Is Gloucester a hard water area?
Yes. Tap water across the GL postcode area is very hard, the top band on the scale water companies use, with a median of 258 mg/L calcium carbonate. It ranges from 241 mg/L in GL9 to 281 mg/L in GL8, from 3 districts with their own water company reading and 24 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 GL 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GL8 | 281 | very hard |
| GL20* | 258 | very hard |
| GL51* | 258 | very hard |
| GL14* | 258 | very hard |
| GL1* | 258 | very hard |
| GL3* | 258 | very hard |
| GL4* | 258 | very hard |
| GL5* | 258 | very hard |
| GL7 | 258 | very hard |
| GL11* | 258 | very hard |
| GL12* | 258 | very hard |
| GL13* | 258 | very hard |
| GL16* | 258 | very hard |
| GL18* | 258 | very hard |
| GL19* | 258 | very hard |
| GL53* | 258 | very hard |
| GL54* | 258 | very hard |
| GL55* | 258 | very hard |
| GL56* | 258 | very hard |
| GL6* | 258 | very hard |
| GL2* | 258 | very hard |
| GL10* | 258 | very hard |
| GL17* | 258 | very hard |
| GL50* | 258 | very hard |
| GL52* | 258 | very hard |
| GL15* | 258 | very hard |
| GL9 | 241 | hard |
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The area figure is a median. Your district can sit anywhere between 241 and 281 mg/L.
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- Is Gloucester a hard water area?
- Yes. The median hardness across GL postcode districts is 258 mg/L calcium carbonate, which is very hard. 100% of the 27 districts we hold readings for are hard or very hard (180 mg/L and above).
- What is the water hardness in Gloucester?
- Between 241 and 281 mg/L depending on the district, with a median of 258. The hardest measured district is GL8 at 281 mg/L and the softest is GL9 at 241. 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 Gloucester?
- In most GL homes a softener pays for itself: at 258 mg/L kettles, boilers and showers scale up quickly. Check your own district first, because hardness varies from 241 to 281 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.