Quietest neighbourhoods in Poznań

Average Lden noise level for the neighbourhoods of Poznań, 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: 16 of 40 measured neighbourhoods.

From 50 dB in Umultowo to 60 dB in Zielony Dębiec — a 10 dB range.

Ranking of Poznań neighbourhoods
#	Neighbourhood	Value	Score
1	Umultowo	50 dB	100
2	Kiekrz	50 dB	98
3	Warszawskie-Pomet-Maltańskie	51 dB	95
4	Piątkowo Północ	51 dB	92
5	Naramowice	51 dB	90
6	Grunwald Północ	51 dB	88
7	Krzyżowniki-Smochowice	52 dB	85
8	Kwiatowe	52 dB	82
9	Wilda	52 dB	80
10	Antoninek-Zieliniec-Kobylepole	52 dB	78
11	Podolany	52 dB	75
12	Żegrze	53 dB	72
13	Grunwald Południe	53 dB	70
14	Nowe Winogrady Wschód	53 dB	68
15	Junikowo	53 dB	65
16	Piątkowo	53 dB	62
17	Stary Grunwald	54 dB	60
18	Główna	54 dB	58
19	Łazarz	54 dB	55
20	Rataje	54 dB	55
21	Nowe Winogrady Południe	54 dB	50
22	Chartowo	54 dB	48
23	Stare Winogrady	55 dB	45
24	Świerczewo	55 dB	42
25	Jeżyce	55 dB	40
26	Winiary	55 dB	38
27	Sołacz	55 dB	35
28	Szczepankowo-Spławie-Krzesinki	55 dB	35
29	Fabianowo-Kotowo	56 dB	30
30	Wola	56 dB	28
31	Ławica	56 dB	25
32	Ogrody	56 dB	22
33	Stare Miasto	56 dB	22
34	Nowe Winogrady Północ	57 dB	18
35	Górczyn	57 dB	15
36	Ostrów Tumski-Śródka-Zawady-Komandoria	58 dB	12
37	Starołęka-Minikowo-Marlewo	58 dB	10
38	Krzesiny-Pokrzywno-Garaszewo	58 dB	8
39	Głuszyna	60 dB	5
40	Zielony Dębiec	60 dB	2

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

Data: European Environment Agency (strategic noise maps).