Water Hardness in South Yorkshire

Water Hardness Across South Yorkshire

The average water hardness in South Yorkshire is 211 ppm, classified as hard. Across 77 postcode districts in the Yorkshire region, hardness ranges from 150 ppm to 300 ppm.

South 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 South Yorkshire

Sorted by hardness — tap a town for full details.

Town	Hardness	PPM	Level
Sheffield	219	219 ppm	Hard
Doncaster	199	199 ppm	Hard

Suppliers

Water Companies in South Yorkshire

Companies supplying water to this county.

Yorkshire Water

215 ppm Hard

All postcodes

Postcodes in South Yorkshire

Every postcode district in the county, sorted by hardness.

Postcode	Town	Hardness	PPM	Level
S12	Sheffield	300	300 ppm	Hard
S11	Sheffield	299	299 ppm	Hard
S10	Sheffield	298	298 ppm	Hard
S9	Sheffield	280	280 ppm	Hard
S8	Sheffield	279	279 ppm	Hard
S7	Sheffield	278	278 ppm	Hard
S6	Sheffield	277	277 ppm	Hard
S5	Sheffield	276	276 ppm	Hard
S4	Sheffield	275	275 ppm	Hard
S3	Sheffield	274	274 ppm	Hard
S2	Sheffield	273	273 ppm	Hard
S1	Sheffield	272	272 ppm	Hard
DN41	Grimsby	265	265 ppm	Hard
DN40	Immingham	264	264 ppm	Hard
S45	Chesterfield	251	251 ppm	Hard
S44	Chesterfield	250	250 ppm	Hard
S43	Chesterfield	249	249 ppm	Hard
S42	Chesterfield	248	248 ppm	Hard
S41	Chesterfield	247	247 ppm	Hard
S40	Chesterfield	246	246 ppm	Hard
DN39	Ulceby	240	240 ppm	Hard
DN38	Barnetby	239	239 ppm	Hard
DN37	Grimsby	238	238 ppm	Hard
DN36	Grimsby	237	237 ppm	Hard
DN35	Cleethorpes	236	236 ppm	Hard
DN34	Grimsby	235	235 ppm	Hard
DN33	Grimsby	234	234 ppm	Hard
DN32	Grimsby	233	233 ppm	Hard
DN31	Grimsby	232	232 ppm	Hard
S81	Worksop	228	228 ppm	Hard
S80	Worksop	227	227 ppm	Hard
S36	Sheffield	219	219 ppm	Hard
S35	Sheffield	218	218 ppm	Hard
S33	Hope Valley	216	216 ppm	Hard
S32	Hope Valley	215	215 ppm	Hard
DN22	Retford	200	200 ppm	Hard
DN21	Gainsborough	199	199 ppm	Hard
S75	Barnsley	199	199 ppm	Hard
DN20	Brigg	198	198 ppm	Hard
S74	Barnsley	198	198 ppm	Hard
S73	Barnsley	197	197 ppm	Hard
S72	Barnsley	196	196 ppm	Hard
S71	Barnsley	195	195 ppm	Hard
S70	Barnsley	194	194 ppm	Hard
S26	Sheffield	186	186 ppm	Hard
S25	Sheffield	185	185 ppm	Hard
S21	Sheffield	181	181 ppm	Hard
DN9	Doncaster	180	180 ppm	Moderately Hard
S20	Sheffield	180	180 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN8	Doncaster	179	179 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN7	Doncaster	178	178 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN6	Doncaster	177	177 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN5	Doncaster	176	176 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN4	Doncaster	175	175 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN19	Barrow Upon Humber	174	174 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN3	Doncaster	174	174 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN18	Barton Upon Humber	173	173 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN2	Doncaster	173	173 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN1	Doncaster	172	172 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN17	Scunthorpe	172	172 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN16	Scunthorpe	171	171 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN15	Scunthorpe	170	170 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN14	Goole	169	169 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN12	Doncaster	167	167 ppm	Moderately Hard
S66	Rotherham	167	167 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN11	Doncaster	166	166 ppm	Moderately Hard
S65	Rotherham	166	166 ppm	Moderately Hard
DN10	Doncaster	165	165 ppm	Moderately Hard
S64	Mexborough	165	165 ppm	Moderately Hard
S63	Rotherham	164	164 ppm	Moderately Hard
S62	Rotherham	163	163 ppm	Moderately Hard
S61	Rotherham	162	162 ppm	Moderately Hard
S60	Rotherham	161	161 ppm	Moderately Hard
S18	Dronfield	155	155 ppm	Moderately Hard
S17	Sheffield	154	154 ppm	Moderately Hard
S14	Sheffield	151	151 ppm	Moderately Hard
S13	Sheffield	150	150 ppm	Moderately Hard

Recommended

Products for South 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.