Blackpool home to some of the noisiest neighbours in UK

Sunday, 11 May 2025 05:59

By Shaun Moore

It seems some of the noisiest neighbours in the UK are in Blackpool.

The seaside town has been ranked third in a survey according to Acoustic experts DECIBEL which investigated which UK areas have the noisiest neighbours.

They did this by looking at the average monthly Google searches in 78 UK areas for over 100 keywords and terms, such as ‘noise complaint,’ ‘neighbour noise complaint,’ ‘council noise complaint,’ and ‘noise complaint police.’

These searches were compared to local populations to calculate the rate per 100,000 people. Each area was then ranked from the highest number of searches to the lowest.

UK areas with the noisiest neighbours – Top 10

Rank	Area	Average monthly Google searches per 100,000 people
1.	Worcester	204
2.	Eastbourne	184
3.	Blackpool	176
4.	Ipswich	172
5.	Wakefield	171
6.	Reading	170
7.	Portsmouth	169
8.	Middlesbrough	167
9.	Stockport	166
10.	Dundee	163

Blackpool ranked third with a monthly average of 176 searches per 100,000 people.

The most searched-for term in Blackpool is ‘noise complaint,’ with 22 searches on average per month. The second most searched-for term is ‘noisy neighbours law 11 PM,’ with an average of 17 searches per month.