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Environment in Manchester

Metropolitan borough

The south east of the North West. 588,256 people in 116 square kilometres.

9 layers about environment for Manchester, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

Manchester’s 32 wards range from 0% to 85%.

Radon potential

1 km grid

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Manchester. The map shows each one.

Road and rail noise by postcode

PostcodeEngland only

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Manchester. The map shows each one.

People in radon Affected Area squares

Council
12%
Worked out by Open Index · 2022

About 12% of people in Manchester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Across the UK the figure is 44%.

Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas.

Against North West
68% lower38%
Against the UK
73% lower44%
People in radon Affected Area squares: Manchester among every council361 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 42.0%. Manchester is 12.0%.

People in loud road or rail noise

CouncilEngland only
5.7%
Worked out by Open Index · 2021

About 5.7% of people in Manchester live where road or rail noise is modelled at 65 decibels or more.

Worked out by Open Index from Defra's strategic noise maps and census output areas.

Against North West
1.7 times3.4%
Against the UK
1.6 times3.6%
People in loud road or rail noise: Manchester among every council296 areas from 0.0% to 24.2%. The middle area is 2.4%. Manchester is 5.7%.

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

1 km grid

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Manchester. The map shows each one.

Fine particles (PM2.5)

1 km grid

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Manchester. The map shows each one.

Green space

OutlineGreat Britain only

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Manchester. The map shows each one.

Flood zones

OutlineEngland and Wales only

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Manchester. The map shows each one.

Flood risk by postcode

PostcodeEngland only

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Manchester. The map shows each one.