bluekarin Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/5851244/Top-1000-most-polluting-postcodes.html I think it just shows where the busiest roads are tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrensWorld Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I you think that's bad have a look at this....................... ELEKTROWNIA BELCHATOW 30,862,792 tonnes of CO2 last year. Remember to turn your telly off instead of leaving it on stand-by................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Wow I was quite surprised at Virginia Water - I suppose that's to do with people heading towards the A30. The church where we got married is there (hence Christchurch Road!). Then a few others - Englefield Green - had my tonsils out there and wedding reception at the Royal Holloway College! Worked in Ascot - then it was always busy. OH lived on one of the Twickenham roads before they moved when he was little. Where I was born is very busy - it has been like that for some time now. Now Old Basing up the road. Cor! OK, I'm moving to Hereford! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Wow I was quite surprised at Virginia Water - I suppose that's to do with people heading towards the A30. No, it's nothing to do with that, it's not the busiest roads Bluekarin, this is based on household consumption. I only looked as I couldn't understand why Hatching Green, Harpenden was right near the top. It's leafy and right near the common. But the statistics ( mmm... ) are apparently based on consumer emissions, resulting from foreign travel, imported food, big cars, big houses etc. Therefore, based (assumed) on lifestyle at that (affluent) postcode, and nothing to do with where you live being a healthy place or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Ah, there has been an awful lot of building there - mega bucks type of houses where the old sanatorium used to be including the old building being revamped. The nurses houses were demolished and big houses put in there - all have huge conservatories too - bet they use up tons of heating. They don't have much gardens considering the size of the structures. My old school was turned into lots of flats and the playing fields and orchards were built over but that was before I got married - the crazy building session started shortly after (when I worked in Egham, I used to be accompanied on the bus by one of the inmates - he always sat next to me - the bus was almost empty - yep I was a cliche!). The old road where the docs surgery was opposite the village shops has tons of megabuck houses on too - we used to play on a big field there when I went to brownies, perhaps that's gone too. Goodness knows what else has happened since mum moved here - I have no need to go back to see the old place now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 Wow I was quite surprised at Virginia Water - I suppose that's to do with people heading towards the A30. No, it's nothing to do with that, it's not the busiest roads Bluekarin, this is based on household consumption. I only looked as I couldn't understand why Hatching Green, Harpenden was right near the top. It's leafy and right near the common. But the statistics ( mmm... ) are apparently based on consumer emissions, resulting from foreign travel, imported food, big cars, big houses etc. Therefore, based (assumed) on lifestyle at that (affluent) postcode, and nothing to do with where you live being a healthy place or not. I should have read it properly WHen I was looking at the list, I thought that as it was near to main commuter type towns and main A roads, that it was because of the roads near to the houses. I do wonder how they go about finding out this sort of thing. So are they really just saying that the people who live in those areas earn a lot of money so therefore are more likely spend it on the larger house/ car/ more holiday/ 'betterthan' label food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 One has to be close to the golf course! We lived nearer though tee hee, and it was a little bungalow. Actually there is a pig farm just up the road - occasionally we could get a whiff as the wind blew it over and we were further away - just how much can they get then! Des res hahahahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Ooh dear, yes my postcode is in there! Judging by the places I recognise, this includes quite a lot of wealthy areas with large houses, not that I live in one of those I hasten to add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 I noticed Knutsford and Alderly Edge on the list - big WAG areas...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Long Road Cambridge HUGE houses and gardens where we have a few premier footballers live... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 I have a friend who lives in Chiddingfold. She has an allotment, has insulated her house to the nth degree and walks everywhere, so I reckon her personal carbon footprint must be pretty low. The village is full of beautiful old (hard to insulate and expensive to heat) cottages and houses with several large cars parked outside. My friend says she seems to be the only person left in the village who is able to use her legs - everyone else uses their car even for the shortest journey. No wonder they're on the list! All the areas on that list that I am familiar with are similar to what other posters have mentioned - large houses, several cars outside, affluent areas and lots of foregin travel going on etc. One road I know has many houses which are now multi-occupancy - split into flats. That probably increases the car usage if nothing else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 was going to say can't see how its busiest roads with Hatching green and kinsbourne green on there wealthy areas maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Wow I was quite surprised at Virginia Water - I suppose that's to do with people heading towards the A30. No, it's nothing to do with that, it's not the busiest roads Bluekarin, this is based on household consumption. I only looked as I couldn't understand why Hatching Green, Harpenden was right near the top. It's leafy and right near the common. But the statistics ( mmm... ) are apparently based on consumer emissions, resulting from foreign travel, imported food, big cars, big houses etc. Therefore, based (assumed) on lifestyle at that (affluent) postcode, and nothing to do with where you live being a healthy place or not. just read the posts after I posted. We thought the same way Embarrassing how manyst a/harp ones are on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
