Most and least people in loud road or rail noise: places in South West (2021)

Bristol had the highest share of people in loud road or rail noise of South West’s 27 councils in 2021, at 4.0%.

Isles of Scilly had the lowest, at 0.0%. The middle council, Somerset, had 2.0%.

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People in loud road or rail noise for every council in South West, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1Bristol4.0%
2South Gloucestershire3.5%
3Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole3.4%
4Mid Devon3.2%
=5Bath and North East Somerset2.7%
=5Stroud2.7%
=5West Devon2.7%
8Plymouth2.4%
=9Exeter2.3%
=9Tewkesbury2.3%
11North Somerset2.2%
12Forest of Dean2.1%
=13North Devon2.0%
=13Somerset2.0%
=13Wiltshire2.0%
16Cornwall1.6%
=17Swindon1.5%
=17Teignbridge1.5%
=17Torridge1.5%
20East Devon1.4%
21Gloucester1.3%
22Cheltenham1.2%
=23Dorset1.0%
=23South Hams1.0%
=25Cotswold0.9%
=25Torbay0.9%
27Isles of Scilly0.0%

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