Is Ipswich a hard water area?
Yes. Tap water across the IP postcode area is very hard, the top band on the scale water companies use, with a median of 380 mg/L calcium carbonate. It ranges from 212 mg/L in IP27 to 463 mg/L in IP20, from 28 districts with their own water company reading and 5 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 IP 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IP20 | 463 | very hard |
| IP17 | 453 | very hard |
| IP12 | 452 | very hard |
| IP18 | 450 | very hard |
| IP21 | 430 | very hard |
| IP31 | 425 | very hard |
| IP22 | 413 | very hard |
| IP6 | 407 | very hard |
| IP14 | 407 | very hard |
| IP1 | 402 | very hard |
| IP2 | 396 | very hard |
| IP8 | 396 | very hard |
| IP7 | 384 | very hard |
| IP23* | 380 | very hard |
| IP13* | 380 | very hard |
| IP15* | 380 | very hard |
| IP16* | 380 | very hard |
| IP19* | 380 | very hard |
| IP30 | 380 | very hard |
| IP32 | 380 | very hard |
| IP3 | 375 | very hard |
| IP4 | 375 | very hard |
| IP25 | 347 | very hard |
| IP29 | 328 | very hard |
| IP33 | 328 | very hard |
| IP9 | 303 | very hard |
| IP5 | 301 | very hard |
| IP10 | 301 | very hard |
| IP28 | 263 | very hard |
| IP11 | 261 | very hard |
| IP26 | 248 | hard |
| IP24 | 243 | hard |
| IP27 | 212 | hard |
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The area figure is a median. Your district can sit anywhere between 212 and 463 mg/L.
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- Is Ipswich a hard water area?
- Yes. The median hardness across IP postcode districts is 380 mg/L calcium carbonate, which is very hard. 100% of the 33 districts we hold readings for are hard or very hard (180 mg/L and above).
- What is the water hardness in Ipswich?
- Between 212 and 463 mg/L depending on the district, with a median of 380. The hardest measured district is IP20 at 463 mg/L and the softest is IP27 at 212. 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 Ipswich?
- In most IP homes a softener pays for itself: at 380 mg/L kettles, boilers and showers scale up quickly. Check your own district first, because hardness varies from 212 to 463 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.