Noise Nuisance in Essex

Essex; home of fluffy dice, ford escorts and Towie. Parts of Essex are home to some of the South-East’s most affluent folk. However, with some very old towns and high levels of deprivation in some areas, Essex is a county with two sides. Almost anyone in Essex can be a victim of the noisy neighbour. Do not fear though, help is here for anyone living with neighbour noise problems in Essex.

The local authorities of Essex are:

• Harlow
• Epping Forest
• Brentwood
• Basildon
• Castle Point
• Rochford
• Maldon
• City of Chelmsford
• Uttlesford
• Braintree
• Colchester
• Tendring
• Thurrock
• Southend-on-Sea

Each one of Essex’s districts are served by our environmental health noise nuisance service. If you are based in Essex 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 population of Essex is concentrated in it’s many towns. In order of decreasing size (population) the cities and towns of Essex include:

• Chelmsford
• Colchester
• Basildon
• Harlow
• Grays
• Clacton-on-Sea
• Benfleet
• Brentwood
• Braintree
• Loughton

If you are located in one of Essex’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 Essex too.

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