WARRINGTON is one of the quietest places to live when it comes to the UK's biggest cities and towns - new research has found.

As part of a campaign promoting peacefulness at home during the lockdown, Confused.com obtained Freedom of Information data which looked at how many noise complaints were made to councils of the top 100 populated areas in the UK over the past 12 months.

London was responsible for more than half (158,958) of these noise complaints and was found to be the noisiest city in the study with 515 complaints per 10,000 households.

In particular, Westminster is the noisiest borough, with one noise complaint for every five households. 

Outside of London, Southampton tops the list as the UK’s noisiest city with 5,147 complaints - 476 per 10,000 households.

On the other end of the spectrum, Warrington made the list of the top 10 quietest places in terms of the 100 most populated areas.

In the same period, the town had 917 complaints or 99 per 10,000 households.

But the quietest was Cheltenham with 289 complaints - 67 per 10,000 households.

Jessica Willock, home insurance expert at Confused.com, said: “It’s no fun living in a noisy neighbourhood, and it seems some areas across the UK are a lot worse for noise pollution than others.

"And living with noisy neighbours can be really difficult to handle without creating tension.

“More often than not, a friendly conversation goes a long way. But when that fails, where to turn to next can be confusing.

"We’ve created a guide to understanding basic neighbour etiquette, including how best to handle noisy situations. While calling the police might seem like the best route to take, you should in fact be getting in touch with your council.”

You can view the guide here.

 

You can view the campaign here: https://www.confused.com/home-insurance/the-uks-noisiest-neighbours