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# Cities with cleanest air in United Kingdom

United Kingdom cities ranked by annual PM2.5 concentration, not by current readings.

- Canonical: /reports/united-kingdom-cities-with-cleanest-air/
- Last checked: 2026-10-07

## Answers

### Musselburgh, United Kingdom

4 µg/m³
- Source: https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query
- Checked: 2026-08-05

### Ashington, United Kingdom

4.95 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Bearsden, United Kingdom

5 µg/m³
- Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a3b9bc94c7605ab567238b4/PM25_Tables_2025.ods
- Checked: 2026-10-07

### Bishopbriggs, United Kingdom

5 µg/m³
- Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a3b9bc94c7605ab567238b4/PM25_Tables_2025.ods
- Checked: 2026-10-07

### Dunfermline, United Kingdom

5 µg/m³
- Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a3b9bc94c7605ab567238b4/PM25_Tables_2025.ods
- Checked: 2026-10-07

### Kirkintilloch, United Kingdom

5 µg/m³
- Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a3b9bc94c7605ab567238b4/PM25_Tables_2025.ods
- Checked: 2026-10-07

### Paisley, United Kingdom

5 µg/m³
- Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a3b9bc94c7605ab567238b4/PM25_Tables_2025.ods
- Checked: 2026-10-07

### Blyth, United Kingdom

5.35 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Edinburgh, United Kingdom

5.38 µg/m³
- Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a3b9bc94c7605ab567238b4/PM25_Tables_2025.ods
- Checked: 2026-10-02

### Aberdeen, United Kingdom

5.46 µg/m³
- Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a3b9bc94c7605ab567238b4/PM25_Tables_2025.ods
- Checked: 2026-10-02

### Nelson, United Kingdom

5.97 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### East Kilbride, United Kingdom

6 µg/m³
- Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a3b9bc94c7605ab567238b4/PM25_Tables_2025.ods
- Checked: 2026-10-07

### Hamilton, United Kingdom

6 µg/m³
- Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a3b9bc94c7605ab567238b4/PM25_Tables_2025.ods
- Checked: 2026-10-07

### Wishaw, United Kingdom

6 µg/m³
- Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a3b9bc94c7605ab567238b4/PM25_Tables_2025.ods
- Checked: 2026-10-07

### Blackburn, United Kingdom

6.05 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Dorchester, United Kingdom

6.05 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Southern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Preston, United Kingdom

6.1 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Buxton, United Kingdom

6.1 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Midlands&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Christchurch, United Kingdom

6.39 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Southern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Newport, United Kingdom

6.45 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Southern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Ashford, United Kingdom

6.52 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Southern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Shipley, United Kingdom

6.62 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Normanton (Wakefield), United Kingdom

6.72 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Barry (Vale of Glamorgan), United Kingdom

6.74 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Wales&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Bury, United Kingdom

6.78 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Horley, United Kingdom

6.86 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Southern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Crawley, United Kingdom

6.86 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Southern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Cambridge, United Kingdom

6.88 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=East_of_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Bolton, United Kingdom

6.92 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

### Gillingham, United Kingdom

6.98 µg/m³
- Source: https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Southern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
- Checked: 2026-07-15

## Method

Every row is a published pm2.5 — annual mean observation measured in µg/m³, ranked lowest first. The values were observed between 2019 and 2025. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

## Sources

European Environment Agency — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query
official estimated total annual mean background concentration — https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Northern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables — https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a3b9bc94c7605ab567238b4/PM25_Tables_2025.ods
official estimated total annual mean background concentration — https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Southern_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
official estimated total annual mean background concentration — https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Midlands&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
official estimated total annual mean background concentration — https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=Wales&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021
official estimated total annual mean background concentration — https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/laqm-background-maps.php?view=data&action=data&bkgrd-region=East_of_England&bkgrd-pollutant=pm25&bkgrd-year=2025&year=2021

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Cities with cleanest air in United Kingdom [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 583eba803bb8d1cf71f363a8cee972a7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/united-kingdom-cities-with-cleanest-air/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_cities-with-cleanest-air-in-united-kingdom_e634d229eb56,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Cities with cleanest air in United Kingdom},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {583eba803bb8d1cf71f363a8cee972a7},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/united-kingdom-cities-with-cleanest-air/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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