Is Ilford a hard water area?
Yes. Tap water across the IG postcode area is very hard, the top band on the scale water companies use, with a median of 272 mg/L calcium carbonate. It ranges from 261 mg/L in IG2 to 285 mg/L in IG3, from 7 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 IG 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IG3 | 285 | very hard |
| IG1 | 285 | very hard |
| IG11 | 278 | very hard |
| IG9* | 272 | very hard |
| IG4 | 272 | very hard |
| IG10* | 272 | very hard |
| IG8* | 272 | very hard |
| IG7* | 272 | very hard |
| IG6 | 270 | very hard |
| IG5 | 268 | very hard |
| IG2 | 261 | very hard |
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The area figure is a median. Your district can sit anywhere between 261 and 285 mg/L.
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- Is Ilford a hard water area?
- Yes. The median hardness across IG postcode districts is 272 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 Ilford?
- Between 261 and 285 mg/L depending on the district, with a median of 272. The hardest measured district is IG3 at 285 mg/L and the softest is IG2 at 261. 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 Ilford?
- In most IG homes a softener pays for itself: at 272 mg/L kettles, boilers and showers scale up quickly. Check your own district first, because hardness varies from 261 to 285 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.