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Rail Noise - LAeq 16h - England Round 3

Publisher
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Updated
1 July 2026
Topic
Not set

Summary

Data indicating the level of noise according to the strategic noise mapping of rail sources within areas with a population of at least 100,000 people (agglomerations) and along Network Rail and HS1 traffic routes. LAeq,16h indicates the annual average noise levels for the 16-hour period between 0700 – 2300. Noise levels are modeled on a 10m grid at a receptor height of 4m above ground, polygons are then produced by merging neighboring cells within the following noise classes: 75.0+dB, 70.0-74.9dB, 65.0-69.9dB, 60.0-64.9dB, 55.0-59.9dB, <54.9dB. This data is a product of the strategic noise mapping analysis undertaken in 2017 to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC) and the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006 (as amended) Attribution statement: © Crown Copyright

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
25 July 2025
Harvest GUID
5836745c-4e11-4767-94a5-2656f82e01a3
Extent (Latitude)
55.8° to 50°
Extent (Longitude)
-5.7° to 1.8°
Spatial reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Dataset reference date (creation)
2019-06-27
Dataset reference date (revision)
2019-06-27
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Access constraints
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Responsible party
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

Contact

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Licence information

Open Government Licence