Is Enfield a hard water area?
Yes. Tap water across the EN postcode area is very hard, the top band on the scale water companies use, with a median of 302 mg/L calcium carbonate. It ranges from 233 mg/L in EN1 to 355 mg/L in EN10, from 11 districts with their own water company reading.
- 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 EN district
Hardest first. Hard starts at 180 mg/L, very hard at 250.
| District | mg/L | Hardness |
|---|---|---|
| EN10 | 355 | very hard |
| EN11 | 346 | very hard |
| EN7 | 330 | very hard |
| EN8 | 316 | very hard |
| EN9 | 313 | very hard |
| EN3 | 302 | very hard |
| EN5 | 292 | very hard |
| EN6 | 288 | very hard |
| EN4 | 285 | very hard |
| EN2 | 274 | very hard |
| EN1 | 233 | hard |
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The area figure is a median. Your district can sit anywhere between 233 and 355 mg/L.
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- Is Enfield a hard water area?
- Yes. The median hardness across EN postcode districts is 302 mg/L calcium carbonate, which is very hard. 100% of the 11 districts we hold readings for are hard or very hard (180 mg/L and above).
- What is the water hardness in Enfield?
- Between 233 and 355 mg/L depending on the district, with a median of 302. The hardest measured district is EN10 at 355 mg/L and the softest is EN1 at 233. Figures come from water company drinking-water tests.
- Do I need a water softener in Enfield?
- In most EN homes a softener pays for itself: at 302 mg/L kettles, boilers and showers scale up quickly. Check your own district first, because hardness varies from 233 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.