fields Park ProjectKGA GomerJenny ClarkAlan EvansHightae.co.ukKing’s Academy Meadow ValeMiss L McCabeKings Academy RingmerAllyce GreenshieldsPat MolloyKings Academies Northern Parade schoolWirksworth TownKing’s Academy Brune ParkKing's Academy Bay HouseAnonymous contributor
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Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs - UK AIRBreathe LondonEnvironmental Research Group - King's College LondonUK Air QualityScotland Air QualityWelsh GovernmentEnvitech Europe - Norfolk Air QualityRicardo Energy & EnvironmentKristjan PeerDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Northern IrelandNorth Lincs Air QualityAJSNottingham Envista - Air Resources ManagerMDBootle/Netherton Community MontiorVere IshamSteve BellamyAndy Yoong Air Quality WatchMark JordanNB.AQpeter marsdenWSqalexhJedSurreyDanAlexander BelozerovMike CollinscontrolsjediSimon O'HanaMark SteepleMattGreen Academy TrustElsley Primary SchoolDepartment of Meteorology, University of ReadingMilking SolutionsMyatt's Fields Park ProjectKGA GomerJenny ClarkAlan EvansHightae.co.ukKing’s Academy Meadow ValeMiss L McCabeKings Academy RingmerAllyce GreenshieldsPat MolloyKings Academies Northern Parade schoolWirksworth TownKing’s Academy Brune ParkKing's Academy Bay HouseAnonymous contributor
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Live most polluted city ranking
Real-time United Kingdom most polluted city ranking
| # | Cities | AQI⁺ US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brighton | 128 | |
| 2 | Salisbury | 103 | |
| 3 | Bethnal Green | 100 | |
| 4 | Southampton | 83 | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 82 | |
| 6 | Harringay | 82 | |
| 7 | Bristol | 81 | |
| 8 | Scunthorpe | 76 | |
| 9 | Cheltenham | 75 | |
| 10 | Leicester | 70 |
2025 United Kingdom most polluted city
| Crowland, England | 65 |
Live cleanest city ranking
Real-time United Kingdom cleanest city ranking
| # | Cities | AQI⁺ US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Ham | 49 | |
| 2 | Sheffield | 49 | |
| 3 | Chorley | 52 | |
| 4 | Wetherby | 54 | |
| 5 | Cambridge | 55 | |
| 6 | York | 55 | |
| 7 | Norwich | 56 | |
| 8 | Edinburgh | 57 | |
| 9 | Oxford | 57 | |
| 10 | Leeds | 58 |
2025 United Kingdom cleanest city
| Dunblane, Scotland | 12 |
2025 United Kingdom air quality
2025 country air quality average
How polluted is United Kingdom?
In 2025 in United Kingdom, the annual PM2.5 concentration was 1.7 times the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline.
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Worldwide PM2.5 ranking
2025 United Kingdom global rank in air pollution
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