Safety, air quality and noise in Tameside

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Tameside scores 72 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 9.2 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 9.2 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 113 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 113 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 113 member areas; middle half 71 to 72.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Tameside scores 43 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 62.9 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 62.9 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 113 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 113 member-area centroids from the national major-road traffic noise model, where a lower reading means a quieter area. This figure is approximate: modelled from the major-road network rather than a local noise surface.

This score is approximate.

Median across the 113 member areas; middle half 32 to 49.