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Is Ipswich Water Hard or Soft?

Very Hard at 352 ppm • Suffolk, East Of England

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Very Hard

The average water hardness in Ipswich is 352 ppm, classified as very hard. Ipswich is served by Anglian Water, covering 33 postcode districts across Suffolk in the East Of England region.

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

Water Hardness by Postcode in Ipswich

Postcode Water Company Hardness PPM Level
IP33 Anglian Water
393 ppm
393 ppm Very Hard
IP32 Anglian Water
392 ppm
392 ppm Very Hard
IP31 Anglian Water
391 ppm
391 ppm Very Hard
IP30 Anglian Water
390 ppm
390 ppm Very Hard
IP29 Anglian Water
366 ppm
366 ppm Very Hard
IP28 Anglian Water
365 ppm
365 ppm Very Hard
IP27 Anglian Water
364 ppm
364 ppm Very Hard
IP26 Anglian Water
363 ppm
363 ppm Very Hard
IP25 Anglian Water
362 ppm
362 ppm Very Hard
IP24 Anglian Water
361 ppm
361 ppm Very Hard
IP23 Anglian Water
360 ppm
360 ppm Very Hard
IP22 Anglian Water
359 ppm
359 ppm Very Hard
IP21 Anglian Water
358 ppm
358 ppm Very Hard
IP20 Anglian Water
357 ppm
357 ppm Very Hard
IP9 Anglian Water
355 ppm
355 ppm Very Hard
IP8 Anglian Water
354 ppm
354 ppm Very Hard
IP7 Anglian Water
353 ppm
353 ppm Very Hard
IP6 Anglian Water
352 ppm
352 ppm Very Hard
IP5 Anglian Water
351 ppm
351 ppm Very Hard
IP4 Anglian Water
350 ppm
350 ppm Very Hard
IP3 Anglian Water
349 ppm
349 ppm Very Hard
IP2 Anglian Water
348 ppm
348 ppm Very Hard
IP1 Anglian Water
347 ppm
347 ppm Very Hard
IP19 Anglian Water
333 ppm
333 ppm Very Hard
IP18 Anglian Water
332 ppm
332 ppm Very Hard
IP17 Anglian Water
331 ppm
331 ppm Very Hard
IP16 Anglian Water
330 ppm
330 ppm Very Hard
IP15 Anglian Water
329 ppm
329 ppm Very Hard
IP14 Anglian Water
328 ppm
328 ppm Very Hard
IP13 Anglian Water
327 ppm
327 ppm Very Hard
IP12 Anglian Water
326 ppm
326 ppm Very Hard
IP11 Anglian Water
325 ppm
325 ppm Very Hard
IP10 Anglian Water
324 ppm
324 ppm Very Hard

Water Companies Serving Ipswich

Anglian Water

Average hardness: 321 ppm (Very Hard) • 261 postcodes served

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