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Manchester, England

Your water in M20

Manchester, Manchester

Your water is mostly fine

We checked 4 things and found 1 worth knowing about

Fair

4

Tests run

1

To watch

United Utilities

Your water company

Apr 2026

Last checked

Based on government water tests, your water in M20 (Manchester) is supplied by United Utilities. Based on the latest data (last sampled 2001-01-16), 4 parameters were tested with 1 exceeding recommended levels. The overall water quality score for M20 is 6.4/10.


What we found

Here's what government tests found in water near you.

Ammonia
Source: Environment Agency
Over limit
Found
11.5 mg/L
Safe level
0.5 mg/L
WHO
100% of safe level
Nitrate
Source: Environment Agency
Safe
Found
3.91 mg/L
Safe level
50 mg/L
WHO
50 mg/L
8% of safe level
Nitrite
Source: Environment Agency
Safe
Found
0.184 mg/L
Safe level
0.5 mg/L
WHO
3 mg/L
37% of safe level
Phosphate
Source: Environment Agency
Safe
Found
3.35 mg/L
Safe level
WHO
0% of safe level

How it's changed

M20quality score, 2020–2026

4.9
2020
5.2
2021
5.4
2022
5.7
2023
5.9
2024
6.2
2025
6.4
2026

Water quality has improved over the past 6 years.


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