Tap water hardness in New Forest
We have published hardness data for 5 cities in New Forest. The median is 282 mg/L; the hardest water is in Brockenhurst (287 mg/L), the softest in Marchwood (275 mg/L).
100 % of these cities have hard or very hard water (over 120 mg/L).
UK suppliers report mg/L CaCO₃ and often Clark degrees (1 °Clark = 14.25 mg/L).
Cities in New Forest, hardest first
| mg/L | mg/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockenhurst | 287 | 287 | very hard |
| Totton | 287 | 287 | very hard |
| Ashurst | 282 | 282 | very hard |
| Lyndhurst | 282 | 282 | very hard |
| Marchwood | 275 | 275 | very hard |