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Is Sheffield Water Hard or Soft?

Hard at 219 ppm • South Yorkshire, Yorkshire

219 PPM 0 200 400
Hard

The average water hardness in Sheffield is 219 ppm, classified as hard. Sheffield is served by Yorkshire Water, covering 45 postcode districts across South 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 Sheffield

Postcode Water Company Hardness PPM Level
S12 Yorkshire Water
300 ppm
300 ppm Hard
S11 Yorkshire Water
299 ppm
299 ppm Hard
S10 Yorkshire Water
298 ppm
298 ppm Hard
S9 Yorkshire Water
280 ppm
280 ppm Hard
S8 Yorkshire Water
279 ppm
279 ppm Hard
S7 Yorkshire Water
278 ppm
278 ppm Hard
S6 Yorkshire Water
277 ppm
277 ppm Hard
S5 Yorkshire Water
276 ppm
276 ppm Hard
S4 Yorkshire Water
275 ppm
275 ppm Hard
S3 Yorkshire Water
274 ppm
274 ppm Hard
S2 Yorkshire Water
273 ppm
273 ppm Hard
S1 Yorkshire Water
272 ppm
272 ppm Hard
S45 Yorkshire Water
251 ppm
251 ppm Hard
S44 Yorkshire Water
250 ppm
250 ppm Hard
S43 Yorkshire Water
249 ppm
249 ppm Hard
S42 Yorkshire Water
248 ppm
248 ppm Hard
S41 Yorkshire Water
247 ppm
247 ppm Hard
S40 Yorkshire Water
246 ppm
246 ppm Hard
S81 Yorkshire Water
228 ppm
228 ppm Hard
S80 Yorkshire Water
227 ppm
227 ppm Hard
S36 Yorkshire Water
219 ppm
219 ppm Hard
S35 Yorkshire Water
218 ppm
218 ppm Hard
S33 Yorkshire Water
216 ppm
216 ppm Hard
S32 Yorkshire Water
215 ppm
215 ppm Hard
S75 Yorkshire Water
199 ppm
199 ppm Hard
S74 Yorkshire Water
198 ppm
198 ppm Hard
S73 Yorkshire Water
197 ppm
197 ppm Hard
S72 Yorkshire Water
196 ppm
196 ppm Hard
S71 Yorkshire Water
195 ppm
195 ppm Hard
S70 Yorkshire Water
194 ppm
194 ppm Hard
S26 Yorkshire Water
186 ppm
186 ppm Hard
S25 Yorkshire Water
185 ppm
185 ppm Hard
S21 Yorkshire Water
181 ppm
181 ppm Hard
S20 Yorkshire Water
180 ppm
180 ppm Moderately Hard
S66 Yorkshire Water
167 ppm
167 ppm Moderately Hard
S65 Yorkshire Water
166 ppm
166 ppm Moderately Hard
S64 Yorkshire Water
165 ppm
165 ppm Moderately Hard
S63 Yorkshire Water
164 ppm
164 ppm Moderately Hard
S62 Yorkshire Water
163 ppm
163 ppm Moderately Hard
S61 Yorkshire Water
162 ppm
162 ppm Moderately Hard
S60 Yorkshire Water
161 ppm
161 ppm Moderately Hard
S18 Yorkshire Water
155 ppm
155 ppm Moderately Hard
S17 Yorkshire Water
154 ppm
154 ppm Moderately Hard
S14 Yorkshire Water
151 ppm
151 ppm Moderately Hard
S13 Yorkshire Water
150 ppm
150 ppm Moderately Hard

Water Companies Serving Sheffield

Yorkshire Water

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

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