Noise maps database

This is a first step towards a noise map database. I took the result of 63 Dutch cities (this includes some town regions with more then one community) and -by way of example- from Prague and Berlin. The database covers 40% of the Dutch population.
From the distribution of dwellings over noise levels an overall number of seriously annoyed people can be calculated from standard annoyance relations. The main table is arranged from least "exposed" cities to high exposed. There is also the top 10 most quiet and the top 10 most noisy cities. Note that there is little correlation between size and noisiness. Back to main page.

Name of city Number of inhabtitants Seriously annoyed/1000 inhabitants in 1990 Seriously annoyed/1000 inhabitants: future Distribution of dwellings over noise classes in 1990 (dB(A), Ldn)

Number of dwellings <55 55-60 60-65 65-70 70-75 >75

Spijkenisse 65,167 45 48 24,136 95% 2% 2% 0% 0% 0%

Lelystad 63,345 48 49 23,461 91% 6% 3% 1% 0% 0%

Zaanstad 134,222 73 50 49,712 76% 6% 9% 7% 2% 0%

Ede 94,750 51 51 30,800 90% 4% 4% 2% 0% 0%

OostVeluwe 245,426 49 51 88,025 90% 6% 3% 1% 0% 0%

Harderwijk 33,129 47 52 11,921 93% 4% 2% 1% 0% 0%

Terneuzen 42,390 52 53 15,700 83% 14% 3% 1% 0% 0%

Venlo 59,400 55 54 22,000 88% 6% 2% 3% 1% 0%

Zwolle 101,045 56 55 37,424 87% 6% 4% 2% 1% 0%

Amersfoort 105,953 57 55 39,242 85% 6% 6% 3% 0% 0%

Haarlemmermeer 100,657 53 55 37,540 84% 11% 4% 1% 0% 0%

Heerenveen 28,350 56 57 10,500 86% 4% 7% 2% 0% 0%

Barneveld 33,404 59 58 12,372 82% 8% 8% 3% 0% 0%

Purmerend 66,547 52 58 24,647 84% 11% 5% 1% 0% 0%

Assen 50,852 58 58 18,834 81% 9% 8% 2% 0% 0%

Helmond 72,333 57 58 26,790 86% 5% 6% 2% 1% 0%

Etten Leur 32,400 59 58 12,000 81% 9% 8% 2% 0% 0%

Hoorn 60,912 58 59 22,560 84% 8% 5% 3% 1% 0%

Wijchen 21,600 56 59 8,000 82% 11% 4% 2% 0% 0%

Doetinchem 40,500 61 59 15,000 81% 7% 8% 3% 0% 0%

Zaltbommel 10,800 62 60 4,000 79% 10% 5% 5% 0% 0%

Den Helder 67,230 60 60 24,900 79% 10% 9% 2% 0% 0%

Capelle a/d IJssel 66,825 59 62 24,750 79% 10% 9% 1% 0% 0%

Vlissingen 53,244 64 63 19,720 84% 4% 6% 4% 3% 0%

Woerden 26,970 61 64 9,989 83% 6% 5% 6% 0% 0%

Oost-ZuidLimburg 259,208 63 64 114,188 81% 6% 7% 5% 0% 0%

Alkmaar 94,500 64 65 35,000 78% 9% 9% 4% 0% 0%

Goes 35,100 65 65 13,000 76% 10% 10% 4% 0% 0%

Hengelo/Enschede 223,000 66 66 89,400 80% 7% 7% 5% 1% 0%

Dordrecht 122,828 66 66 45,492 77% 9% 9% 4% 0% 0%

IJmond 105,309 65 67 46,646 76% 12% 9% 4% 0% 0%

Gouda 70,200 63 67 26,000 78% 11% 6% 4% 1% 0%

Oldenzaal 30,158 65 67 12,500 76% 11% 9% 4% 0% 0%

Hoogeveen 48,600 65 68 18,000 79% 8% 9% 2% 1% 0%

Drechtsteden 130,725 65 69 47,425 75% 12% 10% 3% 1% 0%

Veenendaal 50,611 63 69 18,677 71% 19% 9% 1% 0% 0%

Nieuwegein 58,916 67 70 22,750 71% 14% 12% 2% 0% 0%

Groningen 198,131 67 70 73,382 76% 9% 10% 5% 0% 0%

Oss 52,000 64 71 22,000 74% 12% 11% 3% 0% 0%

Leiden (map) 105,000 68 71 46,111 78% 7% 8% 5% 1% 0%

Weert 40,203 68 71 14,890 77% 7% 9% 7% 0% 0%

Arnhem 154,014 68 73 55,005 76% 9% 9% 4% 1% 0%

Hilversum 90,288 71 74 33,440 71% 13% 10% 5% 1% 0%

Middelburg 43,308 73 74 16,040 66% 15% 16% 3% 0% 0%

Tilburg 162,000 73 77 60,000 71% 11% 11% 6% 1% 0%

Breda 143,520 77 78 51,257 73% 7% 11% 8% 1% 0%

Deventer 67,000 75 78 27,080 78% 4% 8% 7% 3% 0%

Eindhoven 213,300 75 79 79,000 72% 8% 13% 7% 1% 0%

Roosendaal 63,010 75 79 27,741 78% 4% 8% 6% 3% 0%

Maastricht 121,500 83 80 45,000 68% 10% 9% 11% 1% 1%

'sHertogenbosch 96,655 81 81 35,798 64% 14% 15% 6% 1% 0%

Delft 99,487 77 83 36,847 64% 14% 17% 4% 0% 0%

Rotterdam 630,000 84 83 280,000 72% 5% 9% 11% 3% 0%

Katwijk 57,000 81 84 18,540 68% 8% 15% 9% 0% 0%

Den Haag 444,251 83 85 195,780 71% 4% 12% 12% 1% 0%

Zuid-Kennemerland 270,100 80 88 109,030 70% 5% 17% 8% 1% 0%

Amstelveen 76,883 76 90 28,475 59% 24% 13% 3% 1% 0%

Schiedam 71,015 77 90 30,876 64% 15% 17% 4% 0% 0%

Amsterdam (map) 749,906 94 94 326,046 68% 2% 10% 17% 2% 0%

Bergen op Zoom 49,537 97 95 18,347 61% 12% 11% 10% 5% 0%

Waalwijk 28,350 96 99 10,500 68% 8% 14% 10% 5% 0%

Westelijke Mijnstreeek 149,798 83 99 41,499 62% 14% 14% 9% 1% 0%

Germany
Berlin

4% 14% 36% 36% 9% 0.7%

Saarbruecken 117 40% 24% 17% 13% 6% 0.6%

Czech Republic
Prague (map) 870 951 31% 20% 22% 13% 11% 3%

Name of city	Number of inhabtitants	Seriously annoyed/1000 inhabitants in 1990	Seriously annoyed/1000 inhabitants: future	Distribution of dwellings over noise classes in 1990 (dB(A), Ldn)
Name of city	Number of inhabtitants	Seriously annoyed/1000 inhabitants in 1990	Seriously annoyed/1000 inhabitants: future	Number of dwellings	<55	55-60	60-65	65-70	70-75	>75
Spijkenisse	65,167	45	48	24,136	95%	2%	2%	0%	0%	0%
Lelystad	63,345	48	49	23,461	91%	6%	3%	1%	0%	0%
Zaanstad	134,222	73	50	49,712	76%	6%	9%	7%	2%	0%
Ede	94,750	51	51	30,800	90%	4%	4%	2%	0%	0%
OostVeluwe	245,426	49	51	88,025	90%	6%	3%	1%	0%	0%
Harderwijk	33,129	47	52	11,921	93%	4%	2%	1%	0%	0%
Terneuzen	42,390	52	53	15,700	83%	14%	3%	1%	0%	0%
Venlo	59,400	55	54	22,000	88%	6%	2%	3%	1%	0%
Zwolle	101,045	56	55	37,424	87%	6%	4%	2%	1%	0%
Amersfoort	105,953	57	55	39,242	85%	6%	6%	3%	0%	0%
Haarlemmermeer	100,657	53	55	37,540	84%	11%	4%	1%	0%	0%
Heerenveen	28,350	56	57	10,500	86%	4%	7%	2%	0%	0%
Barneveld	33,404	59	58	12,372	82%	8%	8%	3%	0%	0%
Purmerend	66,547	52	58	24,647	84%	11%	5%	1%	0%	0%
Assen	50,852	58	58	18,834	81%	9%	8%	2%	0%	0%
Helmond	72,333	57	58	26,790	86%	5%	6%	2%	1%	0%
Etten Leur	32,400	59	58	12,000	81%	9%	8%	2%	0%	0%
Hoorn	60,912	58	59	22,560	84%	8%	5%	3%	1%	0%
Wijchen	21,600	56	59	8,000	82%	11%	4%	2%	0%	0%
Doetinchem	40,500	61	59	15,000	81%	7%	8%	3%	0%	0%
Zaltbommel	10,800	62	60	4,000	79%	10%	5%	5%	0%	0%
Den Helder	67,230	60	60	24,900	79%	10%	9%	2%	0%	0%
Capelle a/d IJssel	66,825	59	62	24,750	79%	10%	9%	1%	0%	0%
Vlissingen	53,244	64	63	19,720	84%	4%	6%	4%	3%	0%
Woerden	26,970	61	64	9,989	83%	6%	5%	6%	0%	0%
Oost-ZuidLimburg	259,208	63	64	114,188	81%	6%	7%	5%	0%	0%
Alkmaar	94,500	64	65	35,000	78%	9%	9%	4%	0%	0%
Goes	35,100	65	65	13,000	76%	10%	10%	4%	0%	0%
Hengelo/Enschede	223,000	66	66	89,400	80%	7%	7%	5%	1%	0%
Dordrecht	122,828	66	66	45,492	77%	9%	9%	4%	0%	0%
IJmond	105,309	65	67	46,646	76%	12%	9%	4%	0%	0%
Gouda	70,200	63	67	26,000	78%	11%	6%	4%	1%	0%
Oldenzaal	30,158	65	67	12,500	76%	11%	9%	4%	0%	0%
Hoogeveen	48,600	65	68	18,000	79%	8%	9%	2%	1%	0%
Drechtsteden	130,725	65	69	47,425	75%	12%	10%	3%	1%	0%
Veenendaal	50,611	63	69	18,677	71%	19%	9%	1%	0%	0%
Nieuwegein	58,916	67	70	22,750	71%	14%	12%	2%	0%	0%
Groningen	198,131	67	70	73,382	76%	9%	10%	5%	0%	0%
Oss	52,000	64	71	22,000	74%	12%	11%	3%	0%	0%
Leiden (map)	105,000	68	71	46,111	78%	7%	8%	5%	1%	0%
Weert	40,203	68	71	14,890	77%	7%	9%	7%	0%	0%
Arnhem	154,014	68	73	55,005	76%	9%	9%	4%	1%	0%
Hilversum	90,288	71	74	33,440	71%	13%	10%	5%	1%	0%
Middelburg	43,308	73	74	16,040	66%	15%	16%	3%	0%	0%
Tilburg	162,000	73	77	60,000	71%	11%	11%	6%	1%	0%
Breda	143,520	77	78	51,257	73%	7%	11%	8%	1%	0%
Deventer	67,000	75	78	27,080	78%	4%	8%	7%	3%	0%
Eindhoven	213,300	75	79	79,000	72%	8%	13%	7%	1%	0%
Roosendaal	63,010	75	79	27,741	78%	4%	8%	6%	3%	0%
Maastricht	121,500	83	80	45,000	68%	10%	9%	11%	1%	1%
'sHertogenbosch	96,655	81	81	35,798	64%	14%	15%	6%	1%	0%
Delft	99,487	77	83	36,847	64%	14%	17%	4%	0%	0%
Rotterdam	630,000	84	83	280,000	72%	5%	9%	11%	3%	0%
Katwijk	57,000	81	84	18,540	68%	8%	15%	9%	0%	0%
Den Haag	444,251	83	85	195,780	71%	4%	12%	12%	1%	0%
Zuid-Kennemerland	270,100	80	88	109,030	70%	5%	17%	8%	1%	0%
Amstelveen	76,883	76	90	28,475	59%	24%	13%	3%	1%	0%
Schiedam	71,015	77	90	30,876	64%	15%	17%	4%	0%	0%
Amsterdam (map)	749,906	94	94	326,046	68%	2%	10%	17%	2%	0%
Bergen op Zoom	49,537	97	95	18,347	61%	12%	11%	10%	5%	0%
Waalwijk	28,350	96	99	10,500	68%	8%	14%	10%	5%	0%
Westelijke Mijnstreeek	149,798	83	99	41,499	62%	14%	14%	9%	1%	0%

Germany
Berlin					4%	14%	36%	36%	9%	0.7%
Saarbruecken		117			40%	24%	17%	13%	6%	0.6%
Czech Republic
Prague (map)	870 951				31%	20%	22%	13%	11%	3%