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UK Counties Ranked by Noise Level

Illustrative values across 50 UK counties, sorted by the site's model assignments. Click any county to see town-level breakdowns and postcode data.

50
Counties Covered
29 dB
Lowest Assigned Value
Mid Wales
65 dB
Highest Assigned Value
Bedfordshire

Illustrative values assigned from postcode lookup groups and preset ranges; not measured or validated predictions. How these values are produced.

# County Region Avg dB Rating Towns Postcodes
1 Mid Wales Wales 29 dB Very Quiet 1 25
2 Cornwall South West 30 dB Very Quiet 1 23
3 North Wales Wales 32 dB Very Quiet 1 67
4 Devon South West 33 dB Very Quiet 3 82
5 Powys Wales 35 dB Very Quiet 1 8
6 Cumbria North West 36 dB Very Quiet 1 28
7 Unknown Unknown 37 dB Very Quiet 3 3
8 County Durham North East 41 dB Quiet 2 26
9 North Yorkshire Yorkshire 44 dB Quiet 2 34
10 Dorset South West 45 dB Quiet 2 37
11 Somerset South West 46 dB Quiet 2 43
12 Northamptonshire East Midlands 47 dB Quiet 1 19
13 Herefordshire West Midlands 48 dB Quiet 1 9
14 Suffolk East Of England 50 dB Moderate 1 33
15 Gwent Wales 52 dB Moderate 1 18
16 Lancashire North West 52 dB Moderate 4 55
17 Cardiff Wales 54 dB Moderate 1 36
18 Worcestershire West Midlands 54 dB Moderate 1 15
19 Cambridgeshire East Of England 55 dB Moderate 2 51
20 Gloucestershire South West 55 dB Moderate 1 27
21 Hertfordshire South East 55 dB Moderate 3 53
22 Leicestershire East Midlands 55 dB Moderate 1 21
23 Lincolnshire East Midlands 55 dB Moderate 1 13
24 Norfolk East Of England 55 dB Moderate 1 35
25 Teesside North East 55 dB Moderate 1 29
26 East Sussex South East 56 dB Moderate 1 30
27 East Yorkshire Yorkshire 56 dB Moderate 1 20
28 Essex East Of England 56 dB Moderate 3 58
29 Kent South East 56 dB Moderate 3 81
30 Oxfordshire South East 56 dB Moderate 1 26
31 West Wales Wales 56 dB Moderate 1 51
32 Bristol South West 57 dB Moderate 1 37
33 Cheshire North West 57 dB Moderate 4 71
34 Derbyshire East Midlands 57 dB Moderate 1 23
35 Hampshire South East 57 dB Moderate 2 57
36 Nottinghamshire East Midlands 57 dB Moderate 1 30
37 Shropshire West Midlands 57 dB Moderate 1 13
38 South Yorkshire Yorkshire 57 dB Moderate 2 77
39 Staffordshire West Midlands 57 dB Moderate 1 21
40 Surrey South East 57 dB Moderate 2 58
41 West Midlands West Midlands 57 dB Moderate 5 145
42 West Yorkshire Yorkshire 57 dB Moderate 5 86
43 Wiltshire South West 57 dB Moderate 2 29
44 Berkshire South East 58 dB Moderate 2 40
45 Buckinghamshire South East 58 dB Moderate 1 26
46 Greater London London 58 dB Moderate 13 330
47 Merseyside North West 58 dB Moderate 1 40
48 Tyne And Wear North East 58 dB Moderate 2 67
49 Greater Manchester North West 59 dB Moderate 4 76
50 Bedfordshire East Of England 65 dB Noisy 1 7

Understanding County Noise Levels

This table sorts modelled assignments, not measured environmental noise. Differences in its dB values do not establish which county or home is quieter in real conditions.

Each county page provides a breakdown by town, showing which areas are quietest and noisiest, plus details on nearby motorways, railways, and airports that contribute to environmental noise.

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