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England and Wales average 9.0

Tap water in SY13, ShropshireSafe to drink.Soft.

Supplied by Severn Trent. 800 samples, 20 substances, latest on 15 December 2025. Everything is inside the legal limit. One result, nitrate, sits close to the line.

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8.6 / 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 SY13 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 79% of it. 15 of 17 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%Nitrite: 0.003 mg/L, <1% of the 0.5 mg/L limitNitrite<1%Copper: 0.0145 mg/L, <1% of the 2 mg/L limitCopper<1%Chromium: 0.00042 mg/L, <1% of the 0.05 mg/L limitChromium<1%Selenium: 0.00034 mg/L, <1% of the 0.04 mg/L limitSelenium<1%Antimony: 0.000059 mg/L, 1% of the 0.005 mg/L limitAntimony1%Manganese: 0.00073 mg/L, 1% of the 0.05 mg/L limitManganese1%Fluoride: 0.04 mg/L, 3% of the 1.5 mg/L limitFluoride3%Turbidity: 0.12 NTU, 3% of the 4 NTU limitTurbidity3%Trihalomethanes: 0.0032 mg/L, 3% of the 0.1 mg/L limitTrihalomethanes3%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%Nickel: 0.001 mg/L, 5% of the 0.02 mg/L limitNickel5%Lead: 0.00072 mg/L, 7% of the 0.01 mg/L limitLead7%Aluminium: 0.021 mg/L, 11% of the 0.2 mg/L limitAluminium11%Arsenic: 0.00676 mg/L, 68% of the 0.01 mg/L limitArsenic68%Nitrate: 39.4 mg/L, 79% of the 50 mg/L limitNitrate79%
  1. Nitrate79%
  2. Arsenic68%
  3. Aluminium11%
  4. Lead7%
  5. Nickel5%
  6. Colour4%
  7. Iron3%
  8. Trihalomethanes3%
  9. Turbidity3%
  10. Fluoride3%
  11. Manganese1%
  12. Antimony1%
  13. Selenium<1%
  14. Chromium<1%
  15. Copper<1%
  16. Nitrite<1%
  17. Cadmium<1%
  • pH 7.52 pH
  • Conductivity 481 µS/cm
  • Phosphate 0.57 mg/L
All 20 results as a table
SubstanceResultLegal limitShare of limit
Nitrate39.4 mg/L50 mg/L
79%
Colour0.8 mg/L Pt/Co20 mg/L Pt/Co
4%
Turbidity0.12 NTU4 NTU
3%
pH7.52 pHNo legal limit–
Nitrite0.003 mg/L0.5 mg/L
<1%
Aluminium0.021 mg/L0.2 mg/L
11%
Iron0.007 mg/L0.2 mg/L
3%
Conductivity481 µS/cmNo legal limit–
Manganese0.00073 mg/L0.05 mg/L
1%
Copper0.0145 mg/L2 mg/L
<1%
Fluoride0.04 mg/L1.5 mg/L
3%
Arsenic0.00676 mg/L0.01 mg/L
68%
Trihalomethanes0.0032 mg/L0.1 mg/L
3%
Cadmium0.00002 mg/L0.005 mg/L
<1%
Chromium0.00042 mg/L0.05 mg/L
<1%
Nickel0.001 mg/L0.02 mg/L
5%
Lead0.00072 mg/L0.01 mg/L
7%
Antimony0.000059 mg/L0.005 mg/L
1%
Selenium0.00034 mg/L0.04 mg/L
<1%
Phosphate0.57 mg/LNo legal limit–

16mg of limescale minerals in every litre, typical for the SY area. SY13 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 Soulton Bk - source to conf R Roden, rated moderate

The Environment Agency rated the Soulton Bk - source to conf R Roden as moderate for ecological health in its 2025 assessment, meaning the river is noticeably changed by pollution or engineering. It is held back by insects and other small river life, dissolved oxygen 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.

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

SY13 in short

Tap water in SY13 (Shropshire) is supplied by Severn Trent in the Shropshire Central zone and scores 8.6 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 15 December 2025.

  • Nitrate is within its legal limit but flagged, at 79% 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
  • 20th cleanest of 21 areas tested in Shropshire1 area in Shropshire scored lower. The best is SY12 on 9.7.
  • Every one of the 10 neighbouring districts scores higherSY5 next door scores 9.5, against 8.6 here. Supply zones, not distance, explain the gap. See SY5

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/LSY109.2 out of 10 · 16 mg/LSY19.1 out of 10 · 16 mg/LSY39.5 out of 10 · 16 mg/LSY49.2 out of 10 · 16 mg/LSY119.3 out of 10 · 16 mg/L

Questions about SY13 water

Is SY13 tap water safe to drink?

Based on the latest tests, SY13 (Shropshire) water scores 8.6/10, which is safe. 1 of 20 tested contaminants exceeded recommended levels. Water is supplied by Severn Trent.

What contaminants are in SY13 water?

We tested 20 contaminants in SY13 water. 1 were flagged, including Nitrate.

Who supplies water in SY13?

SY13 (Shropshire) is supplied by Severn Trent. You can view their full profile and compliance data on our supplier page.

Is SY13 water hard or soft?

No hardness reading has been published for SY13 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 SY13?

With 1 contaminant above recommended levels in SY13, 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 SY13 water?

No PFAS (forever chemicals) result is attached to the tap-water tests for SY13, 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 SY13?

The Environment Agency rated the Soulton Bk - source to conf R Roden as moderate for ecological health in its 2025 assessment, meaning the river is noticeably changed by pollution or engineering. It is held back by insects and other small river life, dissolved oxygen 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. This is a rating of the river, not of tap water in SY13, which is treated before it reaches homes.

Keep reading

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River and groundwater readings near SY13

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
Ammonia0.443 mg/L0.5 mg/L
pH4.54 pHNone
Nitrate0.323 mg/L50 mg/L
Hardness (as CaCO3)13.4 mg/LNone
Phosphate0.966 mg/LNone

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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