The Council monitors the presence of nitrogen dioxides, carbon dioxide and particulates in the air, using automatic high quality continuous monitoring analysers.
Our monitoring of air quality in the local area provides an important source of information for understanding air quality.
How to get information on air quality in Lewisham
We provide information to the London Air Quality Network and the National Air Quality Archive, and you can access this on their websites.
Follow the links on the right of this page to get up-to-date information on air quality in Lewisham, London or the UK.
You can also get detailed statistics from the monitoring sites at New Cross and Catford. Follow the links on the right to view weekly pollution reports from these sites.
Location of monitoring sites
The monitoring sites located in the borough are at:
- Lewisham Town Hall, Catford
- New Cross Road
Lewisham Town Hall
This site has been operational since 1996. This site belongs to the Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN).
New Cross Road
A roadside site located on New Cross Road. This site has been operational since 2002. This site belongs to the London Air Quality Network.
Quality control of pollution analysers
Both of the monitoring sites above are part of the London Air Quality Network. They have quality control standards similar to those of the Government’s Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN) sites.
Regular calibrations are carried out, as well as data ratification and validation, to ensure that the data collected is accurate.