What's the air quality in Cheshire West and Chester? NO₂ 11.3 µg/m³
In 2025 the average resident of Cheshire West and Chester lived with background NO₂ of 11.3 µg/m³, Very High for England and Wales and 1.1 times the WHO guideline of 10. PM2.5 was 7.5 µg/m³, Typical for England and Wales and 1.5 times the WHO guideline of 5. The typical area in England and Wales has NO₂ of 7.2 and PM2.5 of 7.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5
- 7.5 µg/m³
- NO₂ for England and Wales
- Very High
- Figures for
- 2025 annual average
Modelled background levels averaged over where residents live (Census 2021), not roadside levels. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025. How we calculate this
All house prices in Cheshire West and ChesterIs the air quality good in Cheshire West and Chester?
Background NO₂ in Cheshire West and Chester is 11.3 µg/m³, 1.1 times the WHO guideline of 10, and higher than the typical area (7.2). That puts it in the Very High band. Background PM2.5 in Cheshire West and Chester is 7.5 µg/m³, 1.5 times the WHO guideline of 5, and higher than the typical area (7.4). That puts it in the Typical band. Most of England and Wales is above the WHO guideline for PM2.5, so the bands compare places with each other rather than giving a pass or fail.
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂): 11.3 µg/m³
NO₂ level is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Very High means the highest fifth of areas in England and Wales for NO₂.
| Very Low | up to 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Low | 4.7 to 6.5 |
| Typical | 6.5 to 7.7 |
| High | 7.7 to 9.2 |
| Very High | over 9.2 |
WHO guideline: 10 µg/m³ (in the Very High band). UK legal limit: 40 µg/m³.
Fine particles (PM2.5): 7.5 µg/m³
PM2.5 level is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Typical means the middle fifth of areas in England and Wales for PM2.5.
| Very Low | up to 6.0 |
|---|---|
| Low | 6.0 to 7.2 |
| Typical | 7.2 to 7.7 |
| High | 7.7 to 8.2 |
| Very High | over 8.2 |
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³ (in the Very Low band). UK legal limit: 20 µg/m³, with a target of 10 µg/m³ in England by 2040.
The bands split every area we cover into fifths by its level, from Very Low to Very High. The map uses the same colours.
Which part of Cheshire West and Chester has the cleanest air?
Harthill has the lowest background NO₂ of the 115 areas of Cheshire West and Chester, at 6.6 µg/m³. Ince has the highest, at 15.5 µg/m³. Average house prices are shown alongside, so you can weigh air quality against cost.
| Area | NO₂ | PM2.5 | NO₂ band | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HarthillTypical | 6.6 | 6.5 | Typical | — |
| BurwardsleyTypical | 6.7 | 6.5 | Typical | £722,500 |
| BroxtonTypical | 6.8 | 6.6 | Typical | £592,750 |
| ThreapwoodTypical | 6.9 | 6.7 | Typical | £628,900 |
| ChorltonTypical | 6.9 | 6.7 | Typical | — |
| MalpasTypical | 7.0 | 6.7 | Typical | £312,541 |
| TilstonTypical | 7.1 | 6.8 | Typical | £353,993 |
| CardenTypical | 7.1 | 6.8 | Typical | — |
| Shocklach Oviatt and DistrictTypical | 7.2 | 6.8 | Typical | £307,000 |
| StrettonTypical | 7.3 | 6.8 | Typical | £915,000 |
| DuckingtonTypical | 7.3 | 6.8 | Typical | — |
| WiglandTypical | 7.3 | 6.7 | Typical | £540,000 |
| CluttonTypical | 7.4 | 6.8 | Typical | £288,250 |
| ChowleyTypical | 7.4 | 6.7 | Typical | — |
| AlderseyTypical | 7.4 | 6.8 | Typical | £390,000 |
| CoddingtonTypical | 7.4 | 6.8 | Typical | — |
| ChidlowTypical | 7.5 | 6.7 | Typical | — |
| No Man's Heath and DistrictTypical | 7.6 | 6.8 | Typical | £548,333 |
| BartonTypical | 7.6 | 6.9 | Typical | £280,000 |
| ChurtonHigh | 7.8 | 7.0 | High | £712,583 |
| FarndonHigh | 8.0 | 7.0 | High | £345,385 |
| Tattenhall and DistrictHigh | 8.0 | 6.8 | High | £404,107 |
| HandleyHigh | 8.0 | 6.9 | High | £346,000 |
| WillingtonHigh | 8.2 | 7.0 | High | £325,000 |
| Utkinton and CotebrookHigh | 8.3 | 7.1 | High | £573,328 |
| Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and BradleyHigh | 8.3 | 6.8 | High | £298,000 |
| KelsallHigh | 8.5 | 7.0 | High | £422,725 |
| BeestonHigh | 8.6 | 7.0 | High | £500,332 |
| Golborne DavidHigh | 8.6 | 7.0 | High | — |
| AgdenHigh | 8.6 | 6.8 | High | £490,000 |
| Delamere and OakmereHigh | 8.7 | 7.0 | High | £465,617 |
| RushtonHigh | 8.7 | 7.1 | High | £443,333 |
| Aldford and SaightonHigh | 8.8 | 7.1 | High | £920,000 |
| MouldsworthHigh | 8.8 | 7.1 | High | £485,000 |
| Poulton and PulfordHigh | 8.8 | 7.2 | High | £484,862 |
| Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-PeelHigh | 8.9 | 7.1 | High | £420,611 |
| NorleyHigh | 8.9 | 7.1 | High | £557,142 |
| NestonHigh | 8.9 | 7.0 | High | £323,742 |
| Clotton HoofieldHigh | 8.9 | 7.1 | High | £678,750 |
| ManleyHigh | 8.9 | 7.0 | High | £454,937 |
| Little BudworthHigh | 9.0 | 7.1 | High | £444,000 |
| KingsleyHigh | 9.2 | 7.1 | High | £556,596 |
| DuddonHigh | 9.2 | 7.1 | High | £304,500 |
| TarporleyVery High | 9.2 | 7.2 | Very High | £451,672 |
| Hargrave and HuxleyVery High | 9.4 | 7.0 | Very High | £846,800 |
| Eaton and EcclestonVery High | 9.6 | 7.2 | Very High | — |
| Whitegate and MartonVery High | 9.6 | 7.4 | Very High | £635,961 |
| Tiverton and Tilstone FearnallVery High | 9.6 | 7.2 | Very High | £415,172 |
| TarvinVery High | 9.6 | 7.2 | Very High | £372,714 |
| BarrowVery High | 9.7 | 7.2 | Very High | £349,600 |
| CuddingtonVery High | 9.9 | 7.4 | Very High | £387,856 |
| CuddingtonVery High | 9.9 | 7.4 | Very High | £387,856 |
| DodlestonVery High | 10.0 | 7.2 | Very High | £356,345 |
| AlvanleyVery High | 10.1 | 7.2 | Very High | £446,125 |
| Saughall and Shotwick ParkVery High | 10.2 | 7.3 | Very High | £334,915 |
| CrowtonVery High | 10.2 | 7.3 | Very High | £339,250 |
| DarnhallVery High | 10.3 | 7.5 | Very High | £360,000 |
| LedshamVery High | 10.5 | 7.1 | Very High | — |
| WavertonVery High | 10.5 | 7.3 | Very High | £404,780 |
| PuddingtonVery High | 10.6 | 7.2 | Very High | £531,583 |
| Upton-by-ChesterVery High | 10.6 | 7.4 | Very High | £339,414 |
| MollingtonVery High | 10.7 | 7.3 | Very High | £567,000 |
| MoultonVery High | 10.7 | 7.6 | Very High | £279,065 |
| CapenhurstVery High | 10.8 | 7.3 | Very High | £455,000 |
| RowtonVery High | 10.8 | 7.4 | Very High | £542,500 |
| WinsfordVery High | 11.0 | 7.7 | Very High | £215,245 |
| Mickle Trafford and DistrictVery High | 11.2 | 7.5 | Very High | £311,721 |
| MostonVery High | 11.2 | 7.3 | Very High | — |
| Acton BridgeVery High | 11.3 | 7.5 | Very High | £416,500 |
| BacheVery High | 11.3 | 7.4 | Very High | £133,000 |
| City of ChesterVery High | 11.4 | 7.6 | Very High | £291,508 |
| HartfordVery High | 11.4 | 7.8 | Very High | £401,021 |
| WeaverhamVery High | 11.4 | 7.8 | Very High | £254,356 |
| Guilden SuttonVery High | 11.4 | 7.6 | Very High | £516,461 |
| Dunham-on-the-Hill and HapsfordVery High | 11.5 | 7.5 | Very High | £603,333 |
| AntrobusVery High | 11.7 | 7.7 | Very High | £420,000 |
| WhitleyVery High | 11.7 | 7.7 | Very High | £762,500 |
| ComberbachVery High | 11.8 | 7.8 | Very High | £413,181 |
| Lea-by-BackfordVery High | 11.8 | 7.4 | Very High | — |
| BackfordVery High | 11.9 | 7.4 | Very High | £419,375 |
| FrodshamVery High | 11.9 | 7.5 | Very High | £390,661 |
| DavenhamVery High | 11.9 | 7.9 | Very High | £412,430 |
| LittletonVery High | 11.9 | 7.6 | Very High | £365,000 |
| AstonVery High | 12.0 | 7.6 | Very High | — |
| HelsbyVery High | 12.0 | 7.4 | Very High | £292,170 |
| BostockVery High | 12.1 | 7.9 | Very High | £428,666 |
| ChristletonVery High | 12.1 | 7.6 | Very High | £477,466 |
| Little LeighVery High | 12.1 | 7.8 | Very High | £557,800 |
| BarntonVery High | 12.1 | 7.9 | Very High | £224,166 |
| Ellesmere PortVery High | 12.2 | 7.3 | Very High | £235,242 |
| ByleyVery High | 12.2 | 8.1 | Very High | £470,000 |
| Great BudworthVery High | 12.3 | 7.8 | Very High | £1,418,333 |
| HuntingtonVery High | 12.3 | 7.7 | Very High | £346,256 |
| Anderton with MarburyVery High | 12.3 | 8.0 | Very High | £334,388 |
| KingsmeadVery High | 12.3 | 8.0 | Very High | £349,292 |
| AllostockVery High | 12.3 | 8.0 | Very High | £563,333 |
| DuttonVery High | 12.5 | 7.7 | Very High | £504,400 |
| Stanthorne and WimboldsleyVery High | 12.5 | 7.9 | Very High | — |
| Great BoughtonVery High | 12.7 | 7.9 | Very High | £303,595 |
| WinchamVery High | 12.7 | 8.0 | Very High | £305,201 |
| NorthwichVery High | 12.7 | 8.1 | Very High | £218,199 |
| Lach DennisVery High | 12.7 | 8.1 | Very High | £505,416 |
| SprostonVery High | 13.0 | 8.2 | Very High | £540,000 |
| CroughtonVery High | 13.0 | 7.5 | Very High | £600,000 |
| MarstonVery High | 13.1 | 8.0 | Very High | £435,000 |
| Lostock GralamVery High | 13.5 | 8.1 | Very High | £242,227 |
| RudheathVery High | 13.8 | 8.2 | Very High | £254,256 |
| Thornton-le-MoorsVery High | 13.9 | 7.9 | Very High | £320,000 |
| EltonVery High | 14.3 | 7.8 | Very High | £203,370 |
| StoakVery High | 14.4 | 7.8 | Very High | £460,000 |
| WervinVery High | 14.5 | 7.6 | Very High | — |
| Nether PeoverVery High | 14.7 | 8.3 | Very High | £614,000 |
| Sutton WeaverVery High | 15.2 | 7.9 | Very High | £293,400 |
| Little StanneyVery High | 15.5 | 7.8 | Very High | £290,500 |
| InceVery High | 15.5 | 7.6 | Very High | £256,875 |
Levels in µg/m³, 2025 annual average.
How does air quality in Cheshire West and Chester compare with nearby areas?
Background NO₂ in Cheshire West and Chester compared with the 2 nearest other areas in Cheshire.
Cheshire West and Chester vs Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- NO₂ 11.3 µg/m³
- Cheshire East
- NO₂ 10.8 µg/m³
Open comparison
Cheshire West and Chester vs Warrington
- Cheshire West and Chester
- NO₂ 11.3 µg/m³
- Warrington
- NO₂ 13.7 µg/m³
Open comparison
Does this include busy roads?
No. These are background levels: yearly averages over 1 km squares, away from the immediate influence of roads. Right beside a busy road in Cheshire West and Chester, NO₂ can be much higher. Councils publish roadside monitoring in their annual air quality reports.
What else do people ask about Cheshire West and Chester?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space, crime, air quality and listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester.
- What is the average house price in Cheshire West and Chester?
- When did average house prices in Cheshire West and Chester reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Cheshire West and Chester?
- What type of properties are sold in Cheshire West and Chester?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Cheshire West and Chester?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Cheshire West and Chester?
- How many parks and green spaces are in Cheshire West and Chester?
- What is the crime rate in Cheshire West and Chester?
- How many listed buildings are in Cheshire West and Chester?
- How do Cheshire West and Chester house prices compare with another area?
Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 01:24 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Cheshire West and Chester dataset covers 17,258 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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