Waltham Forest has been named the third “most overflown” borough in London.

The statistics showed 190,000 planes flew over the borough in 2015/2016.

They figures were produced by campaign group HACAN (Heathrow association for the control of aircraft noise).

Hounslow topped the list with 239,000 flights and Richmond came in second at 200,400.

John Stewart, chairman of HACAN, said the results may be surprising to others but not to those living under the concentrated flight paths.

Mr Stewart said: “This should send a strong message to the government and the aviation authorities that aircraft noise is a problem right across London.

“We are calling for City Airport and Heathrow Airport to work together to produce joint contours because for the resident underneath it doesn’t matter what plane you are hearing, it is just noise.

“We want the residents to keep the pressure up by emailing the airports and telling them their stories.”

Heathrow Airport contributed to 69 per cent of the planes flying over homes in Waltham Forest.

In February 2016 City Airport introduced concentrated flight paths which have caused the number of planes over the borough to increase by 50 per cent.

People living in Leytonstone say their neighbourhoods have been turned into “noise ghettos”.

A spokesman for London City Airport said they took the decision to concentrate their flight paths “to enable a new form of aircraft navigation as part of a wider programme to modernise airspace over south east England.”

Residents have criticised the airport for not consulting them about the new paths beforehand.