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England and Wales average 9.0

Tap water in PE15, FenlandSafe to drink.Very hard.

Supplied by Anglian Water. 840 samples, 19 substances, latest on 19 December 2024. Everything is inside the legal limit, and nothing comes close to it.

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9.2 / 10

The tank is as full as the score. The specks are the minerals that make water hard.

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What's in a glass of PE15 water

Every bubble is a substance the lab measured. The higher it floats, the closer it came to its legal limit, the dashed line at the top.

Nitrate came closest to a limit, at 37% of it. 15 of 16 substances used under a quarter of theirs.

0%25%50%75%limitLegal limitCadmium: 0.00002 mg/L, <1% of the 0.005 mg/L limitCadmium<1%Copper: 0.03 mg/L, 2% of the 2 mg/L limitCopper2%Chromium: 0.00076 mg/L, 2% of the 0.05 mg/L limitChromium2%Lead: 0.00016 mg/L, 2% of the 0.01 mg/L limitLead2%Selenium: 0.00072 mg/L, 2% of the 0.04 mg/L limitSelenium2%Arsenic: 0.00029 mg/L, 3% of the 0.01 mg/L limitArsenic3%Turbidity: 0.21 NTU, 5% of the 4 NTU limitTurbidity5%Antimony: 0.00027 mg/L, 5% of the 0.005 mg/L limitAntimony5%Aluminium: 0.012 mg/L, 6% of the 0.2 mg/L limitAluminium6%Manganese: 0.003 mg/L, 6% of the 0.05 mg/L limitManganese6%Nickel: 0.0021 mg/L, 11% of the 0.02 mg/L limitNickel11%Iron: 0.021 mg/L, 11% of the 0.2 mg/L limitIron11%Trihalomethanes: 0.0169 mg/L, 17% of the 0.1 mg/L limitTrihalomethanes17%Fluoride: 0.27 mg/L, 18% of the 1.5 mg/L limitFluoride18%Nitrite: 0.12 mg/L, 24% of the 0.5 mg/L limitNitrite24%Nitrate: 18.7 mg/L, 37% of the 50 mg/L limitNitrate37%
  1. Nitrate37%
  2. Nitrite24%
  3. Fluoride18%
  4. Trihalomethanes17%
  5. Nickel11%
  6. Iron11%
  7. Aluminium6%
  8. Manganese6%
  9. Antimony5%
  10. Turbidity5%
  11. Arsenic3%
  12. Selenium2%
  13. Lead2%
  14. Chromium2%
  15. Copper2%
  16. Cadmium<1%
  • Coliform Bacteria none found
  • E. coli none found
  • Conductivity 557 µS/cm
All 19 results as a table
SubstanceResultLegal limitShare of limit
Coliform Bacteria0 count/100mlMust be zeroNone found
E. coli0 count/100mlMust be zeroNone found
Aluminium0.012 mg/L0.2 mg/L
6%
Turbidity0.21 NTU4 NTU
5%
Nitrate18.7 mg/L50 mg/L
37%
Nitrite0.12 mg/L0.5 mg/L
24%
Iron0.021 mg/L0.2 mg/L
11%
Manganese0.003 mg/L0.05 mg/L
6%
Conductivity557 µS/cmNo legal limit–
Copper0.03 mg/L2 mg/L
2%
Fluoride0.27 mg/L1.5 mg/L
18%
Arsenic0.00029 mg/L0.01 mg/L
3%
Cadmium0.00002 mg/L0.005 mg/L
<1%
Chromium0.00076 mg/L0.05 mg/L
2%
Nickel0.0021 mg/L0.02 mg/L
11%
Lead0.00016 mg/L0.01 mg/L
2%
Antimony0.00027 mg/L0.005 mg/L
5%
Selenium0.00072 mg/L0.04 mg/L
2%
Trihalomethanes0.0169 mg/L0.1 mg/L
17%

220mg of limescale minerals in every litre

This is the water that furs up kettles

Very hard on the UK scale. It is fine to drink. It is hard on boilers, showers, skin and anything that heats water, and a jug or tap filter will not change that.

Soft400 mg/L

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Outside your tap

Your river is the Middle Level, rated moderate

The Environment Agency rated the Middle Level as moderate for ecological health in its 2025 assessment, meaning the river is noticeably changed by pollution or engineering. It fails the chemical test, as every river, estuary and stretch of coast in England does, because of long-lasting pollutants such as mercury, PFOS (a forever chemical) and old flame retardants.

None of this is a test of your tap water. Environment Agency record · River health across England

PE15 in short

Tap water in PE15 (Fenland) is supplied by Anglian Water in the Fenland Central zone and scores 9.2 out of 10, against an England and Wales average of 9.0. None of the 19 tested substances came close to a limit. The latest sample is from 19 December 2024.

  • The lowest score of the 3 areas tested in FenlandPE15 scores 9.2 out of 10. The best in Fenland, PE13, scores 9.5.
  • Hard water at 220 mg/LHard starts at 180 mg/L, the point where a softener begins to pay for itself. Limescale will build up in PE15. How hardness is measured
  • Nothing tested came within 40% of its legal limitThe highest was Nitrate at 37% of the 50 mg/L maximum. See every reading

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PE169.3 out of 10 · 220 mg/LPE139.5 out of 10 · 295 mg/L

Questions about PE15 water

Is PE15 tap water safe to drink?

Based on the latest tests, PE15 (Fenland) water scores 9.2/10, which is safe. 0 of 19 tested contaminants exceeded recommended levels. Water is supplied by Anglian Water.

What contaminants are in PE15 water?

We tested 19 contaminants in PE15 water. None exceeded recommended safe levels.

Who supplies water in PE15?

PE15 (Fenland) is supplied by Anglian Water. You can view their full profile and compliance data on our supplier page.

Is PE15 water hard or soft?

Water in PE15 (Fenland) has a hardness of 220 mg/L CaCO3, which is classified as hard. Hard water can cause limescale buildup. A water softener or filter jug may help.

Should I use a water filter in PE15?

PE15 water scored 9.2/10 with no contaminants above recommended levels. A filter is optional but can improve taste, especially if you notice a chlorine flavour. See our filter recommendations for your area.

Are there PFAS forever chemicals in PE15 water?

No PFAS (forever chemicals) result is attached to the tap-water tests for PE15, and the Environment Agency has no PFAS detections in rivers or groundwater within 10 km of it. That reflects where sampling has happened as much as the water itself.

How clean is the river near PE15?

The Environment Agency rated the Middle Level as moderate for ecological health in its 2025 assessment, meaning the river is noticeably changed by pollution or engineering. It fails the chemical test, as every river, estuary and stretch of coast in England does, because of long-lasting pollutants such as mercury, PFOS (a forever chemical) and old flame retardants. This is a rating of the river, not of tap water in PE15, which is treated before it reaches homes.

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River and groundwater readings near PE15

Environment Agency samples from rivers, groundwater and reservoirs nearby. Not your tap water. For scale they are shown against drinking water limits; rivers are judged against much stricter environmental standards, and on those every river in England fails for chemicals.

SubstanceReadingDrinking water limit
pH7.71 pHNone
Temperature19.6 °CNone
Conductivity954 µS/cmNone
Ammonia0.041 mg/L0.5 mg/L
Nitrate0.31 mg/L50 mg/L
Nitrite0.035 mg/L0.5 mg/L
Phosphate0.3 mg/LNone
Dissolved Oxygen6.83 mg/LNone
Copper0.00007 mg/L2 mg/L
Iron0.05 mg/L0.2 mg/L
Turbidity2.1 NTU4 NTU
Zinc0.0118 mg/LNone

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Source: Anglian Water test results, published through the Stream Water Data Portal; rivers and PFAS from the Environment Agency. Page updated . How we score · Where the data comes from