Oxford beats Cambridge in UK sleep quality rankings

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

Oxford ranked fourth in a UK sleep quality study, beating Cambridge which placed eighth.

A study by Nature's Best has ranked Oxford fourth out of 38 UK cities for sleep quality, ahead of Cambridge which placed eighth. The research assessed factors including air and light pollution, road traffic, nightlife and aircraft noise.

Oxford scored 54.89 out of 80, with low light pollution and no recorded aircraft noise contributing to its strong performance. It also outperformed Cambridge in air quality and road traffic. Cambridge recorded slightly darker night skies, but Oxford had lower PM2.5 air pollution and less road traffic noise. Both cities recorded zero decibels of mapped nighttime aircraft noise.

Only Dundee, Exeter and Stoke-on-Trent ranked higher than Oxford among the UK cities studied. London finished at the bottom of the list with a score of just 19.

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• Oxford beats Cambridge in ranking of UK's best cities for sleepAccording to a new study by Nature’s Best, Oxford ranked fourth out of 38 cities, while Cambridge took eighth place.Oxfordshire Guardian · 23 Oct, 05:00
• Oxford beats Cambridge in ranking of UK's best cities for sleepAccording to a new study by Nature’s Best, Oxford ranked fourth out of 38 cities, while Cambridge took eighth place.Oxford Mail · 23 Oct, 05:00

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