South West England · Water company

Wessex Water Hardness

Average 231 ppm across 123 postcodes served.

  • Range 150–291 ppm
  • Region South West England
  • Postcodes 123
Company average
231
ppm CaCO₃
Hard
Soft
Moderate
Hard
Very hard
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231
Avg ppm
150
Min ppm
291
Max ppm
123
Postcodes

About Wessex Water

Wessex Water provides water to 1.3 million customers across Bath, Bristol and surrounding areas. The Jurassic limestone and chalk geology of the region produces moderately hard to hard water.

Distribution

Hardness Breakdown

0
Soft
(0%)
0
Slightly Hard
(0%)
11
Moderate
(9%)
112
Hard
(91%)
0
Very Hard
(0%)
All areas

Areas Served by Wessex Water

Every postcode district, sorted by hardness.

Postcode Town Hardness PPM Level
BA9 Wincanton
291
291 ppm Hard
BA8 Templecombe
290
290 ppm Hard
BA7 Castle Cary
289
289 ppm Hard
BA6 Glastonbury
288
288 ppm Hard
BA5 Wells
287
287 ppm Hard
BA4 Shepton Mallet
286
286 ppm Hard
BA3 Radstock
285
285 ppm Hard
BA2 Bath
284
284 ppm Hard
BS49 Bristol
284
284 ppm Hard
BA1 Bath
283
283 ppm Hard
BS48 Bristol
283
283 ppm Hard
GL20 Tewkesbury
282
282 ppm Hard
BS9 Bristol
281
281 ppm Hard
BS8 Bristol
280
280 ppm Hard
BS7 Bristol
279
279 ppm Hard
BS6 Bristol
278
278 ppm Hard
BS5 Bristol
277
277 ppm Hard
BS4 Bristol
276
276 ppm Hard
BS41 Bristol
276
276 ppm Hard
BS3 Bristol
275
275 ppm Hard
BS40 Bristol
275
275 ppm Hard
BS2 Bristol
274
274 ppm Hard
BS1 Bristol
273
273 ppm Hard
SP9 Tidworth
273
273 ppm Hard
SP8 Gillingham
272
272 ppm Hard
SP7 Shaftesbury
271
271 ppm Hard
SP6 Fordingbridge
270
270 ppm Hard
SP5 Salisbury
269
269 ppm Hard
SP4 Salisbury
268
268 ppm Hard
SP3 Salisbury
267
267 ppm Hard
SP2 Salisbury
266
266 ppm Hard
SP1 Salisbury
265
265 ppm Hard
GL19 Gloucester
258
258 ppm Hard
GL18 Newent
257
257 ppm Hard
GL17 Mitcheldean
256
256 ppm Hard
GL16 Coleford
255
255 ppm Hard
GL15 Lydney
254
254 ppm Hard
GL14 Cinderford
253
253 ppm Hard
GL13 Berkeley
252
252 ppm Hard
BS39 Bristol
251
251 ppm Hard
GL12 Wotton Under Edge
251
251 ppm Hard
GL11 Dursley
250
250 ppm Hard
BS37 Bristol
249
249 ppm Hard
GL10 Stonehouse
249
249 ppm Hard
BS36 Bristol
248
248 ppm Hard
BS35 Bristol
247
247 ppm Hard
BS34 Bristol
246
246 ppm Hard
BS32 Bristol
244
244 ppm Hard
BS31 Bristol
243
243 ppm Hard
BS30 Bristol
242
242 ppm Hard
BA22 Yeovil
239
239 ppm Hard
BA21 Yeovil
238
238 ppm Hard
BA20 Yeovil
237
237 ppm Hard
GL56 Moreton In Marsh
236
236 ppm Hard
GL55 Chipping Campden
235
235 ppm Hard
GL54 Cheltenham
234
234 ppm Hard
GL53 Cheltenham
233
233 ppm Hard
GL52 Cheltenham
232
232 ppm Hard
GL51 Cheltenham
231
231 ppm Hard
GL50 Cheltenham
230
230 ppm Hard
DT9 Sherborne
227
227 ppm Hard
DT8 Beaminster
226
226 ppm Hard
DT7 Lyme Regis
225
225 ppm Hard
DT6 Bridport
224
224 ppm Hard
DT5 Portland
223
223 ppm Hard
DT4 Weymouth
222
222 ppm Hard
DT3 Weymouth
221
221 ppm Hard
DT2 Dorchester
220
220 ppm Hard
DT1 Dorchester
219
219 ppm Hard
BS29 Banwell
218
218 ppm Hard
BS28 Wedmore
217
217 ppm Hard
BS27 Cheddar
216
216 ppm Hard
BS26 Axbridge
215
215 ppm Hard
SP11 Andover
215
215 ppm Hard
BS25 Winscombe
214
214 ppm Hard
SP10 Andover
214
214 ppm Hard
BS24 Weston Super Mare
213
213 ppm Hard
BS23 Weston Super Mare
212
212 ppm Hard
BS22 Weston Super Mare
211
211 ppm Hard
BA16 Street
210
210 ppm Hard
BS21 Clevedon
210
210 ppm Hard
GL9 Badminton
210
210 ppm Hard
BA15 Bradford On Avon
209
209 ppm Hard
BS20 Bristol
209
209 ppm Hard
GL8 Tetbury
209
209 ppm Hard
BA14 Trowbridge
208
208 ppm Hard
GL7 Cirencester
208
208 ppm Hard
BA13 Westbury
207
207 ppm Hard
DT11 Blandford Forum
207
207 ppm Hard
GL6 Stroud
207
207 ppm Hard
SN9 Pewsey
207
207 ppm Hard
BA12 Warminster
206
206 ppm Hard
DT10 Sturminster Newton
206
206 ppm Hard
GL5 Stroud
206
206 ppm Hard
SN8 Marlborough
206
206 ppm Hard
BA11 Frome
205
205 ppm Hard
GL4 Gloucester
205
205 ppm Hard
SN7 Faringdon
205
205 ppm Hard
BA10 Bruton
204
204 ppm Hard
GL3 Gloucester
204
204 ppm Hard
SN6 Swindon
204
204 ppm Hard
GL2 Gloucester
203
203 ppm Hard
SN5 Swindon
203
203 ppm Hard
GL1 Gloucester
202
202 ppm Hard
SN4 Swindon
202
202 ppm Hard
SN3 Swindon
201
201 ppm Hard
SN2 Swindon
200
200 ppm Hard
SN1 Swindon
199
199 ppm Hard
SN26 Swindon
189
189 ppm Hard
SN25 Swindon
188
188 ppm Hard
BS16 Bristol
182
182 ppm Hard
BS15 Bristol
181
181 ppm Hard
BS14 Bristol
180
180 ppm Moderately Hard
BS13 Bristol
179
179 ppm Moderately Hard
BS11 Bristol
177
177 ppm Moderately Hard
BS10 Bristol
176
176 ppm Moderately Hard
SN16 Malmesbury
156
156 ppm Moderately Hard
SN15 Chippenham
155
155 ppm Moderately Hard
SN14 Chippenham
154
154 ppm Moderately Hard
SN13 Corsham
153
153 ppm Moderately Hard
SN12 Melksham
152
152 ppm Moderately Hard
SN11 Calne
151
151 ppm Moderately Hard
SN10 Devizes
150
150 ppm Moderately Hard
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