Hard water solutions in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire has very hard water. Here is what that does to your home, what genuinely fixes it, what only appears to, and who can fit it locally.
Very hard
Affinity Water, Thames Water, Anglian Water
Water in Buckinghamshire
- Buckinghamshire sits on Chiltern chalk and has very hard water, generally above 280 mg/l CaCO₃.
- Supply is split between Affinity Water, Thames Water and Anglian Water depending on where in the county you are, though all are hard.
- The county's substantial stock of large detached and period properties makes it a strong softener market with the space to install properly.
- Rural Buckinghamshire includes properties on private supplies where the relevant products are UV and sediment treatment.
- Chiltern chalk streams face the same abstraction pressures as those in neighbouring Hertfordshire.
You have very hard water — among the hardest in the UK.
Limescale will be a constant in your home and a real cost in appliance life. A water softener is genuinely worth the investment here and most households who fit one notice the difference within days. At the very least, protect the boiler.
Who supplies Buckinghamshire
Water company boundaries do not follow council boundaries. Check your postcode for the supplier at your address.