UK’s stinkiest town revealed with nearly 1,000 smell complaints a year – but does YOURS make the top 10?
THE UK’s smelliest town, where 1,000 furious residents complain every year, has been revealed.
This city council hears at least two complaints a day, on average – but where is it?
Stoke-on-Trent has ranked number one on the Top 10 “Smelliest Towns.”
Last year the council saw 860 disgusted residents complain about the pungent air.
But the people of Stoke are not alone, as Birmingham came in second with 649.
However, Westminster, Leeds and Swindon are not far behind, also making the list.
Claire Watson, an odour expert at Airmatic, told the Mirror: “Odour complaints are a direct result of air pollution in an area.
“This can have a negative effect on the health and well-being of the residents in such areas with them breathing in air pollutants.
“These can enter our bloodstream and contribute to coughing or itchy eyes and cause or worsen many respiratory conditions.
“Aside from the physical health impacts, there are also the negative mental effects on residents living day to day exposed to such odours.”
Portsmouth, Bradford and Nottingham also received enough annual complaints to be considered for the title of stinkiest area.
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster recorded almost 1,695 outraged residents who were desperate for cleaner smelling air.
However, the fortunate ones are those living in Norwich, as it was revealed to have zero bad odour reports.
While, Yorkshire and East Riding, only had 109 odour complaints combined.
To try and combat the stench, Environment Agency reports are needed by any new businesses in manufacturing, agriculture and energy.
If any of these sectors result in air, water or land pollution they will also need the environmental checks.
Businesses in the West Midlands and London were the worst culprits with the highest number of breach complaints.
This comes as furious residents in one village struggled to breath every day as the smell of “rotting flesh” and “dirty nappies” plagued the air.
In 2021, the polluted air of Silverdale, “Britain’s smelliest village” left one new-born baby on oxygen support.
His mum, Rebecca Currie, said the pungent fumes caused Matthew – her prematurely born child who has chronic lung disease – even more suffering.
It was eventually uncovered that the “Silverdale Stink” was reportedly caused by an off-the-scale environmental disaster at a nearby landfill.
High levels of hydrogen sulphide gas have been recorded in the area, with residents getting ill and complaining of the egg-like stench.
Another resident was forced to sleep on the bathroom floor to escape the smell in her bedroom.
And the problem even affected the nearby Royal Stoke University Hospital where staff complained about smells affecting the wards.