Gloucestershire · South West

Is Gloucester water hard or soft?

Hard at 233 ppm · 27 postcode districts

  • Supplier Wessex Water
  • County Gloucestershire
  • Postcodes 27
Area average
233
ppm CaCO₃
Hard
Soft
Moderate
Hard
Very hard
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The average water hardness in Gloucester is 233 ppm, classified as hard. Gloucester is served by Wessex Water, covering 27 postcode districts across Gloucestershire 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 Gloucester

Sorted by hardness — tap a postcode for full details.

Postcode Water Company Hardness PPM Level
GL20 Wessex Water
282
282 ppm Hard
GL19 Wessex Water
258
258 ppm Hard
GL18 Wessex Water
257
257 ppm Hard
GL17 Wessex Water
256
256 ppm Hard
GL16 Wessex Water
255
255 ppm Hard
GL15 Wessex Water
254
254 ppm Hard
GL14 Wessex Water
253
253 ppm Hard
GL13 Wessex Water
252
252 ppm Hard
GL12 Wessex Water
251
251 ppm Hard
GL11 Wessex Water
250
250 ppm Hard
GL10 Wessex Water
249
249 ppm Hard
GL56 Wessex Water
236
236 ppm Hard
GL55 Wessex Water
235
235 ppm Hard
GL54 Wessex Water
234
234 ppm Hard
GL53 Wessex Water
233
233 ppm Hard
GL52 Wessex Water
232
232 ppm Hard
GL51 Wessex Water
231
231 ppm Hard
GL50 Wessex Water
230
230 ppm Hard
GL9 Wessex Water
210
210 ppm Hard
GL8 Wessex Water
209
209 ppm Hard
GL7 Wessex Water
208
208 ppm Hard
GL6 Wessex Water
207
207 ppm Hard
GL5 Wessex Water
206
206 ppm Hard
GL4 Wessex Water
205
205 ppm Hard
GL3 Wessex Water
204
204 ppm Hard
GL2 Wessex Water
203
203 ppm Hard
GL1 Wessex Water
202
202 ppm Hard
Suppliers

Water Companies Serving Gloucester

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Wessex Water

231 ppm Hard

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