Nottinghamshire · East Midlands

Is Nottingham water hard or soft?

Hard at 243 ppm · 30 postcode districts

  • Supplier Severn Trent Water
  • County Nottinghamshire
  • Postcodes 30
Area average
243
ppm CaCO₃
Hard
Soft
Moderate
Hard
Very hard
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The average water hardness in Nottingham is 243 ppm, classified as hard. Nottingham is served by Severn Trent Water, covering 30 postcode districts across Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region.

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

By postcode

Water Hardness by Postcode in Nottingham

Sorted by hardness — tap a postcode for full details.

Postcode Water Company Hardness PPM Level
NG31 Severn Trent Water
300
300 ppm Hard
NG25 Severn Trent Water
271
271 ppm Hard
NG24 Severn Trent Water
270
270 ppm Hard
NG23 Severn Trent Water
269
269 ppm Hard
NG9 Severn Trent Water
269
269 ppm Hard
NG22 Severn Trent Water
268
268 ppm Hard
NG8 Severn Trent Water
268
268 ppm Hard
NG21 Severn Trent Water
267
267 ppm Hard
NG7 Severn Trent Water
267
267 ppm Hard
NG20 Severn Trent Water
266
266 ppm Hard
NG6 Severn Trent Water
266
266 ppm Hard
NG5 Severn Trent Water
265
265 ppm Hard
NG4 Severn Trent Water
264
264 ppm Hard
NG3 Severn Trent Water
263
263 ppm Hard
NG2 Severn Trent Water
262
262 ppm Hard
NG1 Severn Trent Water
261
261 ppm Hard
NG19 Severn Trent Water
242
242 ppm Hard
NG18 Severn Trent Water
241
241 ppm Hard
NG17 Severn Trent Water
240
240 ppm Hard
NG16 Severn Trent Water
239
239 ppm Hard
NG15 Severn Trent Water
238
238 ppm Hard
NG14 Severn Trent Water
237
237 ppm Hard
NG13 Severn Trent Water
236
236 ppm Hard
NG12 Severn Trent Water
235
235 ppm Hard
NG11 Severn Trent Water
234
234 ppm Hard
NG10 Severn Trent Water
233
233 ppm Hard
NG80 Severn Trent Water
162
162 ppm Moderately Hard
NG34 Severn Trent Water
152
152 ppm Moderately Hard
NG33 Severn Trent Water
151
151 ppm Moderately Hard
NG32 Severn Trent Water
150
150 ppm Moderately Hard
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Severn Trent Water

222 ppm Hard

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