Most and least people in loud road or rail noise: places in North East (2021)
Newcastle upon Tyne had the highest share of people in loud road or rail noise of North East’s 12 councils in 2021, at 4.6%.
Hartlepool had the lowest, at 1.0%. The middle council, County Durham, had 1.8%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 4.6% |
| 2 | North Tyneside | 3.1% |
| =3 | Gateshead | 2.8% |
| =3 | Sunderland | 2.8% |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 2.0% |
| 6 | County Durham | 1.8% |
| 7 | Northumberland | 1.6% |
| 8 | Stockton-on-Tees | 1.5% |
| =9 | Darlington | 1.3% |
| =9 | South Tyneside | 1.3% |
| 11 | Redcar and Cleveland | 1.2% |
| 12 | Hartlepool | 1.0% |
Worked out by Open Index from Defra's strategic noise maps and census output areas. Source and method · See it on the map