Water Hardness in Tyne And Wear

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.

By town

Towns in Tyne And Wear

Sorted by hardness — tap a town for full details.

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

Suppliers

Water Companies in Tyne And Wear

Companies supplying water to this county.

Northumbrian Water

101 ppm Slightly Hard

All postcodes

Postcodes in Tyne And Wear

Every postcode district in the county, sorted by hardness.

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

Test Your Water in Tyne And Wear

At 110 ppm on average, your water is slightly hard. A home testing kit lets you verify the exact hardness for your postcode and check for other contaminants.

TESPERT 16-in-1 Water Testing Kit

From ~£10

Home water test strips that check hardness, pH, chlorine, lead, and 12 other parameters. Results in around 60 seconds. 125 strips per pack.

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