North West · County

Water hardness in Cheshire

Average 71 ppm across 71 postcodes and 4 towns.

  • Range 35–142 ppm
  • Towns 4
  • Suppliers United Utilities
County average
71
ppm CaCO₃
Slightly Hard
Soft
Moderate
Hard
Very hard
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71
Avg ppm
35
Min ppm
142
Max ppm
71
Postcodes

Water Hardness Across Cheshire

The average water hardness in Cheshire is 71 ppm, classified as slightly hard. Across 71 postcode districts in the North West region, hardness ranges from 35 ppm to 142 ppm.

Cheshire is served by United Utilities. With slightly hard water, limescale is unlikely to be a major concern in most homes.

By town

Towns in Cheshire

Sorted by hardness — tap a town for full details.

Town Hardness PPM Level
Stockport
104
104 ppm Slightly Hard
Chester
62
62 ppm Slightly Hard
Warrington
57
57 ppm Soft
Crewe
54
54 ppm Soft
Suppliers

Water Companies in Cheshire

Companies supplying water to this county.

United Utilities

77 ppm Slightly Hard
All postcodes

Postcodes in Cheshire

Every postcode district in the county, sorted by hardness.

Postcode Town Hardness PPM Level
SK9 Wilmslow
142
142 ppm Moderately Hard
SK8 Cheadle
141
141 ppm Moderately Hard
SK7 Stockport
140
140 ppm Moderately Hard
SK6 Stockport
139
139 ppm Moderately Hard
SK5 Stockport
138
138 ppm Moderately Hard
SK4 Stockport
137
137 ppm Moderately Hard
SK3 Stockport
136
136 ppm Moderately Hard
SK2 Stockport
135
135 ppm Moderately Hard
SK1 Stockport
134
134 ppm Moderately Hard
CH66 Ellesmere Port
113
113 ppm Slightly Hard
CH65 Ellesmere Port
112
112 ppm Slightly Hard
CH64 Neston
111
111 ppm Slightly Hard
CH63 Wirral
110
110 ppm Slightly Hard
CH62 Wirral
109
109 ppm Slightly Hard
CH61 Wirral
108
108 ppm Slightly Hard
CH60 Wirral
107
107 ppm Slightly Hard
SK23 High Peak
99
99 ppm Slightly Hard
SK22 High Peak
98
98 ppm Slightly Hard
SK17 Buxton
70
70 ppm Slightly Hard
SK16 Dukinfield
69
69 ppm Slightly Hard
WA16 Knutsford
69
69 ppm Slightly Hard
SK15 Stalybridge
68
68 ppm Slightly Hard
WA15 Altrincham
68
68 ppm Slightly Hard
SK14 Hyde
67
67 ppm Slightly Hard
WA14 Altrincham
67
67 ppm Slightly Hard
SK13 Glossop
66
66 ppm Slightly Hard
WA13 Lymm
66
66 ppm Slightly Hard
CW12 Congleton
65
65 ppm Slightly Hard
SK12 Stockport
65
65 ppm Slightly Hard
WA12 Newton Le Willows
65
65 ppm Slightly Hard
CW11 Sandbach
64
64 ppm Slightly Hard
SK11 Macclesfield
64
64 ppm Slightly Hard
WA11 St Helens
64
64 ppm Slightly Hard
CW10 Middlewich
63
63 ppm Slightly Hard
SK10 Macclesfield
63
63 ppm Slightly Hard
WA10 St Helens
63
63 ppm Slightly Hard
CW9 Northwich
54
54 ppm Soft
WA9 St Helens
54
54 ppm Soft
CW8 Northwich
53
53 ppm Soft
WA8 Widnes
53
53 ppm Soft
CW7 Winsford
52
52 ppm Soft
WA7 Runcorn
52
52 ppm Soft
CW6 Tarporley
51
51 ppm Soft
WA6 Frodsham
51
51 ppm Soft
CH49 Wirral
50
50 ppm Soft
CW5 Nantwich
50
50 ppm Soft
WA5 Warrington
50
50 ppm Soft
CH48 Wirral
49
49 ppm Soft
CW4 Crewe
49
49 ppm Soft
WA4 Warrington
49
49 ppm Soft
CH47 Wirral
48
48 ppm Soft
CW3 Crewe
48
48 ppm Soft
WA3 Warrington
48
48 ppm Soft
CH46 Wirral
47
47 ppm Soft
CW2 Crewe
47
47 ppm Soft
WA2 Warrington
47
47 ppm Soft
CH45 Wallasey
46
46 ppm Soft
CW1 Crewe
46
46 ppm Soft
WA1 Warrington
46
46 ppm Soft
CH44 Wallasey
45
45 ppm Soft
CH43 Prenton
44
44 ppm Soft
CH42 Birkenhead
43
43 ppm Soft
CH41 Birkenhead
42
42 ppm Soft
CH8 Holywell
42
42 ppm Soft
CH7 Mold
41
41 ppm Soft
CH6 Flint
40
40 ppm Soft
CH5 Deeside
39
39 ppm Soft
CH4 Chester
38
38 ppm Soft
CH3 Chester
37
37 ppm Soft
CH2 Chester
36
36 ppm Soft
CH1 Chester
35
35 ppm Soft

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