Shhh: London's quietest boroughs mapped

Tower Hamlets is London's quietest neighbourhood, according to new research by Barratt Homes, which has ranked the 32 London boroughs by noise levels and found that the east London enclave recorded the lowest average decibels (dB) levels across the capital at 53.3 dB. Sutton was second (53.8 dB) and Waltham Forest (56.1 dB) third, Croydon fourth at 56.5 dB and Ealing fifth at 57.3 dB. Islington was recorded as the noisiest.

The Daily Telegraph (15/05/2018)