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“We have excellent air quality, green spaces and sustainable transport.” — Imagine Portsmouth 2040

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Nitrogen dioxide at named monitoring sites2025 annual means · µg/m³
Gatcombe Park annual NO₂14.93 µg/m³
London Road annual NO₂27.97 µg/m³

Annual mean nitrogen dioxide at Gatcombe Park urban background monitor; not a citywide average.

Source: Portsmouth City Council · 2025

Checked 3 October 2026

A measured concentration at this monitoring station, not a citywide average. Gatcombe Park is the urban-background station; other stations represent roadside or kerbside conditions.

Bathing water, Southsea EastAnnual classification; Eastney below
2021SufficientEastney Good
2022SufficientEastney Good
2023PoorEastney Good
2024PoorEastney Good
2025PoorEastney Good

Environment Agency annual rating for Southsea East beach. Southsea East sampling point.

Source: Environment Agency · Southsea East, 2025 classification

Checked 23 September 2026

Fly-tipping incidentsCouncil returns to Defra
525 2021/22 751 2022/23 1,092 2023/24 937 2024/25

Fly-tipping incidents recorded by the council each year. Portsmouth local authority.

Source: Defra · 2024/25

Checked 23 September 2026

Projects and commitments

Bar shows delivery stage: allocated → funded → underway → complete. Money announced is not money spent.

Council Plan commitments (4)
  • ensuring we are resilient to the impacts of climate change, through our multi-million pound transformative sea defence programme (4a)
  • continuing to both lobby and work with partners to improve air and water quality and city biodiversity (4b)
  • developing solutions to address waste reduction, increasing reuse and recycling and responsible waste disposal (4c)
  • reducing carbon emissions in line with our Net Zero commitments (4d)

Linking these to the pillar is UK Stat Pack analysis; the Council Plan does not map them.

More verified figures

10.77%

Share of properties in mapped river/sea flood-risk areas

% · June 2026

Includes every mapped likelihood band, including very low. Denominator is all NRD 2023 properties in the local authority, including non-residential properties. Modelled risk with defences; not a prediction that this percentage will flood.

Environment Agency

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27.97 µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean — London Road

µg/m³ · 2025 · London Road automatic monitoring station

A measured concentration at this monitoring station, not a citywide average. Gatcombe Park is the urban-background station; other stations represent roadside or kerbside conditions.

Portsmouth City Council

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19.08 µg/m³

PM10 annual mean — London Road

µg/m³ · 2025 · London Road automatic monitoring station

A measured concentration at this monitoring station, not a citywide average. Gatcombe Park is the urban-background station; other stations represent roadside or kerbside conditions.

Portsmouth City Council

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11.61 µg/m³

PM₂.₅ annual mean — London Road

µg/m³ · 2025 · London Road automatic monitoring station

A measured concentration at this monitoring station, not a citywide average. Gatcombe Park is the urban-background station; other stations represent roadside or kerbside conditions.

Portsmouth City Council

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14.93 µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean — Gatcombe Park

µg/m³ · 2025 · Gatcombe Park automatic monitoring station

A measured concentration at this monitoring station, not a citywide average. Gatcombe Park is the urban-background station; other stations represent roadside or kerbside conditions.

Portsmouth City Council

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13.91 µg/m³

PM10 annual mean — Gatcombe Park

µg/m³ · 2025 · Gatcombe Park automatic monitoring station

A measured concentration at this monitoring station, not a citywide average. Gatcombe Park is the urban-background station; other stations represent roadside or kerbside conditions.

Portsmouth City Council

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