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Is York Water Hard or Soft?

Hard at 214 ppm • North Yorkshire, Yorkshire

214 PPM 0 200 400
Hard

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.

Water Hardness by Postcode in York

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

Water Companies Serving York

Yorkshire Water

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

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