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Is Bristol Water Hard or Soft?

Hard at 238 ppm • Bristol, South West

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Hard

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.

Water Hardness by Postcode in Bristol

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

Water Companies Serving Bristol

Wessex Water

Average hardness: 231 ppm (Hard) • 123 postcodes served

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