Quietest neighbourhoods in Bydgoszcz

Average Lden noise level for the neighbourhoods of Bydgoszcz, 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: 13 of 26 measured neighbourhoods.

From 50 dB in Smukała - Opławiec - Janowo to 61 dB in Wzgórze Wolności — a 11 dB range.

Ranking of Bydgoszcz neighbourhoods
#	Neighbourhood	Value	Score
1	Smukała - Opławiec - Janowo	50 dB	100
2	Łęgnowo	51 dB	96
3	Tatrzańskie	51 dB	96
4	Miedzyń-Prądy	52 dB	88
5	Kapuściska	52 dB	85
6	Wyżyny	54 dB	81
7	Glinki-Rupienica	54 dB	77
8	Leśne	54 dB	73
9	Wilczak-Jary	54 dB	73
10	Brdyujście	54 dB	65
11	Nowy Fordon	54 dB	65
12	Jachcice	54 dB	58
13	Osowa Góra	55 dB	54
14	Stary Fordon	55 dB	50
15	Czyżkówko	55 dB	46
16	Górzyskowo	56 dB	42
17	Błonie	56 dB	38
18	Flisy	56 dB	35
19	Okole	57 dB	31
20	Bocianowo-Śródmieście-Stare Miasto	58 dB	27
21	Zimne Wody - Czersko Polskie	58 dB	23
22	Szwederowo	59 dB	19
23	Bartodzieje	60 dB	15
24	Bielawy	60 dB	12
25	Bydgoszcz Wschód - Siernieczek	61 dB	8
26	Wzgórze Wolności	61 dB	4

The 0–100 scores are computed within Bydgoszcz: 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 3 neighbourhoods in Bydgoszcz. That is neither a good nor a bad result — it is an absence of data.

Data: European Environment Agency (strategic noise maps).