Residents' Views On Airport Expansion: Topline Results
These results are based on:
These results are based on:
- Gatwick 1,004 respondents
- Heathrow 1,001 respondents
- Stansted 1,000 respondents
- The base is all unless otherwise stated.
- An asterisk (*) denotes a value of less than one half of one percent, but not zero.
- Where percentages do not sum to 100%, this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of 'don't know' categories, or multiple responses.
- Data is weighted to the relevant profile of each community area.
- Fieldwork dates: October 2003 (exact dates to be confirmed for each airport)
Top Of Mind Concerns/Issues
Q1 Thinking about living in this area generally, what is the one biggest concern to you?
| Heathrow | Gatwick | Stansted | |
| % | % | % | |
| Crime | 22 | 13 | 11 |
| Noise -- general | * | * | 1 |
| Noise -- traffic | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Noise -- from neighbours | * | * | 1 |
| Noise -- from airport | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| NOISE total | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Pollution (general) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Road congestion/traffic | 13 | 16 | 9 |
| Quality of local education | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Public transport links | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Housing | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Lack of facilities | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| [local] airport/expansion of [local] airport | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| Parking | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Unemployment | * | 1 | * |
| Loss of green belt/countryside | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Anti social behaviour | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| No hospital | 0 | * | * |
| Poor roads/pavements | * | 1 | 1 |
| Cost of living | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Safety and security/ Lack of policing | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Over development | * | 1 | 1 |
| Immigration | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Street cleanliness | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Nothing | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Don't know | 7 | 8 | 6 |
