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Quietest Places in the UK

The 50 quietest postcode districts in the UK, ranked by overall environmental noise level. These areas enjoy minimal traffic, no flight paths, and are far from industrial activity.

# Postcode Town County dB Rating
1 SY25 Tregaron Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
2 SY24 Bow Street Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
3 SY23 Aberystwyth Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
4 SY22 Llanymynech Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
5 SY21 Welshpool Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
6 SY20 Machynlleth Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
7 SY19 Llanbrynmair Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
8 SY18 Llanidloes Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
9 SY17 Caersws Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
10 SY16 Newtown Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
11 SY15 Montgomery Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
12 SY14 Malpas Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
13 SY13 Whitchurch Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
14 SY12 Ellesmere Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
15 SY11 Oswestry Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
16 SY10 Oswestry Mid Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
17 PL35 Boscastle Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
18 PL34 Tintagel Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
19 PL33 Delabole Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
20 PL32 Camelford Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
21 PL31 Bodmin Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
22 PL30 Bodmin Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
23 PL29 Port Isaac Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
24 PL28 Padstow Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
25 PL27 Wadebridge Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
26 PL26 St Austell Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
27 PL25 St Austell Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
28 PL24 Par Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
29 PL23 Fowey Devon 29 dB Very Quiet
30 LL69 Penysarn North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
31 LL68 Amlwch North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
32 LL67 Cemaes Bay North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
33 LL66 Rhosgoch North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
34 LL65 Holyhead North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
35 LL64 Rhosneigr North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
36 LL63 Ty Croes North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
37 LL62 Bodorgan North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
38 LL61 Llanfairpwllgwyngyll North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
39 LL60 Gaerwen North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
40 LL59 Menai Bridge North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
41 LL58 Beaumaris North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
42 LL57 Bangor North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
43 LL56 Y Felinheli North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
44 LL55 Caernarfon North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
45 LL54 Caernarfon North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
46 LL53 Pwllheli North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
47 LL52 Criccieth North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
48 LL51 Garndolbenmaen North Wales 29 dB Very Quiet
49 DL12 Barnard Castle County Durham 29 dB Very Quiet
50 DL11 Richmond County Durham 29 dB Very Quiet

Why These Areas Are So Quiet

The quietest places in the UK share common characteristics: they are far from major motorways, outside airport flight paths, and have low population density. Rural areas of the Scottish Highlands, mid-Wales, and the West Country consistently rank among the most peaceful places to live.

If you're looking for a quiet place to live, also consider checking flight path data and motorway noise levels for your target areas.

Quiet and Peaceful Places to Live in England

Rural Wales dominates the top of the table, but England has genuinely peaceful districts too. In our top 50, the English entries cluster in Devon and County Durham, where districts sit away from motorway corridors and outside any airport approach path. Use the county pages to compare average noise levels across every English county, or browse the town rankings to see how quiet a specific town is before you move.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the quietest place to live in the UK?

In our data, the quietest postcode district in the UK is SY25 (Tregaron) in Mid Wales, with an average environmental noise level of 29 dB. That is roughly the sound level of a whisper, and well below the UK average of 53 dB.

What is the quietest place to live in England?

The quietest English district in our top 50 is PL35 (Boscastle) in Devon at 29 dB. 15 of the 50 quietest UK districts are in England, mostly in Devon.

How do we measure how quiet an area is?

Each postcode district gets an overall dB figure combining road, rail, aircraft and industrial noise. The quietest districts score low on all four sources: they are far from motorways, outside airport flight paths, away from mainline railways and have little industrial activity.

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