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Is York water hard or soft?

Hard at 214 ppm · 29 postcode districts

  • Supplier Yorkshire Water
  • County North Yorkshire
  • Postcodes 29
Area average
214
ppm CaCO₃
Hard
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The average water hardness in York is 214 ppm, classified as hard. York is served by Yorkshire Water, covering 29 postcode districts across North Yorkshire in the Yorkshire region.

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

By postcode

Water Hardness by Postcode in York

Sorted by hardness — tap a postcode for full details.

Postcode Water Company Hardness PPM Level
YO8 Yorkshire Water
280
280 ppm Hard
YO7 Yorkshire Water
279
279 ppm Hard
YO43 Yorkshire Water
278
278 ppm Hard
YO42 Yorkshire Water
277
277 ppm Hard
YO41 Yorkshire Water
276
276 ppm Hard
YO1 Yorkshire Water
273
273 ppm Hard
YO32 Yorkshire Water
244
244 ppm Hard
YO31 Yorkshire Water
243
243 ppm Hard
YO30 Yorkshire Water
242
242 ppm Hard
YO26 Yorkshire Water
215
215 ppm Hard
YO25 Yorkshire Water
214
214 ppm Hard
YO24 Yorkshire Water
213
213 ppm Hard
YO23 Yorkshire Water
212
212 ppm Hard
YO22 Yorkshire Water
211
211 ppm Hard
YO21 Yorkshire Water
210
210 ppm Hard
YO62 Yorkshire Water
192
192 ppm Hard
YO61 Yorkshire Water
191
191 ppm Hard
YO60 Yorkshire Water
190
190 ppm Hard
YO19 Yorkshire Water
185
185 ppm Hard
YO18 Yorkshire Water
184
184 ppm Hard
YO17 Yorkshire Water
183
183 ppm Hard
YO16 Yorkshire Water
182
182 ppm Hard
YO15 Yorkshire Water
181
181 ppm Hard
YO14 Yorkshire Water
180
180 ppm Moderately Hard
YO13 Yorkshire Water
179
179 ppm Moderately Hard
YO12 Yorkshire Water
178
178 ppm Moderately Hard
YO11 Yorkshire Water
177
177 ppm Moderately Hard
YO10 Yorkshire Water
176
176 ppm Moderately Hard
YO51 Yorkshire Water
158
158 ppm Moderately Hard
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Yorkshire Water

215 ppm Hard

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