Is Dartford a hard water area?
Yes. Tap water across the DA postcode area is very hard, the top band on the scale water companies use, with a median of 273 mg/L calcium carbonate. It ranges from 251 mg/L in DA10 to 355 mg/L in DA7, from 14 districts with their own water company reading and 4 estimated from the area.
- Soft
- Moderately soft
- Slightly hard
- Very hard
- Soft
- 0 to 60 mg/L
- Moderately soft
- 60 to 120 mg/L
- Slightly hard
- 120 to 180 mg/L
- Hard
- 180 to 200 mg/L
- Very hard
- 200 to 400 mg/L
Hardness by DA district
Hardest first. Hard starts at 180 mg/L, very hard at 250. Districts marked with an asterisk take the area's median rather than a reading of their own.
| District | mg/L | Hardness |
|---|---|---|
| DA7 | 355 | very hard |
| DA18 | 334 | very hard |
| DA14 | 333 | very hard |
| DA15 | 293 | very hard |
| DA17 | 292 | very hard |
| DA5 | 282 | very hard |
| DA8 | 277 | very hard |
| DA11* | 273 | very hard |
| DA4* | 273 | very hard |
| DA12* | 273 | very hard |
| DA13* | 273 | very hard |
| DA9 | 269 | very hard |
| DA3 | 268 | very hard |
| DA6 | 268 | very hard |
| DA1 | 260 | very hard |
| DA16 | 256 | very hard |
| DA2 | 254 | very hard |
| DA10 | 251 | very hard |
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The area figure is a median. Your district can sit anywhere between 251 and 355 mg/L.
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- Is Dartford a hard water area?
- Yes. The median hardness across DA postcode districts is 273 mg/L calcium carbonate, which is very hard. 100% of the 18 districts we hold readings for are hard or very hard (180 mg/L and above).
- What is the water hardness in Dartford?
- Between 251 and 355 mg/L depending on the district, with a median of 273. The hardest measured district is DA7 at 355 mg/L and the softest is DA10 at 251. Figures come from water company drinking-water tests, with postcode-area estimates for districts that have no reading of their own.
- Do I need a water softener in Dartford?
- In most DA homes a softener pays for itself: at 273 mg/L kettles, boilers and showers scale up quickly. Check your own district first, because hardness varies from 251 to 355 within the area.
Hardness as mg/L calcium carbonate from water company drinking-water tests and postcode checkers. See the UK hardness map for every area.