Eastbourne has some of the noisiest neighbours in the UK, new study finds

Acoustic experts DECIBEL 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.

Eastbourne has the second-highest number of searches related to noisy neighbours, with a monthly average of 184 searches per 100,000 people.

The joint most searched-for terms in Eastbourne are ‘noisy neighbours law 11 PM’ and ‘noise complaint,’ which both have an average of 10 searches per month.

Worcester has the noisiest neighbours in the UK, with a monthly average of 204 Google searches per 100,000 people.

The joint most searched-for term in Worcester is ‘noise complaint,’ with an average of 11 monthly searches. The other most searched-for term in the city is ‘noisy neighbours law 11 PM.’

The third UK area with the noisiest neighbours is Blackpool, 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.