Manchester City Council Monitoring Data

Use the tabs below to explore information about the current and historic air pollution levels in this local authority. You can select another local authority using the dropdown menu. 
Fullscreen Map Centre map on LA

Use the map above to explore the monitoring sites in for this local authority and the surrounding area. The table below shows a summary of sites within this local authority - you can click on the site names to get more detailed information.

Active local authority funded monitoring sites

Monitoring Site Ozone
(O3)
Nitrogen Dioxide
(NO2)
Sulphur Dioxide
(SO2)
Particulate Matter
(PM2.5)
Particulate Matter
(PM10)
Highest Pollution Band Last Updated
Manchester Air Quality Supersite n/an/an/mn/an/a No Data 31/05/2021
24:00
Manchester Bridge Street n/m47 (1 Low)n/mn/mn/m Low
(Index 1)
14/10/2024
11:00
Manchester Oxford Road n/m63 (1 Low)n/mn/m20 (2 Low) Low
(Index 2)
14/10/2024
10:00
Manchester Sharston 43 (2 Low)21 (1 Low)n/m7 (1 Low)11 (1 Low) Low
(Index 2)
14/10/2024
10:00
Manchester Piccadilly 21 (1 Low)50 (1 Low)4 (1 Low)7 (1 Low)12 (1 Low) Low
(Index 1)
14/10/2024
10:00

» Visit the Defra UK-AIR website for details of Defra funded AURN monitoring sites

Closed local authority funded monitoring sites

The following monitoring sites are no longer active in this local authority, but you can still access information about them by clicking on their names below.

Monitoring Site Date Ended
Manchester Piccadilly LA [Closed] (MAN7) 15/01/2020
Manchester South SO2 [Closed] (MAN8) 25/01/2016
Manchester South [Closed] (MAN4) 25/01/2016
Manchester Town Hall [Closed] (MAN) 30/09/2007
Overall Pollution Summary:
LOW ( Index 2)
Very High 10
High 9
  8
  7
Moderate 6
  5
  4
Low 3
  2
  1

Guide to map markers: Markers legend: square markers show LA sites, round markers show AURN

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