Quietest neighbourhoods in Białystok

Average Lden noise level for the neighbourhoods of Białystok, in decibels. Lden is a 24-hour average with penalties for evening and night — the same indicator the EU Environmental Noise Directive uses.

What this is measured against

The WHO recommends keeping road traffic noise below 53 dB Lden; the EU treats 55 dB as its reporting threshold and 65 dB as high annoyance.

Above 55 dB Lden: 7 of 28 measured neighbourhoods.

From 50 dB in Dojlidy to 58 dB in Bema — a 8 dB range.

Ranking of Białystok neighbourhoods
#	Neighbourhood	Value	Score
1	Dojlidy	50 dB	100
2	Jaroszówka	51 dB	96
3	Dojlidy Górne	51 dB	93
4	Leśna Dolina	52 dB	89
5	Wysoki Stoczek	52 dB	86
6	Nowe Miasto	52 dB	82
7	Bojary	52 dB	79
8	Starosielce	52 dB	75
9	Słoneczny Stok	53 dB	71
10	Zawady	53 dB	68
11	Piaski	53 dB	64
12	Piasta II	54 dB	61
13	Bacieczki	54 dB	57
14	Centrum	54 dB	54
15	Sienkiewicza	54 dB	50
16	Zielone Wzgórza	54 dB	46
17	Młodych	55 dB	43
18	Dziesięciny I	55 dB	39
19	Antoniuk	55 dB	36
20	Przydworcowe	55 dB	32
21	Wygoda	55 dB	29
22	Dziesięciny II	55 dB	25
23	Kawaleryjskie	55 dB	21
24	Mickiewicza	56 dB	18
25	Białostoczek	56 dB	14
26	Skorupy	57 dB	11
27	Piasta I	57 dB	7
28	Bema	58 dB	4

The 0–100 scores are computed within Białystok: they compare its neighbourhoods with each other, not with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhoods with no data for this indicator

We have no measurement for 1 neighbourhood in Białystok. That is neither a good nor a bad result — it is an absence of data.

Bagnówka

Data: European Environment Agency (strategic noise maps).