Is Manchester Water Hard or Soft?

Slightly Hard at 84 ppm • Greater Manchester, North West

Slightly Hard

The average water hardness in Manchester is 84 ppm, classified as slightly hard. Manchester is served by United Utilities, covering 42 postcode districts across Greater Manchester in the North West region.

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

Water Hardness by Postcode in Manchester

Postcode	Water Company	Hardness	PPM	Level
M50	United Utilities	133 ppm	133 ppm	Moderately Hard
M19	United Utilities	131 ppm	131 ppm	Moderately Hard
M18	United Utilities	130 ppm	130 ppm	Moderately Hard
M17	United Utilities	129 ppm	129 ppm	Moderately Hard
M16	United Utilities	128 ppm	128 ppm	Moderately Hard
M15	United Utilities	127 ppm	127 ppm	Moderately Hard
M14	United Utilities	126 ppm	126 ppm	Moderately Hard
M13	United Utilities	125 ppm	125 ppm	Moderately Hard
M12	United Utilities	124 ppm	124 ppm	Moderately Hard
M11	United Utilities	123 ppm	123 ppm	Moderately Hard
M46	United Utilities	106 ppm	106 ppm	Slightly Hard
M45	United Utilities	105 ppm	105 ppm	Slightly Hard
M44	United Utilities	104 ppm	104 ppm	Slightly Hard
M43	United Utilities	103 ppm	103 ppm	Slightly Hard
M41	United Utilities	101 ppm	101 ppm	Slightly Hard
M40	United Utilities	100 ppm	100 ppm	Slightly Hard
M9	United Utilities	87 ppm	87 ppm	Slightly Hard
M8	United Utilities	86 ppm	86 ppm	Slightly Hard
M7	United Utilities	85 ppm	85 ppm	Slightly Hard
M6	United Utilities	84 ppm	84 ppm	Slightly Hard
M5	United Utilities	83 ppm	83 ppm	Slightly Hard
M4	United Utilities	82 ppm	82 ppm	Slightly Hard
M3	United Utilities	81 ppm	81 ppm	Slightly Hard
M2	United Utilities	80 ppm	80 ppm	Slightly Hard
M1	United Utilities	79 ppm	79 ppm	Slightly Hard
M38	United Utilities	75 ppm	75 ppm	Slightly Hard
M35	United Utilities	72 ppm	72 ppm	Slightly Hard
M34	United Utilities	71 ppm	71 ppm	Slightly Hard
M33	United Utilities	70 ppm	70 ppm	Slightly Hard
M32	United Utilities	69 ppm	69 ppm	Slightly Hard
M31	United Utilities	68 ppm	68 ppm	Slightly Hard
M30	United Utilities	67 ppm	67 ppm	Slightly Hard
M29	United Utilities	43 ppm	43 ppm	Soft
M28	United Utilities	42 ppm	42 ppm	Soft
M27	United Utilities	41 ppm	41 ppm	Soft
M26	United Utilities	40 ppm	40 ppm	Soft
M25	United Utilities	39 ppm	39 ppm	Soft
M24	United Utilities	38 ppm	38 ppm	Soft
M23	United Utilities	37 ppm	37 ppm	Soft
M22	United Utilities	36 ppm	36 ppm	Soft
M21	United Utilities	35 ppm	35 ppm	Soft
M20	United Utilities	34 ppm	34 ppm	Soft

Water Companies Serving Manchester

United Utilities

Average hardness: 77 ppm (Slightly Hard) • 242 postcodes served

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