What is the water hardness in Hull?

Between 131 and 373 mg/L depending on the district, with a median of 302. The hardest measured district is HU16 at 373 mg/L and the softest is HU13 at 131. 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 Hull?

In most HU 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 131 to 373 within the area.

Is Hull a hard water area?

Yes. Tap water across the HU 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 131 mg/L in HU13 to 373 mg/L in HU16, from 19 districts with their own water company reading and 1 estimated from the area.

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Hardness in mg/L as calcium carbonate, the scale UK water companies report in.

Hardness by HU 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	Area	mg/L	Hardness
HU16	East Riding of Yorkshire	373	very hard
HU10	East Riding of Yorkshire	366	very hard
HU3	Kingston upon Hull, City of	365	very hard
HU4	Kingston upon Hull, City of	360	very hard
HU1	Kingston upon Hull, City of	355	very hard
HU2	Kingston upon Hull, City of	355	very hard
HU17	East Riding of Yorkshire	337	very hard
HU5	Kingston upon Hull, City of	326	very hard
HU6	Kingston upon Hull, City of	312	very hard
HU14	East Riding of Yorkshire	302	very hard
HU20*	East Riding of Yorkshire	302	very hard
HU15	East Riding of Yorkshire	296	very hard
HU9	Kingston upon Hull, City of	290	very hard
HU7	Kingston upon Hull, City of	271	very hard
HU19	East Riding of Yorkshire	262	very hard
HU18	East Riding of Yorkshire	256	very hard
HU8	Kingston upon Hull, City of	255	very hard
HU12	East Riding of Yorkshire	215	hard
HU11	East Riding of Yorkshire	189	hard
HU13	East Riding of Yorkshire	131	moderately hard

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The area figure is a median. Your district can sit anywhere between 131 and 373 mg/L.

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Is Hull a hard water area?: Yes. The median hardness across HU postcode districts is 302 mg/L calcium carbonate, which is very hard. 95% of the 20 districts we hold readings for are hard or very hard (180 mg/L and above).
What is the water hardness in Hull?: Between 131 and 373 mg/L depending on the district, with a median of 302. The hardest measured district is HU16 at 373 mg/L and the softest is HU13 at 131. 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 Hull?: In most HU 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 131 to 373 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.