Postcode search
This 'postcode search' facility covers the area around Heathrow airport and enables you to find out how changes proposed in the consultation may affect noise levels in your locality.
Please select from the options below and enter your postcode to see how noise levels compare. The noise levels are entered in decibels (dB) and are presented with both a westerly preference and an easterly preference.
Some everyday example noise comparisons are:
- 57-63dB: A typical business office environment
- 63-69dB: Conversational speech at 1 metre
- 69-72dB: Vacuum cleaner at 1 metre
- Over 72dB: A busy road at 5 metres
The search function only works with postcodes in the following local authority areas:
Bracknell Forest, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston-upon-Thames, Richmond upon Thames, Runnymede, Slough, South Bucks, Spelthorne, Wandsworth, Windsor and Maidenhead.
If you require further information, please contact the call centre on 0845 600 4170 or heathrowconsultation@dft.gsi.gov.uk
Please note this facility is indicative and should be used only as a guide.
Postcode Search - Cranford agreement
This option compares predicted noise bands for your postcode with and without the Cranford agreement.
- Published:
- 22 November 2007
Postcode Search - Mixed mode option
This option compares current operations with full mixed mode operations (540,000 annual movements) at a given location.
- Published:
- 22 November 2007
Postcode Search - Runway 3 options
This option compares current operations on two runways with a three runway airport in both 2020 (around 600,000 movements) and 2030 (around 700,000 movements).
- Published:
- 22 November 2007
For related documents, pages and internet links, see the column on the right.
