Example Number | Source | Property Date | Storeys/Location | Property Type | Summary Information | Hazard | Link |
1 | BCC | 1900s | 1st floor flat | Terraced house converted into 3 self contained units in 1970s | There is no sound insulation between the floors to prevent the transmission of noise from normal domestic activities. | H+ | Example 1 |
2 | BCC | pre 1900 | basement/sub basement maisonette | Converted house | On
the ground floor above there is a non self contained flat, and the
hallway to the upper parts of the house. There is no sound insulation
to the suspended timber party floor and the ground floor flat has bare
floorboards in all rooms except the bathroom. This allows the
transmission of noise from domestic activities. | D | Example 2 |
3 | BCC | pre 1920 | 3 Floor flat over 2 commercial floors | 7 storey converted listed building | All
windows in the dwelling are single glazed. The side elevation is onto a
busy street, and faces a large 24-hour, multi-storey car park. There
are popular entertainment venues nearby. There is no acoustic
insulation, or suitable structural and airborne sound insulation in the
party floors between this dwelling and the dwelling above, to prevent
transmission of either external or domestic noise. | D | Example 3 |
4 | BCC | Inter war | 1st floor front left hand bed/living room | 2 storey property converted into 5 bedsits about 10 years ago | There
is a lack of sound insulation, and all internal doors are standard,
hollow core, flush doors. The lack of any sound insulation means there
is a likelihood of loss of privacy, and disturbance from normal
domestic activities in the adjacent dwelling units. The likelihood of
disturbance and stress is high. | D | Example 4 |
5 | CLG | Victorian | ground floor flat | 5 storey (inc basement and attic) mid terrace house in 5 self contained units | The
house is located next to shops on a main arterial road running out of
London which, in addition to normal traffic, is also used by heavy
goods vehicles. Behind the house is the main London to Scotland rail
line. All windows to the house are traditional single glazed double
hung sashes, with many being ill-fitting and in disrepair. | B | Example 5 |
6 | CLG | Regency | 1st floor Flat | 4 storey mid-terraced house, with 2 storey back addition converted in 1960s. | The
large first floor front room in the original house has been divided
with a partition wall to provide the bedroom for the 1st floor flat,
and the living room of the maisonette. The partition wall provides poor
sound insulation between the two dwellings. | D | Example 6 |