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Environment in North West Leicestershire

District

The south west of the East Midlands. 113,263 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 279 square kilometres.

9 layers about environment for North West Leicestershire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

North West Leicestershire’s 38 wards range from 0% to 100%.

Radon potential

1 km grid

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Road and rail noise by postcode

PostcodeEngland only

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People in radon Affected Area squares

Council
44%
Worked out by Open Index · 2022

About 44% of people in North West Leicestershire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Across the UK the figure is 44%.

Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas.

Against East Midlands
23% lower57%
Against the UK
About the same44%
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People in radon Affected Area squares: North West Leicestershire among every council361 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 42.0%. North West Leicestershire is 44.0%.

People in loud road or rail noise

CouncilEngland only
1.5%
Worked out by Open Index · 2021

About 1.5% of people in North West Leicestershire live where road or rail noise is modelled at 65 decibels or more.

Worked out by Open Index from Defra's strategic noise maps and census output areas.

Against East Midlands
25% lower2.0%
Against the UK
58% lower3.6%
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People in loud road or rail noise: North West Leicestershire among every council296 areas from 0.0% to 24.2%. The middle area is 2.4%. North West Leicestershire is 1.5%.

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

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Fine particles (PM2.5)

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Green space

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Flood zones

OutlineEngland and Wales only

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Flood risk by postcode

PostcodeEngland only

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