Quietest neighbourhoods in Gdańsk

Average Lden noise level for the neighbourhoods of Gdańsk, 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: 10 of 33 measured neighbourhoods.

From 51 dB in VII Dwór to 60 dB in Matarnia — a 9 dB range.

Ranking of Gdańsk neighbourhoods
#	Neighbourhood	Value	Score
1	VII Dwór	51 dB	100
2	Młyniska	51 dB	97
3	Nowy Port	51 dB	94
4	Orunia Górna - Gdańsk Południe	51 dB	94
5	Letnica	52 dB	88
6	Przeróbka	52 dB	88
7	Stogi	52 dB	82
8	Suchanino	52 dB	79
9	Ujeścisko - Łostowice	52 dB	76
10	Olszynka	53 dB	74
11	Kokoszki	53 dB	71
12	Piecki-Migowo	53 dB	68
13	Oliwa	53 dB	65
14	Żabianka-Wejhera-Jelitkowo-Tysiąclecia	53 dB	62
15	Brzeźno	53 dB	59
16	Rudniki	53 dB	56
17	Przymorze Małe	54 dB	53
18	Wzgórze Mickiewicza	54 dB	53
19	Osowa	54 dB	47
20	Brętowo	54 dB	44
21	Przymorze Wielkie	54 dB	38
22	Chełm	54 dB	35
23	Zaspa-Rozstaje	55 dB	32
24	Wrzeszcz Górny	55 dB	29
25	Orunia - Święty Wojciech - Lipce	55 dB	26
26	Aniołki	55 dB	24
27	Wrzeszcz Dolny	55 dB	24
28	Siedlce	56 dB	18
29	Śródmieście	56 dB	15
30	Strzyża	57 dB	12
31	Jasień	57 dB	9
32	Zaspa-Młyniec	57 dB	6
33	Matarnia	60 dB	3

The 0–100 scores are computed within Gdańsk: 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 2 neighbourhoods in Gdańsk. That is neither a good nor a bad result — it is an absence of data.

Data: European Environment Agency (strategic noise maps).