I used to live near central London (NW6) and would be driven mad by Heathrow aircraft, because many late-night Asia-bound departures would overfly my house. It

I used to live near central London (NW6) and would be driven mad by Heathrow aircraft, because many late-night Asia-bound departures would overfly my house. It often seemed roof-shakingly loud, and was incredibly annoying when I was trying to get to sleep. (Although there was supposed to be an 11PM curfew, they would often depart late, sometimes after midnight.) Right now I live in far west London (UB3), only a mile or so from Heathrow's northern runway. On the 6th floor. It's blissfully quiet. I can see the aircraft but not hear them. Turns out that aircraft coming in to land, even relatively close at low altitudes, are much less noisy than departing aircraft directly overhead.