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Water hardness in Nottinghamshire

Average 243 ppm across 30 postcodes and 1 towns.

  • Range 150–300 ppm
  • Towns 1
  • Suppliers Severn Trent Water
County average
243
ppm CaCO₃
Hard
Soft
Moderate
Hard
Very hard
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243
Avg ppm
150
Min ppm
300
Max ppm
30
Postcodes

Water Hardness Across Nottinghamshire

The average water hardness in Nottinghamshire is 243 ppm, classified as hard. Across 30 postcode districts in the East Midlands region, hardness ranges from 150 ppm to 300 ppm.

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

By town

Towns in Nottinghamshire

Sorted by hardness — tap a town for full details.

Town Hardness PPM Level
Nottingham
243
243 ppm Hard
Suppliers

Water Companies in Nottinghamshire

Companies supplying water to this county.

Severn Trent Water

222 ppm Hard
All postcodes

Postcodes in Nottinghamshire

Every postcode district in the county, sorted by hardness.

Postcode Town Hardness PPM Level
NG31 Grantham
300
300 ppm Hard
NG25 Southwell
271
271 ppm Hard
NG24 Newark
270
270 ppm Hard
NG23 Newark
269
269 ppm Hard
NG9 Nottingham
269
269 ppm Hard
NG22 Newark
268
268 ppm Hard
NG8 Nottingham
268
268 ppm Hard
NG21 Mansfield
267
267 ppm Hard
NG7 Nottingham
267
267 ppm Hard
NG20 Mansfield
266
266 ppm Hard
NG6 Nottingham
266
266 ppm Hard
NG5 Nottingham
265
265 ppm Hard
NG4 Nottingham
264
264 ppm Hard
NG3 Nottingham
263
263 ppm Hard
NG2 Nottingham
262
262 ppm Hard
NG1 Nottingham
261
261 ppm Hard
NG19 Mansfield
242
242 ppm Hard
NG18 Mansfield
241
241 ppm Hard
NG17 Sutton In Ashfield
240
240 ppm Hard
NG16 Nottingham
239
239 ppm Hard
NG15 Nottingham
238
238 ppm Hard
NG14 Nottingham
237
237 ppm Hard
NG13 Nottingham
236
236 ppm Hard
NG12 Nottingham
235
235 ppm Hard
NG11 Nottingham
234
234 ppm Hard
NG10 Nottingham
233
233 ppm Hard
NG80 Nottingham
162
162 ppm Moderately Hard
NG34 Sleaford
152
152 ppm Moderately Hard
NG33 Grantham
151
151 ppm Moderately Hard
NG32 Grantham
150
150 ppm Moderately Hard
Recommended

Products for Nottinghamshire

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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