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Is Birmingham water hard or soft?

Hard at 217 ppm · 76 postcode districts

  • Supplier Severn Trent Water
  • County West Midlands
  • Postcodes 76
Area average
217
ppm CaCO₃
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The average water hardness in Birmingham is 217 ppm, classified as hard. Birmingham is served by Severn Trent Water, covering 76 postcode districts across West Midlands in the West Midlands region.

Hardness varies across the area — see the table below for a breakdown by postcode district.

By postcode

Water Hardness by Postcode in Birmingham

Sorted by hardness — tap a postcode for full details.

Postcode Water Company Hardness PPM Level
B80 Severn Trent Water
287
287 ppm Hard
B38 Severn Trent Water
281
281 ppm Hard
B37 Severn Trent Water
280
280 ppm Hard
B36 Severn Trent Water
279
279 ppm Hard
B35 Severn Trent Water
278
278 ppm Hard
B34 Severn Trent Water
277
277 ppm Hard
B33 Severn Trent Water
276
276 ppm Hard
B32 Severn Trent Water
275
275 ppm Hard
B31 Severn Trent Water
274
274 ppm Hard
B30 Severn Trent Water
273
273 ppm Hard
B79 Severn Trent Water
263
263 ppm Hard
B78 Severn Trent Water
262
262 ppm Hard
B77 Severn Trent Water
261
261 ppm Hard
B76 Severn Trent Water
260
260 ppm Hard
B75 Severn Trent Water
259
259 ppm Hard
B74 Severn Trent Water
258
258 ppm Hard
B73 Severn Trent Water
257
257 ppm Hard
B72 Severn Trent Water
256
256 ppm Hard
B71 Severn Trent Water
255
255 ppm Hard
B70 Severn Trent Water
254
254 ppm Hard
B29 Severn Trent Water
249
249 ppm Hard
B28 Severn Trent Water
248
248 ppm Hard
B27 Severn Trent Water
247
247 ppm Hard
B26 Severn Trent Water
246
246 ppm Hard
B25 Severn Trent Water
245
245 ppm Hard
B24 Severn Trent Water
244
244 ppm Hard
B23 Severn Trent Water
243
243 ppm Hard
B21 Severn Trent Water
241
241 ppm Hard
B20 Severn Trent Water
240
240 ppm Hard
B69 Severn Trent Water
230
230 ppm Hard
B68 Severn Trent Water
229
229 ppm Hard
B67 Severn Trent Water
228
228 ppm Hard
B66 Severn Trent Water
227
227 ppm Hard
B65 Severn Trent Water
226
226 ppm Hard
B64 Severn Trent Water
225
225 ppm Hard
B63 Severn Trent Water
224
224 ppm Hard
B62 Severn Trent Water
223
223 ppm Hard
B61 Severn Trent Water
222
222 ppm Hard
B60 Severn Trent Water
221
221 ppm Hard
B19 Severn Trent Water
216
216 ppm Hard
B18 Severn Trent Water
215
215 ppm Hard
B17 Severn Trent Water
214
214 ppm Hard
B16 Severn Trent Water
213
213 ppm Hard
B15 Severn Trent Water
212
212 ppm Hard
B14 Severn Trent Water
211
211 ppm Hard
B13 Severn Trent Water
210
210 ppm Hard
B12 Severn Trent Water
209
209 ppm Hard
B11 Severn Trent Water
208
208 ppm Hard
B10 Severn Trent Water
207
207 ppm Hard
B50 Severn Trent Water
188
188 ppm Hard
B98 Severn Trent Water
177
177 ppm Moderately Hard
B97 Severn Trent Water
176
176 ppm Moderately Hard
B96 Severn Trent Water
175
175 ppm Moderately Hard
B95 Severn Trent Water
174
174 ppm Moderately Hard
B94 Severn Trent Water
173
173 ppm Moderately Hard
B9 Severn Trent Water
172
172 ppm Moderately Hard
B93 Severn Trent Water
172
172 ppm Moderately Hard
B8 Severn Trent Water
171
171 ppm Moderately Hard
B92 Severn Trent Water
171
171 ppm Moderately Hard
B7 Severn Trent Water
170
170 ppm Moderately Hard
B91 Severn Trent Water
170
170 ppm Moderately Hard
B6 Severn Trent Water
169
169 ppm Moderately Hard
B90 Severn Trent Water
169
169 ppm Moderately Hard
B5 Severn Trent Water
168
168 ppm Moderately Hard
B4 Severn Trent Water
167
167 ppm Moderately Hard
B3 Severn Trent Water
166
166 ppm Moderately Hard
B2 Severn Trent Water
165
165 ppm Moderately Hard
B1 Severn Trent Water
164
164 ppm Moderately Hard
B49 Severn Trent Water
164
164 ppm Moderately Hard
B48 Severn Trent Water
163
163 ppm Moderately Hard
B47 Severn Trent Water
162
162 ppm Moderately Hard
B46 Severn Trent Water
161
161 ppm Moderately Hard
B45 Severn Trent Water
160
160 ppm Moderately Hard
B44 Severn Trent Water
159
159 ppm Moderately Hard
B43 Severn Trent Water
158
158 ppm Moderately Hard
B42 Severn Trent Water
157
157 ppm Moderately Hard
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Severn Trent Water

222 ppm Hard

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