Greater Manchester Monitoring Data
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton A579 Derby Street | n/m | 16 (1 Low) | n/m | 6 (1 Low) | 15 (1 Low) | Low (Index 1) |
12/07/2025 21:00 |
| Bury Bridge | n/m | 18 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | n/m | Low (Index 1) |
12/07/2025 21:00 |
| Bury Prestwich | n/m | 31 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | 20 (2 Low) | Low (Index 2) |
12/07/2025 17:00 |
| Bury Radcliffe | n/m | 9 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | 21 (2 Low) | Low (Index 2) |
12/07/2025 18:00 |
| Manchester Bridge Street | n/m | 39 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | n/m | Low (Index 1) |
12/07/2025 21:00 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | n/m | 24 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | 17 (2 Low) | Low (Index 2) |
12/07/2025 19:00 |
| Manchester Sharston | 45 (2 Low) | 9 (1 Low) | n/m | n/a | n/a | Low (Index 2) |
13/07/2025 01:00 |
| Shaw Crompton Way | n/m | 6 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | n/m | Low (Index 1) |
13/07/2025 01:00 |
| Rochdale Queensway | n/m | 5 (1 Low) | n/m | 8 (1 Low) | 14 (1 Low) | Low (Index 1) |
12/07/2025 18:00 |
| Salford M60 | 53 (2 Low) | 38 (1 Low) | n/m | 11 (1 Low) | 14 (1 Low) | Low (Index 2) |
12/07/2025 21:00 |
| Salford Regent Road | n/m | 15 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | n/m | Low (Index 1) |
12/07/2025 21:00 |
| Stockport Cheadle A34 | n/m | 8 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | 11 (1 Low) | Low (Index 1) |
12/07/2025 17:00 |
| Stockport Hazel Grove | n/m | 13 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | 18 (2 Low) | Low (Index 2) |
12/07/2025 19:00 |
| Tameside A635 Manchester Road | n/m | 16 (1 Low) | n/m | n/a | 13 (1 Low) | Low (Index 1) |
12/07/2025 21:00 |
| Tameside Mottram Moor | n/m | 28 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | 13 (1 Low) | Low (Index 1) |
12/07/2025 20:00 |
| Trafford A56 | n/m | 5 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | 12 (1 Low) | Low (Index 1) |
12/07/2025 18:00 |
| Trafford Moss Park | n/m | 2 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | 13 (1 Low) | Low (Index 1) |
12/07/2025 19:00 |
| Trafford Wellacre Academy | n/m | 9 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | n/m | Low (Index 1) |
12/07/2025 21:00 |
| Wigan Leigh 3 | n/m | 2 (1 Low) | n/m | 5 (1 Low) | 13 (1 Low) | Low (Index 1) |
12/07/2025 21:00 |
| Bury Whitefield Roadside | n/m | 8 (1 Low) | n/m | n/m | 13 (1 Low) | Low (Index 1) |
13/07/2025 01:00 |
| Glazebury | 46 (2 Low) | 51 (1 Low) | n/m | 4 (1 Low) | 9 (1 Low) | Low (Index 2) |
13/07/2025 01:00 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 45 (2 Low) | 17 (1 Low) | 2 (1 Low) | 7 (1 Low) | 15 (1 Low) | Low (Index 2) |
13/07/2025 01:00 |
| Salford Eccles | 58 (2 Low) | 7 (1 Low) | n/m | 5 (1 Low) | 12 (1 Low) | Low (Index 2) |
13/07/2025 01:00 |
| Tameside A635 Manchester Road | n/m | n/m | n/m | 4 (1 Low) | n/m | Low (Index 1) |
13/07/2025 01:00 |
| Wigan Centre | 56 (2 Low) | 8 (1 Low) | n/m | 4 (1 Low) | 12 (1 Low) | Low (Index 2) |
13/07/2025 01:00 |
» 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 |
| Oldham West End House [Closed] (OLDH) | 06/07/2011 |
| Salford Eccles (CC) [Closed] (ECC3) | 23/01/2015 |
| Stockport Shaw Heath 2 [Closed] (STK6) | 06/02/2011 |
| Tameside Two Trees School [Closed] (TAME) | 04/11/2016 |
| Wigan Centre PM10 [Closed] (WIG7) | 31/08/2019 |
| Wigan Leigh 2 [Closed] (WIG6) | 10/08/2012 |
| Bolton [Closed] (BOLT) | 30/06/2008 |
| Bury Roadside [Closed] (BURY) | 06/09/2012 |
| Manchester South [Closed] (MAN4) | 25/01/2016 |
| Manchester Town Hall [Closed] (MAN) | 30/09/2007 |
| Stockport [Closed] (STOC) | 03/10/2002 |
| Stockport Shaw Heath [Closed] (STK4) | 30/09/2007 |
| Wigan Leigh [Closed] (WIG3) | 28/09/2004 |
Overall Pollution Summary:
LOW ( Index 2)
LOW ( Index 2)
| Very High | 10 |
| High | 9 |
| 8 | |
| 7 | |
| Moderate | 6 |
| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| Low | 3 |
| 2 | |
| 1 |
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