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Is Leeds water hard or soft?

Hard at 221 ppm · 29 postcode districts

  • Supplier Yorkshire Water
  • County West Yorkshire
  • Postcodes 29
Area average
221
ppm CaCO₃
Hard
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The average water hardness in Leeds is 221 ppm, classified as hard. Leeds is served by Yorkshire Water, covering 29 postcode districts across West Yorkshire in the Yorkshire region.

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

By postcode

Water Hardness by Postcode in Leeds

Sorted by hardness — tap a postcode for full details.

Postcode Water Company Hardness PPM Level
LS9 Yorkshire Water
299
299 ppm Hard
LS8 Yorkshire Water
298
298 ppm Hard
LS7 Yorkshire Water
297
297 ppm Hard
LS6 Yorkshire Water
296
296 ppm Hard
LS5 Yorkshire Water
295
295 ppm Hard
LS4 Yorkshire Water
294
294 ppm Hard
LS3 Yorkshire Water
293
293 ppm Hard
LS2 Yorkshire Water
292
292 ppm Hard
LS1 Yorkshire Water
291
291 ppm Hard
LS29 Yorkshire Water
208
208 ppm Hard
LS28 Yorkshire Water
207
207 ppm Hard
LS27 Yorkshire Water
206
206 ppm Hard
LS26 Yorkshire Water
205
205 ppm Hard
LS25 Yorkshire Water
204
204 ppm Hard
LS24 Yorkshire Water
203
203 ppm Hard
LS23 Yorkshire Water
202
202 ppm Hard
LS22 Yorkshire Water
201
201 ppm Hard
LS21 Yorkshire Water
200
200 ppm Hard
LS20 Yorkshire Water
199
199 ppm Hard
LS19 Yorkshire Water
175
175 ppm Moderately Hard
LS18 Yorkshire Water
174
174 ppm Moderately Hard
LS17 Yorkshire Water
173
173 ppm Moderately Hard
LS16 Yorkshire Water
172
172 ppm Moderately Hard
LS15 Yorkshire Water
171
171 ppm Moderately Hard
LS14 Yorkshire Water
170
170 ppm Moderately Hard
LS13 Yorkshire Water
169
169 ppm Moderately Hard
LS12 Yorkshire Water
168
168 ppm Moderately Hard
LS11 Yorkshire Water
167
167 ppm Moderately Hard
LS10 Yorkshire Water
166
166 ppm Moderately Hard
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Yorkshire Water

215 ppm Hard

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