Hampshire · South East

Is Southampton water hard or soft?

Hard at 219 ppm · 23 postcode districts

  • Supplier Severn Trent Water
  • County Hampshire
  • Postcodes 23
Area average
219
ppm CaCO₃
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The average water hardness in Southampton is 219 ppm, classified as hard. Southampton is served by Severn Trent Water, covering 23 postcode districts across Hampshire in the South East region.

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

By postcode

Water Hardness by Postcode in Southampton

Sorted by hardness — tap a postcode for full details.

Postcode Water Company Hardness PPM Level
SO45 Severn Trent Water
286
286 ppm Hard
SO43 Severn Trent Water
284
284 ppm Hard
SO42 Severn Trent Water
283
283 ppm Hard
SO41 Severn Trent Water
282
282 ppm Hard
SO40 Severn Trent Water
281
281 ppm Hard
SO32 Severn Trent Water
250
250 ppm Hard
SO31 Severn Trent Water
249
249 ppm Hard
SO30 Severn Trent Water
248
248 ppm Hard
SO24 Severn Trent Water
219
219 ppm Hard
SO23 Severn Trent Water
218
218 ppm Hard
SO22 Severn Trent Water
217
217 ppm Hard
SO21 Severn Trent Water
216
216 ppm Hard
SO20 Severn Trent Water
215
215 ppm Hard
SO19 Severn Trent Water
191
191 ppm Hard
SO18 Severn Trent Water
190
190 ppm Hard
SO17 Severn Trent Water
189
189 ppm Hard
SO16 Severn Trent Water
188
188 ppm Hard
SO15 Severn Trent Water
187
187 ppm Hard
SO14 Severn Trent Water
186
186 ppm Hard
SO53 Severn Trent Water
166
166 ppm Moderately Hard
SO52 Severn Trent Water
165
165 ppm Moderately Hard
SO51 Severn Trent Water
164
164 ppm Moderately Hard
SO50 Severn Trent Water
163
163 ppm Moderately Hard
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Severn Trent Water

222 ppm Hard

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