Most and least people in loud road or rail noise: places in North West (2021)
Manchester had the highest share of people in loud road or rail noise of North West’s 35 councils in 2021, at 5.7%.
Hyndburn had the lowest, at 0.8%. The middle council, Blackburn with Darwen, had 3.2%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 5.7% |
| 2 | Salford | 5.5% |
| 3 | Stockport | 5.1% |
| 4 | Pendle | 4.8% |
| 5 | Rochdale | 4.3% |
| 6 | Tameside | 4.2% |
| 7 | Liverpool | 4.0% |
| 8 | Bury | 3.9% |
| 9 | Sefton | 3.8% |
| =10 | Oldham | 3.7% |
| =10 | Preston | 3.7% |
| =10 | Wirral | 3.7% |
| 13 | Warrington | 3.6% |
| =14 | Bolton | 3.5% |
| =14 | Wigan | 3.5% |
| =16 | Burnley | 3.4% |
| =16 | West Lancashire | 3.4% |
| 18 | Blackburn with Darwen | 3.2% |
| 19 | Halton | 3.0% |
| =20 | Lancaster | 2.8% |
| =20 | South Ribble | 2.8% |
| =20 | St. Helens | 2.8% |
| =23 | Blackpool | 2.6% |
| =23 | Cheshire West and Chester | 2.6% |
| 25 | Rossendale | 2.5% |
| =26 | Cheshire East | 2.3% |
| =26 | Chorley | 2.3% |
| 28 | Fylde | 2.1% |
| 29 | Trafford | 2.0% |
| 30 | Knowsley | 1.8% |
| =31 | Cumberland | 1.7% |
| =31 | Wyre | 1.7% |
| 33 | Ribble Valley | 1.6% |
| 34 | Westmorland and Furness | 1.5% |
| 35 | Hyndburn | 0.8% |
Worked out by Open Index from Defra's strategic noise maps and census output areas. Source and method · See it on the map