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Is Leeds Water Hard or Soft?

Hard at 221 ppm • West Yorkshire, Yorkshire

221 PPM 0 200 400
Hard

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.

Water Hardness by Postcode in Leeds

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

Water Companies Serving Leeds

Yorkshire Water

Average hardness: 215 ppm (Hard) • 217 postcodes served

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