Bristol · South West

Is Bristol water hard or soft?

Hard at 238 ppm · 37 postcode districts

  • Supplier Wessex Water
  • County Bristol
  • Postcodes 37
Area average
238
ppm CaCO₃
Hard
Soft
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Hard
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The average water hardness in Bristol is 238 ppm, classified as hard. Bristol is served by Wessex Water, covering 37 postcode districts across Bristol in the South West region.

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

By postcode

Water Hardness by Postcode in Bristol

Sorted by hardness — tap a postcode for full details.

Postcode Water Company Hardness PPM Level
BS49 Wessex Water
284
284 ppm Hard
BS48 Wessex Water
283
283 ppm Hard
BS9 Wessex Water
281
281 ppm Hard
BS8 Wessex Water
280
280 ppm Hard
BS7 Wessex Water
279
279 ppm Hard
BS6 Wessex Water
278
278 ppm Hard
BS5 Wessex Water
277
277 ppm Hard
BS4 Wessex Water
276
276 ppm Hard
BS41 Wessex Water
276
276 ppm Hard
BS3 Wessex Water
275
275 ppm Hard
BS40 Wessex Water
275
275 ppm Hard
BS2 Wessex Water
274
274 ppm Hard
BS1 Wessex Water
273
273 ppm Hard
BS39 Wessex Water
251
251 ppm Hard
BS37 Wessex Water
249
249 ppm Hard
BS36 Wessex Water
248
248 ppm Hard
BS35 Wessex Water
247
247 ppm Hard
BS34 Wessex Water
246
246 ppm Hard
BS32 Wessex Water
244
244 ppm Hard
BS31 Wessex Water
243
243 ppm Hard
BS30 Wessex Water
242
242 ppm Hard
BS29 Wessex Water
218
218 ppm Hard
BS28 Wessex Water
217
217 ppm Hard
BS27 Wessex Water
216
216 ppm Hard
BS26 Wessex Water
215
215 ppm Hard
BS25 Wessex Water
214
214 ppm Hard
BS24 Wessex Water
213
213 ppm Hard
BS23 Wessex Water
212
212 ppm Hard
BS22 Wessex Water
211
211 ppm Hard
BS21 Wessex Water
210
210 ppm Hard
BS20 Wessex Water
209
209 ppm Hard
BS16 Wessex Water
182
182 ppm Hard
BS15 Wessex Water
181
181 ppm Hard
BS14 Wessex Water
180
180 ppm Moderately Hard
BS13 Wessex Water
179
179 ppm Moderately Hard
BS11 Wessex Water
177
177 ppm Moderately Hard
BS10 Wessex Water
176
176 ppm Moderately Hard
Suppliers

Water Companies Serving Bristol

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Wessex Water

231 ppm Hard

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