South West · County

Water hardness in Bristol

Average 238 ppm across 37 postcodes and 1 towns.

  • Range 176–284 ppm
  • Towns 1
  • Suppliers Wessex Water
County average
238
ppm CaCO₃
Hard
Soft
Moderate
Hard
Very hard
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238
Avg ppm
176
Min ppm
284
Max ppm
37
Postcodes

Water Hardness Across Bristol

The average water hardness in Bristol is 238 ppm, classified as hard. Across 37 postcode districts in the South West region, hardness ranges from 176 ppm to 284 ppm.

Bristol is served by Wessex Water. With hard water, residents may benefit from a water softener to reduce limescale and protect appliances.

By town

Towns in Bristol

Sorted by hardness — tap a town for full details.

Town Hardness PPM Level
Bristol
238
238 ppm Hard
Suppliers

Water Companies in Bristol

Companies supplying water to this county.

Wessex Water

231 ppm Hard
All postcodes

Postcodes in Bristol

Every postcode district in the county, sorted by hardness.

Postcode Town Hardness PPM Level
BS49 Bristol
284
284 ppm Hard
BS48 Bristol
283
283 ppm Hard
BS9 Bristol
281
281 ppm Hard
BS8 Bristol
280
280 ppm Hard
BS7 Bristol
279
279 ppm Hard
BS6 Bristol
278
278 ppm Hard
BS5 Bristol
277
277 ppm Hard
BS4 Bristol
276
276 ppm Hard
BS41 Bristol
276
276 ppm Hard
BS3 Bristol
275
275 ppm Hard
BS40 Bristol
275
275 ppm Hard
BS2 Bristol
274
274 ppm Hard
BS1 Bristol
273
273 ppm Hard
BS39 Bristol
251
251 ppm Hard
BS37 Bristol
249
249 ppm Hard
BS36 Bristol
248
248 ppm Hard
BS35 Bristol
247
247 ppm Hard
BS34 Bristol
246
246 ppm Hard
BS32 Bristol
244
244 ppm Hard
BS31 Bristol
243
243 ppm Hard
BS30 Bristol
242
242 ppm Hard
BS29 Banwell
218
218 ppm Hard
BS28 Wedmore
217
217 ppm Hard
BS27 Cheddar
216
216 ppm Hard
BS26 Axbridge
215
215 ppm Hard
BS25 Winscombe
214
214 ppm Hard
BS24 Weston Super Mare
213
213 ppm Hard
BS23 Weston Super Mare
212
212 ppm Hard
BS22 Weston Super Mare
211
211 ppm Hard
BS21 Clevedon
210
210 ppm Hard
BS20 Bristol
209
209 ppm Hard
BS16 Bristol
182
182 ppm Hard
BS15 Bristol
181
181 ppm Hard
BS14 Bristol
180
180 ppm Moderately Hard
BS13 Bristol
179
179 ppm Moderately Hard
BS11 Bristol
177
177 ppm Moderately Hard
BS10 Bristol
176
176 ppm Moderately Hard
Recommended

Products for Bristol

Top picks for households in hard water areas.

Water2Buy W2B200 Water Softener

From ~£400

Best-value whole-house ion-exchange softener for UK homes. Eliminates limescale from pipes, boilers, and appliances. Digital metered regeneration — low salt use. 7-year warranty.

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Philips AWP1775 Shower Filter

From ~£30

Instant improvement for skin and hair. Reduces chlorine and limescale at the showerhead — no plumbing needed. A good first step before committing to a full softener.

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