Water Hardness in West Yorkshire

Water Hardness Across West Yorkshire

The average water hardness in West Yorkshire is 214 ppm, classified as hard. Across 86 postcode districts in the Yorkshire region, hardness ranges from 150 ppm to 300 ppm.

West 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 West Yorkshire

Sorted by hardness — tap a town for full details.

Town	Hardness	PPM	Level
Huddersfield	276	276 ppm	Hard
Leeds	221	221 ppm	Hard
Wakefield	207	207 ppm	Hard
Bradford	197	197 ppm	Hard
Halifax	180	180 ppm	Moderately Hard

Suppliers

Water Companies in West Yorkshire

Companies supplying water to this county.

Yorkshire Water

215 ppm Hard

All postcodes

Postcodes in West Yorkshire

Every postcode district in the county, sorted by hardness.

Postcode	Town	Hardness	PPM	Level
BD10	Bradford	300	300 ppm	Hard
LS9	Leeds	299	299 ppm	Hard
LS8	Leeds	298	298 ppm	Hard
LS7	Leeds	297	297 ppm	Hard
LS6	Leeds	296	296 ppm	Hard
LS5	Leeds	295	295 ppm	Hard
LS4	Leeds	294	294 ppm	Hard
LS3	Leeds	293	293 ppm	Hard
LS2	Leeds	292	292 ppm	Hard
LS1	Leeds	291	291 ppm	Hard
HD9	Holmfirth	280	280 ppm	Hard
HD8	Huddersfield	279	279 ppm	Hard
HD7	Huddersfield	278	278 ppm	Hard
HD6	Brighouse	277	277 ppm	Hard
HD5	Huddersfield	276	276 ppm	Hard
HD4	Huddersfield	275	275 ppm	Hard
HD3	Huddersfield	274	274 ppm	Hard
HD2	Huddersfield	273	273 ppm	Hard
HD1	Huddersfield	272	272 ppm	Hard
BD9	Bradford	239	239 ppm	Hard
BD8	Bradford	238	238 ppm	Hard
BD7	Bradford	237	237 ppm	Hard
BD6	Bradford	236	236 ppm	Hard
BD5	Bradford	235	235 ppm	Hard
BD4	Bradford	234	234 ppm	Hard
BD3	Bradford	233	233 ppm	Hard
BD2	Bradford	232	232 ppm	Hard
BD1	Bradford	231	231 ppm	Hard
WF9	Pontefract	222	222 ppm	Hard
WF8	Pontefract	221	221 ppm	Hard
WF7	Pontefract	220	220 ppm	Hard
WF6	Normanton	219	219 ppm	Hard
WF5	Ossett	218	218 ppm	Hard
WF4	Wakefield	217	217 ppm	Hard
WF3	Wakefield	216	216 ppm	Hard
WF2	Wakefield	215	215 ppm	Hard
WF1	Wakefield	214	214 ppm	Hard
LS29	Ilkley	208	208 ppm	Hard
LS28	Pudsey	207	207 ppm	Hard
LS27	Leeds	206	206 ppm	Hard
LS26	Leeds	205	205 ppm	Hard
LS25	Leeds	204	204 ppm	Hard
LS24	Tadcaster	203	203 ppm	Hard
LS23	Wetherby	202	202 ppm	Hard
LS22	Wetherby	201	201 ppm	Hard
LS21	Otley	200	200 ppm	Hard
LS20	Leeds	199	199 ppm	Hard
WF17	Batley	199	199 ppm	Hard
WF16	Heckmondwike	198	198 ppm	Hard
WF15	Liversedge	197	197 ppm	Hard
WF14	Mirfield	196	196 ppm	Hard
WF13	Dewsbury	195	195 ppm	Hard
WF12	Dewsbury	194	194 ppm	Hard
WF11	Knottingley	193	193 ppm	Hard
WF10	Castleford	192	192 ppm	Hard
BD24	Settle	186	186 ppm	Hard
BD23	Skipton	185	185 ppm	Hard
BD22	Keighley	184	184 ppm	Hard
BD21	Keighley	183	183 ppm	Hard
HX7	Hebden Bridge	183	183 ppm	Hard
BD20	Keighley	182	182 ppm	Hard
HX6	Sowerby Bridge	182	182 ppm	Hard
HX5	Elland	181	181 ppm	Hard
HX4	Halifax	180	180 ppm	Moderately Hard
HX3	Halifax	179	179 ppm	Moderately Hard
HX2	Halifax	178	178 ppm	Moderately Hard
HX1	Halifax	177	177 ppm	Moderately Hard
LS19	Leeds	175	175 ppm	Moderately Hard
LS18	Leeds	174	174 ppm	Moderately Hard
LS17	Leeds	173	173 ppm	Moderately Hard
LS16	Leeds	172	172 ppm	Moderately Hard
LS15	Leeds	171	171 ppm	Moderately Hard
LS14	Leeds	170	170 ppm	Moderately Hard
LS13	Leeds	169	169 ppm	Moderately Hard
LS12	Leeds	168	168 ppm	Moderately Hard
LS11	Leeds	167	167 ppm	Moderately Hard
LS10	Leeds	166	166 ppm	Moderately Hard
BD19	Cleckheaton	158	158 ppm	Moderately Hard
BD18	Shipley	157	157 ppm	Moderately Hard
BD17	Shipley	156	156 ppm	Moderately Hard
BD16	Bingley	155	155 ppm	Moderately Hard
BD15	Bradford	154	154 ppm	Moderately Hard
BD14	Bradford	153	153 ppm	Moderately Hard
BD13	Bradford	152	152 ppm	Moderately Hard
BD12	Bradford	151	151 ppm	Moderately Hard
BD11	Bradford	150	150 ppm	Moderately Hard

Recommended

Products for West 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.