Yorkshire · County

Water hardness in North Yorkshire

Average 215 ppm across 34 postcodes and 2 towns.

  • Range 158–280 ppm
  • Towns 2
  • Suppliers Yorkshire Water
County average
215
ppm CaCO₃
Hard
Soft
Moderate
Hard
Very hard
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215
Avg ppm
158
Min ppm
280
Max ppm
34
Postcodes

Water Hardness Across North Yorkshire

The average water hardness in North Yorkshire is 215 ppm, classified as hard. Across 34 postcode districts in the Yorkshire region, hardness ranges from 158 ppm to 280 ppm.

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

By town

Towns in North Yorkshire

Sorted by hardness — tap a town for full details.

Town Hardness PPM Level
Harrogate
222
222 ppm Hard
York
214
214 ppm Hard
Suppliers

Water Companies in North Yorkshire

Companies supplying water to this county.

Yorkshire Water

215 ppm Hard
All postcodes

Postcodes in North Yorkshire

Every postcode district in the county, sorted by hardness.

Postcode Town Hardness PPM Level
YO8 Selby
280
280 ppm Hard
YO7 Thirsk
279
279 ppm Hard
YO43 York
278
278 ppm Hard
YO42 York
277
277 ppm Hard
YO41 York
276
276 ppm Hard
YO1 York
273
273 ppm Hard
YO32 York
244
244 ppm Hard
YO31 York
243
243 ppm Hard
YO30 York
242
242 ppm Hard
HG5 Knaresborough
224
224 ppm Hard
HG4 Ripon
223
223 ppm Hard
HG3 Harrogate
222
222 ppm Hard
HG2 Harrogate
221
221 ppm Hard
HG1 Harrogate
220
220 ppm Hard
YO26 York
215
215 ppm Hard
YO25 Driffield
214
214 ppm Hard
YO24 York
213
213 ppm Hard
YO23 York
212
212 ppm Hard
YO22 Whitby
211
211 ppm Hard
YO21 Whitby
210
210 ppm Hard
YO62 York
192
192 ppm Hard
YO61 York
191
191 ppm Hard
YO60 York
190
190 ppm Hard
YO19 York
185
185 ppm Hard
YO18 Pickering
184
184 ppm Hard
YO17 Malton
183
183 ppm Hard
YO16 Bridlington
182
182 ppm Hard
YO15 Bridlington
181
181 ppm Hard
YO14 Filey
180
180 ppm Moderately Hard
YO13 Scarborough
179
179 ppm Moderately Hard
YO12 Scarborough
178
178 ppm Moderately Hard
YO11 Scarborough
177
177 ppm Moderately Hard
YO10 York
176
176 ppm Moderately Hard
YO51 York
158
158 ppm Moderately Hard
Recommended

Products for North Yorkshire

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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Hard Water Guides

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