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Modelling the long-term health impacts of air pollution in London

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Greater London Authority
Updated
25 September 2026
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Summary

This study estimates the long-term health impacts of exposure to air pollution in London from 2016 to 2050. The study finds that by 2050 policies in the London Environment Strategy (including the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone and expansion to the North and South circular roads) will result in:

  • almost 300,000 Londoners avoiding new diseases attributable to air pollution, such as coronary heart disease, lung cancer and dementia. This is a reduction of around one in every four air pollution related diseases
  • a cost saving to London’s NHS and social care system of around £5 billion
  • one million fewer air pollution related hospital admissions in London

You can read the full report here: https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/pollution-and-air-quality/modelling-long-term-health-impacts-air-pollution-london

Please see below for the results per 100,000 residents by borough.

Data links

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Westminster NO2.xlsm (589 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Westminster PM25.xlsm (733 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Wandsworth PM25.xlsm (733 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Wandsworth NO2.xlsm (588 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Waltham Forest NO2.xlsm (587 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Waltham Forest PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Tower Hamlets PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Tower Hamlets NO2.xlsm (588 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Sutton NO2.xlsm (586 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Sutton PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Southwark PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Southwark NO2.xlsm (588 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Richmond upon Thames PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Redbridge PM25.xlsm (730 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Richmond upon Thames NO2.xlsm (587 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Redbridge NO2.xlsm (586 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Newham NO2.xlsm (587 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Newham PM25.xlsm (731 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Merton PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Merton NO2.xlsm (588 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Lewisham NO2.xlsm (587 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Lewisham PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Lambeth PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Lambeth NO2.xlsm (589 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Kingston upon Thames PM25.xlsm (730 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Kensington and Chelsea PM25.xlsm (733 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Kingston upon Thames NO2.xlsm (586 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Kensington and Chelsea NO2.xlsm (590 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Islington NO2.xlsm (589 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Islington PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Hounslow PM25.xlsm (731 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Hounslow NO2.xlsm (588 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Hillingdon PM25.xlsm (729 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Havering PM25.xlsm (731 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Hillingdon NO2.xlsm (586 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Havering NO2.xlsm (586 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Harrow PM25.xlsm (730 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Harrow NO2.xlsm (586 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Haringey NO2.xlsm (587 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Haringey PM25.xlsm (731 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Hammersmith and Fulham PM25.xlsm (733 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Hammersmith and Fulham NO2.xlsm (589 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Hackney NO2.xlsm (588 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Hackney PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Greenwich PM25.xlsm (731 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Greenwich NO2.xlsm (587 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Ealing PM25.xlsm (731 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Enfield PM25.xlsm (730 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Ealing NO2.xlsm (587 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Enfield NO2.xlsm (586 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Croydon PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
City of London PM25.xlsm (734 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Croydon NO2.xlsm (587 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
City of London NO2.xlsm (590 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Camden PM25.xlsm (733 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Bromley PM25.xlsm (731 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Camden NO2.xlsm (589 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Bromley NO2.xlsm (586 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Brent PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Brent NO2.xlsm (588 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Bexley NO2.xlsm (586 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Bexley PM25.xlsm (731 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Barnet PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Barnet NO2.xlsm (587 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Barking PM25.xlsm (731 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
Barking NO2.xlsm (586 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
London PM25.xlsm (732 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026
London NO2.xlsm (588 KB) XLSM – 25/9/2026

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