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%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield | 3.8% |
| 2 | Calderdale | 3.4% |
| 3 | Leeds | 2.9% |
| 4 | Doncaster | 2.6% |
| 5 | Barnsley | 2.5% |
| 6 | Bradford | 2.3% |
| =7 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 2.1% |
| =7 | Kirklees | 2.1% |
| =7 | Rotherham | 2.1% |
| =7 | Wakefield | 2.1% |
| 11 | North East Lincolnshire | 2.0% |
| 12 | North Yorkshire | 1.9% |
| 13 | Kingston upon Hull | 1.7% |
| 14 | North Lincolnshire | 1.0% |
| 15 | York | 0.6% |
Worked out by Open Index from Defra's strategic noise maps and census output areas. Source and method · See it on the map