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Help with Noise Nuisance in Hampshire

Hampshire is one of the largest of the southern English Counties with a population of over 1.5 million. Portsmouth and Southampton are amongst the noisiest places in the South East. However, almost anyone in Hampshire can be a victim of the noisy neighbour. Help is here for anyone with neighbour noise problems in Hampshire.

The local authorities of Hampshire are

• Basingstoke and Deane
• City of Winchester
• East Hampshire
• Eastleigh
• Fareham
• Gosport
• Hart
• Havant
• New Forest
• City of Portsmouth
• Rushmoor
• City of Southampton
• Test Valley

Each one of Hampshire’s districts are served by our environmental health noise nuisance service. If you are based in Hampshire and are suffering from a noise pollution or neighbour nuisance issue then you can use our Knowledge Base resource to help you tackle any noise problem you may have.

Much of the southern population of Hampshire is concentrated in the cities of Southampton and Posrtsmouth. In order of decreasing size (population) the cities and towns of Hampshire include:

• Southampton
• Portsmouth
• Basingstoke
• Gosport
• Andover
• Waterlooville
• Aldershot
• Farnborough
• Fareham/Portchester
• Eastleigh
• Havant
• Winchester
• Fleet
• Petersfield

If you are located in one of Hampshire’s cities or towns you are more likely to suffer from a noise issue as the population density in these areas is quite high (meaning that people live in close proximity to each other). Those people may also experience problems with commercial or licensed premises. However, noise can be a problem for those living in the rural parts of Hampshire too.

Are you affected by noise nuisance in Hampshire? Tell us about your experience.