What's the air quality in Gorton and Abbey Hey? NO₂ 15.0 µg/m³
In 2025 the average resident of Gorton and Abbey Hey lived with background NO₂ of 15.0 µg/m³, Very High for England and Wales and 1.5 times the WHO guideline of 10. PM2.5 was 7.4 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
- 7.4 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 Gorton and Abbey HeyIs the air quality good in Gorton and Abbey Hey?
Background NO₂ in Gorton and Abbey Hey is 15.0 µg/m³, 1.5 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 Gorton and Abbey Hey is 7.4 µg/m³, 1.5 times the WHO guideline of 5, and lower 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): 15.0 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): 7.4 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.
How does air quality in Gorton and Abbey Hey compare with nearby areas?
Background NO₂ in Gorton and Abbey Hey compared with the 3 nearest other areas in Manchester Gorton.
Gorton and Abbey Hey vs Longsight
- Gorton and Abbey Hey
- NO₂ 15.0 µg/m³
- Longsight
- NO₂ 15.1 µg/m³
Open comparison
Gorton and Abbey Hey vs Levenshulme
- Gorton and Abbey Hey
- NO₂ 15.0 µg/m³
- Levenshulme
- NO₂ 15.3 µg/m³
Open comparison
Gorton and Abbey Hey vs Rusholme
- Gorton and Abbey Hey
- NO₂ 15.0 µg/m³
- Rusholme
- NO₂ 16.2 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 Gorton and Abbey Hey, NO₂ can be much higher. Councils publish roadside monitoring in their annual air quality reports.
What else do people ask about Gorton and Abbey Hey?
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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. 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 01:41 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Gorton and Abbey Hey dataset covers 546 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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