Most and least people in loud road or rail noise: places in Yorkshire and The Humber (2021)

Sheffield had the highest share of people in loud road or rail noise of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2021, at 3.8%.

York had the lowest, at 0.6%. The middle council, Kirklees, had 2.1%.

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People in loud road or rail noise for every council in Yorkshire and The Humber, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Sheffield3.8%
2Calderdale3.4%
3Leeds2.9%
4Doncaster2.6%
5Barnsley2.5%
6Bradford2.3%
=7East Riding of Yorkshire2.1%
=7Kirklees2.1%
=7Rotherham2.1%
=7Wakefield2.1%
11North East Lincolnshire2.0%
12North Yorkshire1.9%
13Kingston upon Hull1.7%
14North Lincolnshire1.0%
15York0.6%

Worked out by Open Index from Defra's strategic noise maps and census output areas. Source and method · See it on the map