The Mayor's Ambient Noise Strategy - Greater London Authority

22 Mayor of London
The Mayor’s Ambient Noise Strategy
2.29 In London, 29 per cent reported that road traffic noise interfered with
having windows or doors open, compared with 19 per cent nationally.
Twenty-five per cent of London respondents reported interference with
sleeping, and 23 per cent with resting. Reported interference with
activities was generally higher in London than nationally.
2.30 People were asked specifically about noise from neighbours and/or other
people nearby. Ten per cent of London respondents said they were
moderately, very or extremely bothered, annoyed or disturbed by
neighbours’ vehicles starting up, leaving, being repaired, etc. Nine per
cent expressed this view about radio, TV or music, and nine per cent
about teenagers’ or adults’ voices (see Figure 7).
Figure 7
Proportions of respondents ‘moderately’, ‘very’ or ‘extremely’
bothered, annoyed or disturbed by specific sources of noise
from neighbours
Cars/motorcycles starting up/leaving or being repaired etc
Radio, TV, music
Teenagers' or adults' voices
Burglar alarms
Doors banging (either outside doors or inside doors)
DIY (hammering, drilling etc)
Children
Dogs
Footsteps
Parties (when held outdoors)
Parties (when held indoors)
Other animals
Lawn mowers or other garden equipment
Domestic equipment
Outer London
UK
Electric switches
Any other kind of noise from neighbours and/or other people nearby
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Proportion (%)
source:
BRE Review of London related data from the 2000 National Noise Attitude Survey
2.31 The most commonly reported forms of interference from neighbours and/or
other people nearby were with sleeping (22 per cent in London, 18 per cent
nationally) and resting (19 per cent in London, 16 per cent nationally).
2.32 London figures have been analysed from National Noise Incidence
Surveys of noise levels outside dwellings in 1990 and 2000, carried out by