Check air quality at a home

Enter a postcode and choose the address to see modelled background levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), PM2.5 and PM10 for the home's 1 km square, compared with WHO guidelines, and whether it is in an air quality management area.

Free, no sign-up. Covers homes in England.

What you'll see

  • NO₂, PM2.5 and PM10 levels against WHO guidelines
  • Air quality management areas (AQMAs)
  • Air pollution map around the home

Sources: Defra Pollution Climate Mapping; Planning Data: air quality management areas

Questions

What is an air quality management area?

An area where the council has found that pollution, usually NO₂ from traffic, breaks national air quality objectives, and must publish a plan to reduce it.