About air quality in Hackney
Hackney runs from Stoke Newington and Clapton in the north down through Dalston and London Fields to Hoxton and Shoreditch in the south. The principal NO₂ pressure tracks the A10 (Kingsland Road / Stoke Newington Road) corridor and the gyratory at Old Street. Background concentrations across the borough have improved since the ULEZ extension in 2023, but the borough has no currently-active background monitor in the LAQM reference network — the borough-level verdict here is informed by roadside and community (Breathe London) sites and should be read as indicative rather than definitive.
PM₂.₅ across Hackney tracks regional weather and transport more than local sources. Coverage is denser along the A10 and weaker in the eastern wards (Hackney Wick, Homerton), so the verdict is most reliable for the central and western parts of the borough.
Last reviewed: 2026-05-18