# 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%.

Worked out by Open Index from Defra's strategic noise maps and census output areas.

| Rank | Area | People in loud road or rail noise |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 3.8% |
| 2 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 3.4% |
| 3 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 2.9% |
| 4 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 2.6% |
| 5 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 2.5% |
| 6 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 2.3% |
| =7 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 2.1% |
| =7 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 2.1% |
| =7 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 2.1% |
| =7 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 2.1% |
| 11 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 2.0% |
| 12 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 1.9% |
| 13 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 1.7% |
| 14 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 1.0% |
| 15 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 0.6% |

Source: Worked out by Open Index from Defra's strategic noise maps and census output areas. Covers England. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/loud-transport-noise/england)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/loud-transport-noise/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/loud-transport-noise/north-west)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/loud-transport-noise/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/loud-transport-noise/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/loud-transport-noise/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/loud-transport-noise/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/loud-transport-noise/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/loud-transport-noise/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/loud-transport-noise)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/loud-transport-noise)
- [The two measures side by side](https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode#vs=population&mode=blend)

## How to cite

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