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Gera Air Health Index — Complete Rankings

296 English local authorities · DEFRA PCM 2024 · Last updated

National average GAH: 5.9/10. Ranked cleanest-first. GAH/10 = Gera Air Health Index — higher means cleaner air and lower health burden from particulate pollution. Methodology.

All 296 English local authorities ranked by Gera Air Health Index
RankLocal authorityRegionGAH/10PM2.5 (µg/m3)WHO metUK targetData
1Isles of ScillySouth East / South West10.04.20Yes ✓Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
2CumberlandNorth East9.74.44Yes ✓Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
3North DevonSouth East / South West9.34.66Yes ✓Yes ✓PM2.5 only
4TorridgeEngland9.34.68Yes ✓Yes ✓PM2.5 only
5Westmorland and FurnessNorth East9.24.74Yes ✓Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
6West DevonSouth East / South West9.04.88Yes ✓Yes ✓PM2.5 only
7South HamsEngland8.85.03Yes ✓PM2.5 only
8NorthumberlandNorth East8.75.04Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
9CornwallSouth East / South West8.75.08Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
10WyreEngland8.55.18Yes ✓PM2.5 only
11East DevonSouth East / South West8.55.22Yes ✓PM2.5 only
12TeignbridgeEngland8.55.23Yes ✓PM2.5 only
13Mid DevonSouth East / South West8.45.26Yes ✓PM2.5 only
14LancasterEngland8.45.26Yes ✓PM2.5 only
15FyldeEngland8.45.29Yes ✓PM2.5 only
16Redcar and ClevelandNorth East8.35.34Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
17TorbayEngland8.35.34Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
18Herefordshire, County ofMidlands8.25.38Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
19BlackpoolNorth West8.25.40Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
20County DurhamNorth East8.25.41Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
21HartlepoolNorth East8.15.47Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
22ShropshireMidlands8.15.46Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
23North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber8.15.47Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
24DorsetSouth East / South West8.15.48Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
25DarlingtonNorth East8.15.48Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
26ExeterSouth West8.15.52Yes ✓PM2.5 only
27PlymouthSouth West8.05.52Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
28SomersetSouth East / South West8.05.52Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
29North SomersetSouth East / South West8.05.54Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
30Isle of WightSouth East / South West7.95.58Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
31Forest of DeanEngland7.85.72Yes ✓PM2.5 only
32New ForestEngland7.85.72Yes ✓PM2.5 only
33Ribble ValleyEngland7.75.74Yes ✓PM2.5 only
34Stockton-on-TeesNorth East7.75.76Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
35Malvern HillsEngland7.55.86Yes ✓PM2.5 only
36Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West7.55.90Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
37WirralNorth West7.45.93Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
38MiddlesbroughNorth East7.45.95Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
39YorkYorkshire and the Humber7.45.96Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
40WiltshireSouth East / South West7.45.97Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
41StroudEngland7.36.00Yes ✓PM2.5 only
42ChichesterEngland7.36.00Yes ✓PM2.5 only
43PendleEngland7.36.00Yes ✓PM2.5 only
44SunderlandNorth East7.35.99Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
45GatesheadNorth East7.36.00Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
46Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West7.36.01Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
47Test ValleyEngland7.36.03Yes ✓PM2.5 only
48West LancashireNorth West7.36.04Yes ✓PM2.5 only
49WinchesterEngland7.36.05Yes ✓PM2.5 only
50South RibbleEngland7.36.04Yes ✓PM2.5 only
51PrestonEngland7.36.05Yes ✓PM2.5 only
52ArunEngland7.36.06Yes ✓PM2.5 only
53CotswoldEngland7.26.09Yes ✓PM2.5 only
54SeftonNorth West7.26.08Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
55Bath and North East SomersetSouth East / South West7.26.09Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
56East HampshireSouth East / South West7.26.12Yes ✓PM2.5 only
57GosportEngland7.16.14Yes ✓PM2.5 only
58North TynesideNorth East7.06.19Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
59South TynesideNorth East7.06.19Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
60RossendaleEngland7.06.20Yes ✓PM2.5 only
61Telford and WrekinEngland7.06.20Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
62Newcastle upon TyneNorth East7.06.22Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
63Derbyshire DalesMidlands6.96.27Yes ✓PM2.5 only
64BurnleyEngland6.96.27Yes ✓PM2.5 only
65ChorleyEngland6.96.28Yes ✓PM2.5 only
66FarehamEngland6.96.30Yes ✓PM2.5 only
67HavantEngland6.96.31Yes ✓PM2.5 only
68Blackburn with DarwenNorth West6.86.32Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
69TewkesburyNorth West6.86.33Yes ✓PM2.5 only
70LewesEngland6.86.34Yes ✓PM2.5 only
71West BerkshireSouth East / South West6.86.33Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
72HyndburnEngland6.86.34Yes ✓PM2.5 only
73Staffordshire MoorlandsMidlands6.86.34Yes ✓PM2.5 only
74WychavonEngland6.86.34Yes ✓PM2.5 only
75EastleighEngland6.86.37Yes ✓PM2.5 only
76Basingstoke and DeaneEngland6.86.38Yes ✓PM2.5 only
77Cheshire EastNorth West6.86.38Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
78EastbourneEngland6.86.40Yes ✓PM2.5 only
79Wyre ForestEngland6.76.42Yes ✓PM2.5 only
80WorthingEngland6.76.43Yes ✓PM2.5 only
81West OxfordshireSouth East / South West6.76.44Yes ✓PM2.5 only
82East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber6.76.43Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
83WealdenEngland6.76.45Yes ✓PM2.5 only
84WorcesterEngland6.76.45Yes ✓PM2.5 only
85High PeakEngland6.76.46Yes ✓PM2.5 only
86Stratford-on-AvonEngland6.76.46Yes ✓PM2.5 only
87RotherEngland6.66.48Yes ✓PM2.5 only
88CheltenhamEngland6.66.48Yes ✓PM2.5 only
89StaffordEngland6.66.48Yes ✓PM2.5 only
90HaltonNorth West6.66.49Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
91SouthamptonEngland6.66.50Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
92Folkestone and HytheEngland6.66.51Yes ✓PM2.5 only
93WaverleyEngland6.66.51Yes ✓PM2.5 only
94HorshamEngland6.66.52Yes ✓PM2.5 only
95MeltonEngland6.56.53Yes ✓PM2.5 only
96DoverEngland6.56.56Yes ✓PM2.5 only
97GloucesterEngland6.56.56Yes ✓PM2.5 only
98AdurEngland6.56.57Yes ✓PM2.5 only
99WarringtonNorth West6.56.57Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
100PortsmouthEngland6.56.59Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
101CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber6.56.59Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
102South GloucestershireSouth East / South West6.46.60Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
103North NorfolkSouth East / South West6.46.62Yes ✓PM2.5 only
104Vale of White HorseEngland6.46.61Yes ✓PM2.5 only
105Bristol, City ofSouth West6.46.61Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
106HartEngland6.46.63Yes ✓PM2.5 only
107East StaffordshireMidlands6.46.66Yes ✓PM2.5 only
108RutlandMidlands6.46.65Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
109HastingsEngland6.46.66Yes ✓PM2.5 only
110ThanetEngland6.46.66Yes ✓PM2.5 only
111South OxfordshireSouth East / South West6.36.69Yes ✓PM2.5 only
112East LindseyEngland6.36.70Yes ✓PM2.5 only
113Newcastle-under-LymeNorth East6.36.69Yes ✓PM2.5 only
114WiganNorth West6.36.69Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
115LiverpoolNorth West6.36.69Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
116Brighton and HoveEngland6.36.70Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
117SwindonEngland6.36.71Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
118CanterburyNorth West6.36.73Yes ✓PM2.5 only
119St. HelensEngland6.26.74Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
120TendringEngland6.26.75Yes ✓PM2.5 only
121Mid SussexEngland6.26.76Yes ✓PM2.5 only
122RedditchEngland6.26.78Yes ✓PM2.5 only
123South StaffordshireMidlands6.26.79Yes ✓PM2.5 only
124BromsgroveEngland6.26.79Yes ✓PM2.5 only
125AshfordEngland6.26.80Yes ✓PM2.5 only
126Tunbridge WellsEngland6.16.81Yes ✓PM2.5 only
127HarboroughEngland6.16.81Yes ✓PM2.5 only
128South KestevenEngland6.16.83Yes ✓PM2.5 only
129KnowsleyNorth West6.16.81Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
130CherwellEngland6.16.83Yes ✓PM2.5 only
131South DerbyshireMidlands6.06.87Yes ✓PM2.5 only
132North West LeicestershireMidlands6.06.87Yes ✓PM2.5 only
133South HollandEngland6.06.87Yes ✓PM2.5 only
134RushcliffeEngland6.06.88Yes ✓PM2.5 only
135BoltonNorth West6.06.87Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
136BrecklandEngland6.06.89Yes ✓PM2.5 only
137MaldonEngland6.06.91Yes ✓PM2.5 only
138UttlesfordEngland6.06.91Yes ✓PM2.5 only
139East SuffolkSouth East / South West6.06.91Yes ✓PM2.5 only
140South NorfolkSouth East / South West6.06.93Yes ✓PM2.5 only
141WarwickEngland6.06.92Yes ✓PM2.5 only
142LichfieldEngland6.06.93Yes ✓PM2.5 only
143BradfordYorkshire and the Humber6.06.92Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
144King's Lynn and West NorfolkSouth East / South West5.96.94Yes ✓PM2.5 only
145BostonEngland5.96.96Yes ✓PM2.5 only
146GuildfordEngland5.96.96Yes ✓PM2.5 only
147North WarwickshireMidlands5.96.97Yes ✓PM2.5 only
148Mid SuffolkSouth East / South West5.96.98Yes ✓PM2.5 only
149East CambridgeshireSouth East / South West5.97.00Yes ✓PM2.5 only
150South CambridgeshireSouth East / South West5.97.00Yes ✓PM2.5 only
151Great YarmouthEngland5.97.00Yes ✓PM2.5 only
152Newark and SherwoodEngland5.97.00Yes ✓PM2.5 only
153BaberghEngland5.97.00Yes ✓PM2.5 only
154North East DerbyshireMidlands5.87.00Yes ✓PM2.5 only
155FenlandEngland5.87.02Yes ✓PM2.5 only
156Amber ValleyEngland5.87.02Yes ✓PM2.5 only
157BraintreeEngland5.87.02Yes ✓PM2.5 only
158Cannock ChaseEngland5.87.03Yes ✓PM2.5 only
159RugbyEngland5.87.03Yes ✓PM2.5 only
160KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber5.87.02Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
161West SuffolkSouth East / South West5.87.04Yes ✓PM2.5 only
162North KestevenEngland5.87.06Yes ✓PM2.5 only
163OxfordEngland5.87.07Yes ✓PM2.5 only
164BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber5.77.06Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
165CrawleyEngland5.77.09Yes ✓PM2.5 only
166ColchesterEast of England5.77.10Yes ✓PM2.5 only
167RushmoorEngland5.77.09Yes ✓PM2.5 only
168RochdaleNorth West5.77.08Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
169HuntingdonshireEngland5.77.10Yes ✓PM2.5 only
170Hinckley and BosworthEngland5.77.10Yes ✓PM2.5 only
171WokinghamEngland5.77.09Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
172SwaleEngland5.77.12Yes ✓PM2.5 only
173BroadlandEngland5.77.12Yes ✓PM2.5 only
174Mole ValleyEngland5.77.12Yes ✓PM2.5 only
175BedfordEngland5.77.11Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
176ChesterfieldEngland5.77.13Yes ✓PM2.5 only
177BuryNorth West5.77.11Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
178TraffordNorth West5.77.11Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
179ReadingEast of England5.77.12Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
180Central BedfordshireSouth East / South West5.67.13Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
181BassetlawEngland5.67.15Yes ✓PM2.5 only
182BuckinghamshireSouth East / South West5.67.14Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
183East HertfordshireSouth East / South West5.67.15Yes ✓PM2.5 only
184Stoke-on-TrentEngland5.67.14Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
185West LindseyEngland5.67.16Yes ✓PM2.5 only
186WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber5.67.14Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
187Bracknell ForestEast of England5.67.17Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
188North HertfordshireSouth East / South West5.67.18Yes ✓PM2.5 only
189TandridgeEngland5.67.19Yes ✓PM2.5 only
190Surrey HeathSouth East / South West5.67.19Yes ✓PM2.5 only
191StevenageEngland5.57.21Yes ✓PM2.5 only
192West NorthamptonshireSouth East / South West5.57.21Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
193Nuneaton and BedworthEngland5.57.23Yes ✓PM2.5 only
194North NorthamptonshireSouth East / South West5.57.22Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
195WokingEngland5.57.24Yes ✓PM2.5 only
196North LincolnshireMidlands5.57.23Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
197ChelmsfordEast of England5.57.25Yes ✓PM2.5 only
198SevenoaksEngland5.57.26Yes ✓PM2.5 only
199BolsoverEngland5.57.26Yes ✓PM2.5 only
200ErewashEngland5.57.26Yes ✓PM2.5 only
201Milton KeynesEngland5.57.26Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
202CharnwoodEngland5.57.27Yes ✓PM2.5 only
203Oadby and WigstonEngland5.57.27Yes ✓PM2.5 only
204TamworthEngland5.47.28Yes ✓PM2.5 only
205Tonbridge and MallingEngland5.47.29Yes ✓PM2.5 only
206BlabyEngland5.47.31Yes ✓PM2.5 only
207Reigate and BansteadEngland5.47.31Yes ✓PM2.5 only
208StockportNorth West5.47.29Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
209MaidstoneEngland5.47.32Yes ✓PM2.5 only
210SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber5.47.30Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
211RochfordEngland5.47.32Yes ✓PM2.5 only
212DacorumEngland5.47.33Yes ✓PM2.5 only
213DudleyMidlands5.47.31Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
214North East LincolnshireMidlands5.47.32Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
215Southend-on-SeaEast of England5.37.34Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
216PeterboroughEngland5.37.35Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
217LeedsYorkshire and the Humber5.37.36Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
218SolihullMidlands5.37.37Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
219Windsor and MaidenheadEast of England5.37.38Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
220CambridgeEngland5.37.39Yes ✓PM2.5 only
221AshfieldEngland5.37.39Yes ✓PM2.5 only
222BroxtoweEngland5.37.39Yes ✓PM2.5 only
223MansfieldEngland5.37.39Yes ✓PM2.5 only
224IpswichEast of England5.37.40Yes ✓PM2.5 only
225DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber5.37.38Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
226Castle PointEngland5.37.40Yes ✓PM2.5 only
227GedlingEngland5.37.41Yes ✓PM2.5 only
228WolverhamptonMidlands5.27.40Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
229DerbyMidlands5.27.41Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
230NorwichEast of England5.27.44Yes ✓PM2.5 only
231Kingston upon Hull, City ofYorkshire and the Humber5.27.44Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
232SalfordNorth West5.27.46Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
233HarlowEngland5.17.49Yes ✓PM2.5 only
234BrentwoodEngland5.17.50Yes ✓PM2.5 only
235Welwyn HatfieldEngland5.17.50Yes ✓PM2.5 only
236St AlbansEngland5.17.52Yes ✓PM2.5 only
237OldhamNorth West5.17.51Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
238CoventryMidlands5.17.52Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
239RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber5.17.52Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
240LutonEast of England5.07.57Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
241BasildonEngland5.07.59Yes ✓PM2.5 only
242RunnymedeEngland5.07.59Yes ✓PM2.5 only
243BroxbourneEngland5.07.61Yes ✓PM2.5 only
244Three RiversEngland4.97.63Yes ✓PM2.5 only
245TamesideNorth West4.97.61Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
246MedwayEngland4.97.66Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
247GraveshamEngland4.87.69Yes ✓PM2.5 only
248ElmbridgeEngland4.87.69Yes ✓PM2.5 only
249NottinghamMidlands4.87.69Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
250ManchesterNorth West4.87.71Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
251Epsom and EwellEngland4.87.74Yes ✓PM2.5 only
252Epping ForestEngland4.87.75Yes ✓PM2.5 only
253LincolnMidlands4.77.78Yes ✓PM2.5 only
254WatfordEngland4.77.79Yes ✓PM2.5 only
255HertsmereEngland4.77.80Yes ✓PM2.5 only
256SpelthorneEngland4.67.85Yes ✓PM2.5 only
257SloughEast of England4.67.85Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
258BirminghamMidlands4.57.89Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
259LeicesterMidlands4.57.92Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
260SandwellMidlands4.38.02Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
261WalsallMidlands4.38.04Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
262ThurrockEngland4.38.06Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
263DartfordEngland4.28.14Yes ✓PM2.5 only
264BromleyLondon4.28.13Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
265HillingdonLondon4.18.18Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
266SuttonLondon4.18.20Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
267HaveringLondon4.08.24Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
268HarrowLondon4.08.26Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
269Kingston upon ThamesLondon4.08.25Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
270Richmond upon ThamesLondon3.98.33Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
271CroydonLondon3.78.42Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
272BexleyLondon3.68.51Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
273EnfieldLondon3.68.52Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
274BarnetLondon3.68.54Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
275HounslowLondon3.58.58Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
276MertonLondon3.58.61Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
277EalingLondon3.38.75Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
278WandsworthLondon3.08.89Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
279BrentLondon3.08.91Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
280HaringeyLondon3.08.94Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
281RedbridgeLondon2.98.97Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
282LewishamLondon2.99.02Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
283GreenwichLondon2.89.07Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
284Waltham ForestLondon2.79.12Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
285Barking and DagenhamLondon2.79.13Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
286Hammersmith and FulhamLondon2.79.15Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
287LambethLondon2.59.28Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
288Kensington and ChelseaLondon2.39.42Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
289SouthwarkLondon2.19.51Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
290CamdenLondon2.19.55Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
291NewhamLondon1.99.64Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
292HackneyLondon1.99.65Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
293IslingtonLondon1.99.69Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
294WestminsterLondon1.89.71Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
295Tower HamletsLondon1.79.81Yes ✓PM2.5 + health
296City of LondonLondon0.010.96PM2.5 + health

Sources: DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 2024 (popwmpm252024byUKlocalauthority.csv); UKHSA Fingertips indicator 93861, 2024. Open Government Licence v3.0. Full methodology.