Air quality

The air quality in our borough is good. We carry out regular reviews to:

• check the current levels of pollutants
• review predicted future levels against government standards

Air quality is monitored by taking readings on how much nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is in the air. To do this, we have nitrogen dioxide diffusion tubes located throughout the borough, which are changed on a monthly basis.

Find out more about air quality – Healthy Surrey.

Air Quality Annual Status Report

We produce an annual report on air quality within the Woking area. This provides more detailed information on air quality monitoring locations, results and analysis. It is submitted to the Department for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) for their approval. 

You can read the most recent Air Quality Annual Status Report by requesting a copy from us:

Email: environmental.health@woking.gov.uk 

Air quality assessments in Woking

Areas not expected to meet the government's standards are declared Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs). Once an AQMA has been declared, we have to produce a plan to outline what steps we could take to get pollution down to within the government standard.

We currently have one AQMA within Woking borough along a section of Guildford Road, which was declared in 2017. Download the documents below for further information.

Find out more using the interactive map of AQMAs in the country – DEFRA.