Water Hardness in Merseyside

North West • 40 postcode districts • 1 towns

Slightly Hard

Average ppm

Minimum ppm

131

Maximum ppm

Postcodes

Water Hardness Across Merseyside

The average water hardness in Merseyside is 73 ppm, classified as slightly hard. Across 40 postcode districts in the North West region, hardness ranges from 34 ppm to 131 ppm.

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

Towns in Merseyside

Town	Avg Hardness	PPM	Level
Liverpool	73 ppm	73 ppm	Slightly Hard

Water Companies in Merseyside

United Utilities

Average: 77 ppm (Slightly Hard)

All Postcodes in Merseyside

Postcode	Town	Hardness	PPM	Level
L19	Liverpool	131 ppm	131 ppm	Moderately Hard
L18	Liverpool	130 ppm	130 ppm	Moderately Hard
L17	Liverpool	129 ppm	129 ppm	Moderately Hard
L16	Liverpool	128 ppm	128 ppm	Moderately Hard
L15	Liverpool	127 ppm	127 ppm	Moderately Hard
L14	Liverpool	126 ppm	126 ppm	Moderately Hard
L13	Liverpool	125 ppm	125 ppm	Moderately Hard
L12	Liverpool	124 ppm	124 ppm	Moderately Hard
L11	Liverpool	123 ppm	123 ppm	Moderately Hard
L10	Liverpool	122 ppm	122 ppm	Moderately Hard
L40	Ormskirk	100 ppm	100 ppm	Slightly Hard
L39	Ormskirk	76 ppm	76 ppm	Slightly Hard
L38	Liverpool	75 ppm	75 ppm	Slightly Hard
L37	Liverpool	74 ppm	74 ppm	Slightly Hard
L36	Liverpool	73 ppm	73 ppm	Slightly Hard
L35	Prescot	72 ppm	72 ppm	Slightly Hard
L34	Prescot	71 ppm	71 ppm	Slightly Hard
L33	Liverpool	70 ppm	70 ppm	Slightly Hard
L32	Liverpool	69 ppm	69 ppm	Slightly Hard
L31	Liverpool	68 ppm	68 ppm	Slightly Hard
L30	Bootle	67 ppm	67 ppm	Slightly Hard
L9	Liverpool	54 ppm	54 ppm	Soft
L8	Liverpool	53 ppm	53 ppm	Soft
L7	Liverpool	52 ppm	52 ppm	Soft
L6	Liverpool	51 ppm	51 ppm	Soft
L5	Liverpool	50 ppm	50 ppm	Soft
L4	Liverpool	49 ppm	49 ppm	Soft
L3	Liverpool	48 ppm	48 ppm	Soft
L2	Liverpool	47 ppm	47 ppm	Soft
L1	Liverpool	46 ppm	46 ppm	Soft
L29	Liverpool	43 ppm	43 ppm	Soft
L28	Liverpool	42 ppm	42 ppm	Soft
L27	Liverpool	41 ppm	41 ppm	Soft
L26	Liverpool	40 ppm	40 ppm	Soft
L25	Liverpool	39 ppm	39 ppm	Soft
L24	Liverpool	38 ppm	38 ppm	Soft
L23	Liverpool	37 ppm	37 ppm	Soft
L22	Liverpool	36 ppm	36 ppm	Soft
L21	Liverpool	35 ppm	35 ppm	Soft
L20	Bootle	34 ppm	34 ppm	Soft

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