Water Hardness in Tyne And Wear

North East • 67 postcode districts • 2 towns

Slightly Hard

110

Average ppm

Minimum ppm

150

Maximum ppm

Postcodes

Water Hardness Across Tyne And Wear

The average water hardness in Tyne And Wear is 110 ppm, classified as slightly hard. Across 67 postcode districts in the North East region, hardness ranges from 50 ppm to 150 ppm.

Tyne And Wear is served by Northumbrian Water. With slightly hard water, limescale is unlikely to be a major concern in most homes.

Towns in Tyne And Wear

Town	Avg Hardness	PPM	Level
Sunderland	135 ppm	135 ppm	Moderately Hard
Newcastle Upon Tyne	107 ppm	107 ppm	Slightly Hard

Water Companies in Tyne And Wear

Northumbrian Water

Average: 101 ppm (Slightly Hard)

All Postcodes in Tyne And Wear

Postcode	Town	Hardness	PPM	Level
NE35	Boldon Colliery	150 ppm	150 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE67	Chathill	150 ppm	150 ppm	Moderately Hard
SR7	Seaham	150 ppm	150 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE34	South Shields	149 ppm	149 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE66	Alnwick	149 ppm	149 ppm	Moderately Hard
SR6	Sunderland	149 ppm	149 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE33	South Shields	148 ppm	148 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE65	Morpeth	148 ppm	148 ppm	Moderately Hard
SR5	Sunderland	148 ppm	148 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE32	Jarrow	147 ppm	147 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE64	Newbiggin By The Sea	147 ppm	147 ppm	Moderately Hard
SR4	Sunderland	147 ppm	147 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE31	Hebburn	146 ppm	146 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE63	Ashington	146 ppm	146 ppm	Moderately Hard
SR3	Sunderland	146 ppm	146 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE30	North Shields	145 ppm	145 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE62	Choppington	145 ppm	145 ppm	Moderately Hard
SR2	Sunderland	145 ppm	145 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE61	Morpeth	144 ppm	144 ppm	Moderately Hard
SR1	Sunderland	144 ppm	144 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE9	Gateshead	136 ppm	136 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE8	Gateshead	135 ppm	135 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE7	Newcastle Upon Tyne	134 ppm	134 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE6	Newcastle Upon Tyne	133 ppm	133 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE5	Newcastle Upon Tyne	132 ppm	132 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE4	Newcastle Upon Tyne	131 ppm	131 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE3	Newcastle Upon Tyne	130 ppm	130 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE2	Newcastle Upon Tyne	129 ppm	129 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE1	Newcastle Upon Tyne	128 ppm	128 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE29	North Shields	121 ppm	121 ppm	Moderately Hard
NE28	Wallsend	120 ppm	120 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE27	Newcastle Upon Tyne	119 ppm	119 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE26	Whitley Bay	118 ppm	118 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE25	Whitley Bay	117 ppm	117 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE24	Blyth	116 ppm	116 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE23	Cramlington	115 ppm	115 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE22	Bedlington	114 ppm	114 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE21	Blaydon On Tyne	113 ppm	113 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE20	Newcastle Upon Tyne	112 ppm	112 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE19	Newcastle Upon Tyne	88 ppm	88 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE18	Newcastle Upon Tyne	87 ppm	87 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE17	Newcastle Upon Tyne	86 ppm	86 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE49	Haltwhistle	86 ppm	86 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE16	Newcastle Upon Tyne	85 ppm	85 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE48	Hexham	85 ppm	85 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE15	Newcastle Upon Tyne	84 ppm	84 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE47	Hexham	84 ppm	84 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE46	Hexham	83 ppm	83 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE13	Newcastle Upon Tyne	82 ppm	82 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE45	Corbridge	82 ppm	82 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE12	Newcastle Upon Tyne	81 ppm	81 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE44	Riding Mill	81 ppm	81 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE11	Gateshead	80 ppm	80 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE43	Stocksfield	80 ppm	80 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE10	Gateshead	79 ppm	79 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE42	Prudhoe	79 ppm	79 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE41	Wylam	78 ppm	78 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE40	Ryton	77 ppm	77 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE71	Wooler	76 ppm	76 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE70	Belford	75 ppm	75 ppm	Slightly Hard
NE39	Rowlands Gill	53 ppm	53 ppm	Soft
NE38	Washington	52 ppm	52 ppm	Soft
NE37	Washington	51 ppm	51 ppm	Soft
NE69	Bamburgh	51 ppm	51 ppm	Soft
NE36	East Boldon	50 ppm	50 ppm	Soft
NE68	Seahouses	50 ppm	50 ppm	Soft
SR8	Peterlee	50 ppm	50 ppm	Soft

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