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Water hardness in Lancashire

Average 87 ppm across 55 postcodes and 4 towns.

  • Range 46–131 ppm
  • Towns 4
  • Suppliers United Utilities
County average
87
ppm CaCO₃
Slightly Hard
Soft
Moderate
Hard
Very hard
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87
Avg ppm
46
Min ppm
131
Max ppm
55
Postcodes

Water Hardness Across Lancashire

The average water hardness in Lancashire is 87 ppm, classified as slightly hard. Across 55 postcode districts in the North West region, hardness ranges from 46 ppm to 131 ppm.

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

By town

Towns in Lancashire

Sorted by hardness — tap a town for full details.

Town Hardness PPM Level
Preston
122
122 ppm Moderately Hard
Blackpool
116
116 ppm Slightly Hard
Blackburn
78
78 ppm Slightly Hard
Lancaster
66
66 ppm Slightly Hard
Suppliers

Water Companies in Lancashire

Companies supplying water to this county.

United Utilities

77 ppm Slightly Hard
All postcodes

Postcodes in Lancashire

Every postcode district in the county, sorted by hardness.

Postcode Town Hardness PPM Level
PR9 Southport
131
131 ppm Moderately Hard
PR8 Southport
130
130 ppm Moderately Hard
PR7 Chorley
129
129 ppm Moderately Hard
PR6 Chorley
128
128 ppm Moderately Hard
PR5 Preston
127
127 ppm Moderately Hard
PR4 Preston
126
126 ppm Moderately Hard
PR3 Preston
125
125 ppm Moderately Hard
PR2 Preston
124
124 ppm Moderately Hard
PR1 Preston
123
123 ppm Moderately Hard
FY8 Lytham St Annes
119
119 ppm Slightly Hard
FY7 Fleetwood
118
118 ppm Slightly Hard
FY6 Poulton Le Fylde
117
117 ppm Slightly Hard
FY5 Thornton Cleveleys
116
116 ppm Slightly Hard
FY4 Blackpool
115
115 ppm Slightly Hard
FY3 Blackpool
114
114 ppm Slightly Hard
FY2 Blackpool
113
113 ppm Slightly Hard
FY1 Blackpool
112
112 ppm Slightly Hard
PR26 Leyland
102
102 ppm Slightly Hard
PR25 Leyland
101
101 ppm Slightly Hard
LA23 Windermere
99
99 ppm Slightly Hard
LA22 Ambleside
98
98 ppm Slightly Hard
LA21 Coniston
97
97 ppm Slightly Hard
LA20 Broughton In Furness
96
96 ppm Slightly Hard
BB9 Nelson
87
87 ppm Slightly Hard
BB8 Colne
86
86 ppm Slightly Hard
BB7 Clitheroe
85
85 ppm Slightly Hard
BB6 Blackburn
84
84 ppm Slightly Hard
BB5 Accrington
83
83 ppm Slightly Hard
BB4 Rossendale
82
82 ppm Slightly Hard
BB3 Darwen
81
81 ppm Slightly Hard
BB2 Blackburn
80
80 ppm Slightly Hard
BB1 Blackburn
79
79 ppm Slightly Hard
LA19 Millom
72
72 ppm Slightly Hard
BB18 Barnoldswick
71
71 ppm Slightly Hard
LA18 Millom
71
71 ppm Slightly Hard
LA17 Kirkby In Furness
70
70 ppm Slightly Hard
LA16 Askam In Furness
69
69 ppm Slightly Hard
LA15 Dalton In Furness
68
68 ppm Slightly Hard
LA14 Barrow In Furness
67
67 ppm Slightly Hard
LA13 Barrow In Furness
66
66 ppm Slightly Hard
BB12 Burnley
65
65 ppm Slightly Hard
LA12 Ulverston
65
65 ppm Slightly Hard
BB11 Burnley
64
64 ppm Slightly Hard
LA11 Grange Over Sands
64
64 ppm Slightly Hard
BB10 Burnley
63
63 ppm Slightly Hard
LA10 Sedbergh
63
63 ppm Slightly Hard
LA9 Kendal
54
54 ppm Soft
LA8 Kendal
53
53 ppm Soft
LA7 Milnthorpe
52
52 ppm Soft
LA6 Carnforth
51
51 ppm Soft
LA5 Carnforth
50
50 ppm Soft
LA4 Morecambe
49
49 ppm Soft
LA3 Morecambe
48
48 ppm Soft
LA2 Lancaster
47
47 ppm Soft
LA1 Lancaster
46
46 ppm Soft

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