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England and Wales average 9.0

Tap water in SY10, ShropshireSafe to drink.Soft.

Supplied by Severn Trent. 1,205 samples, 20 substances, latest on 20 December 2025. Everything is inside the legal limit. One result, nitrate, sits close to the line.

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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 SY10 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 83% of it. 16 of 17 substances used under a quarter of theirs.

0%25%50%75%limitLegal limitCopper: 0.0078 mg/L, <1% of the 2 mg/L limitCopper<1%Cadmium: 0.00002 mg/L, <1% of the 0.005 mg/L limitCadmium<1%Selenium: 0.00021 mg/L, <1% of the 0.04 mg/L limitSelenium<1%Nitrite: 0.003 mg/L, <1% of the 0.5 mg/L limitNitrite<1%Chromium: 0.00042 mg/L, <1% of the 0.05 mg/L limitChromium<1%Manganese: 0.00073 mg/L, 1% of the 0.05 mg/L limitManganese1%Antimony: 0.000098 mg/L, 2% of the 0.005 mg/L limitAntimony2%Lead: 0.00022 mg/L, 2% of the 0.01 mg/L limitLead2%Turbidity: 0.12 NTU, 3% of the 4 NTU limitTurbidity3%Iron: 0.007 mg/L, 3% of the 0.2 mg/L limitIron3%Colour: 0.8 mg/L Pt/Co, 4% of the 20 mg/L Pt/Co limitColour4%Fluoride: 0.06 mg/L, 4% of the 1.5 mg/L limitFluoride4%Nickel: 0.001 mg/L, 5% of the 0.02 mg/L limitNickel5%Arsenic: 0.00071 mg/L, 7% of the 0.01 mg/L limitArsenic7%Trihalomethanes: 0.0091 mg/L, 9% of the 0.1 mg/L limitTrihalomethanes9%Aluminium: 0.021 mg/L, 11% of the 0.2 mg/L limitAluminium11%Nitrate: 41.6 mg/L, 83% of the 50 mg/L limitNitrate83%
  1. Nitrate83%
  2. Aluminium11%
  3. Trihalomethanes9%
  4. Arsenic7%
  5. Nickel5%
  6. Colour4%
  7. Fluoride4%
  8. Iron3%
  9. Turbidity3%
  10. Lead2%
  11. Antimony2%
  12. Manganese1%
  13. Chromium<1%
  14. Nitrite<1%
  15. Selenium<1%
  16. Cadmium<1%
  17. Copper<1%
  • pH 7.21 pH
  • Conductivity 525 µS/cm
  • Phosphate 0.585 mg/L
All 20 results as a table
SubstanceResultLegal limitShare of limit
Nitrate41.6 mg/L50 mg/L
83%
Colour0.8 mg/L Pt/Co20 mg/L Pt/Co
4%
Turbidity0.12 NTU4 NTU
3%
pH7.21 pHNo legal limit–
Conductivity525 µS/cmNo legal limit–
Arsenic0.00071 mg/L0.01 mg/L
7%
Cadmium0.00002 mg/L0.005 mg/L
<1%
Chromium0.00042 mg/L0.05 mg/L
<1%
Nickel0.001 mg/L0.02 mg/L
5%
Nitrite0.003 mg/L0.5 mg/L
<1%
Aluminium0.021 mg/L0.2 mg/L
11%
Iron0.007 mg/L0.2 mg/L
3%
Manganese0.00073 mg/L0.05 mg/L
1%
Copper0.0078 mg/L2 mg/L
<1%
Fluoride0.06 mg/L1.5 mg/L
4%
Lead0.00022 mg/L0.01 mg/L
2%
Antimony0.000098 mg/L0.005 mg/L
2%
Selenium0.00021 mg/L0.04 mg/L
<1%
Trihalomethanes0.0091 mg/L0.1 mg/L
9%
Phosphate0.585 mg/LNo legal limit–

16mg of limescale minerals in every litre, typical for the SY area. SY10 has no reading of its own.

Soft water. Kind to kettles, boilers and skin

You will not need a softener here, and you will use less soap and detergent than most of England.

Soft400 mg/L
Outside your tap

Your river is the Morda - source to conf unnamed trib, rated poor

The Environment Agency rated the Morda - source to conf unnamed trib as poor for ecological health in its 2025 assessment, meaning the river is badly affected, with much of the expected wildlife missing. It is held back by fish and phosphate. 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. Its ecological rating has dropped since the previous assessment.

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

SY10 in short

Tap water in SY10 (Shropshire) is supplied by Severn Trent in the Shropshire Central zone and scores 9.2 out of 10, against an England and Wales average of 9.0. 1 of 20 tested substances was close to or over a limit. The latest sample is from 20 December 2025.

  • Nitrate is within its legal limit but flagged, at 83% of the 50 mg/L maximumAnything over three quarters of a limit is flagged here as worth watching. It has not gone over. See every reading
  • Soft water at 16 mg/LLimescale is not a problem across the SY postcode area, so skip softeners and scale filters entirely. How hardness is measured
  • 11th cleanest of 21 areas tested in ShropshireSquarely mid-table for Shropshire, between SY12 on 9.7 and WV15 on 8.6.

Next door

WV78.7 out of 10SY59.5 out of 10 · 16 mg/LSY29.5 out of 10 · 16 mg/LSY69.5 out of 10 · 16 mg/LSY89.4 out of 10 · 16 mg/LSY49.2 out of 10 · 16 mg/LSY39.5 out of 10 · 16 mg/LSY99.3 out of 10 · 16 mg/LSY119.3 out of 10 · 16 mg/LSY19.1 out of 10 · 16 mg/L

Questions about SY10 water

Is SY10 tap water safe to drink?

Based on the latest tests, SY10 (Shropshire) water scores 9.2/10, which is safe. 1 of 20 tested contaminants exceeded recommended levels. Water is supplied by Severn Trent.

What contaminants are in SY10 water?

We tested 20 contaminants in SY10 water. 1 were flagged, including Nitrate.

Who supplies water in SY10?

SY10 (Shropshire) is supplied by Severn Trent. You can view their full profile and compliance data on our supplier page.

Is SY10 water hard or soft?

No hardness reading has been published for SY10 itself. Across the SY postcode area the typical value is 16 mg/L CaCO3, which is classified as soft. Soft water is gentle on appliances and skin.

Should I use a water filter in SY10?

With 1 contaminant above recommended levels in SY10, a water filter could help. A filter jug or under-sink filter can reduce most common contaminants. See our filter recommendations for your area.

Are there PFAS forever chemicals in SY10 water?

No PFAS (forever chemicals) result is attached to the tap-water tests for SY10, 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 SY10?

The Environment Agency rated the Morda - source to conf unnamed trib as poor for ecological health in its 2025 assessment, meaning the river is badly affected, with much of the expected wildlife missing. It is held back by fish and phosphate. 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. Its ecological rating has dropped since the previous assessment. This is a rating of the river, not of tap water in SY10, which is treated before it reaches homes.

Keep reading

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River and groundwater readings near SY10

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
pH8.2 pHNone
Temperature17.2 °CNone
Conductivity175 µS/cmNone
Nitrate1.4 mg/L50 mg/L
Turbidity1.5 NTU4 NTU
Dissolved Oxygen10.4 mg/LNone
Phosphate0.026 mg/LNone
Nitrite0.007 mg/L0.5 mg/L
Ammonia0.035 mg/L0.5 mg/L

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Source: Severn Trent 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