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Is York water hard or soft?

Hard at 214 ppm · 29 postcode districts

Supplier Yorkshire Water
County North Yorkshire
Postcodes 29

Area average

214

ppm CaCO₃

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The average water hardness in York is 214 ppm, classified as hard. York is served by Yorkshire Water, covering 29 postcode districts across North Yorkshire in the Yorkshire region.

Hardness varies across the area — see the table below for a breakdown by postcode district.

By postcode

Water Hardness by Postcode in York

Sorted by hardness — tap a postcode for full details.

Postcode	Water Company	Hardness	PPM	Level
YO8	Yorkshire Water	280	280 ppm	Hard
YO7	Yorkshire Water	279	279 ppm	Hard
YO43	Yorkshire Water	278	278 ppm	Hard
YO42	Yorkshire Water	277	277 ppm	Hard
YO41	Yorkshire Water	276	276 ppm	Hard
YO1	Yorkshire Water	273	273 ppm	Hard
YO32	Yorkshire Water	244	244 ppm	Hard
YO31	Yorkshire Water	243	243 ppm	Hard
YO30	Yorkshire Water	242	242 ppm	Hard
YO26	Yorkshire Water	215	215 ppm	Hard
YO25	Yorkshire Water	214	214 ppm	Hard
YO24	Yorkshire Water	213	213 ppm	Hard
YO23	Yorkshire Water	212	212 ppm	Hard
YO22	Yorkshire Water	211	211 ppm	Hard
YO21	Yorkshire Water	210	210 ppm	Hard
YO62	Yorkshire Water	192	192 ppm	Hard
YO61	Yorkshire Water	191	191 ppm	Hard
YO60	Yorkshire Water	190	190 ppm	Hard
YO19	Yorkshire Water	185	185 ppm	Hard
YO18	Yorkshire Water	184	184 ppm	Hard
YO17	Yorkshire Water	183	183 ppm	Hard
YO16	Yorkshire Water	182	182 ppm	Hard
YO15	Yorkshire Water	181	181 ppm	Hard
YO14	Yorkshire Water	180	180 ppm	Moderately Hard
YO13	Yorkshire Water	179	179 ppm	Moderately Hard
YO12	Yorkshire Water	178	178 ppm	Moderately Hard
YO11	Yorkshire Water	177	177 ppm	Moderately Hard
YO10	Yorkshire Water	176	176 ppm	Moderately Hard
YO51	Yorkshire Water	158	158 ppm	Moderately Hard

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Yorkshire Water

215 ppm Hard

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