Air quality

Data, reports and Bristol’s plans for clean air.

Clean air is essential for health and helps to make the city a pleasant place to live. We monitor air quality around the city and are working to improve it.

Bristol's plan for clean air

Clean Air for Bristol has information about  the Clean Air Zone proposals , air pollution and what causes it.

Follow @BCC_Clean_Air on twitter for the latest news and information on air pollution in Bristol.

Low Cost Air Pollution Sensors user guide

Read our low cost air pollution guide (pdf, 2.3MB) (opens new window) for individuals and organisations who are considering using low-cost air pollution sensors.

Air quality data

Local air quality data is available on Open Data Bristol.

National air quality data and pollution forecasts are available from Defra.

Air quality reports

• 2021 air quality annual status report (pdf, 3.6MB) (opens new window)
• 2020 air quality annual status report (pdf, 3.8MB) (opens new window)
• 2020 Impacts of solid fuel burning in Bristol: Policy options for reducing emissions (pdf, 971KB) (opens new window)
• 2020 Impacts of non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) in Bristol: Policy options for reducing emissions (pdf, 831KB) (opens new window)
• 2019 air quality annual status report (pdf, 3.9MB) (opens new window)
• 2018 air quality annual status report (pdf, 5.5MB) (opens new window)
• 2017 air quality annual status report (pdf, 5.3MB) (opens new window)