Water Hardness in Lancashire

North West • 55 postcode districts • 4 towns

Slightly Hard

Average ppm

Minimum ppm

131

Maximum ppm

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.

Towns in Lancashire

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

Water Companies in Lancashire

United Utilities

Average: 77 ppm (Slightly Hard)

All Postcodes in Lancashire

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

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