KAISER
Fish Fanatic
After trying to find out if I live in a soft water area or not, I thought I would post this guide in the hope it might help others 
Which areas of the UK have hard water?
Generally speaking, hard water is present in 60% of the country (especially in the eastern, central and southern areas of England) and to varying degrees in the rest of the UK. The water for some Northern cities is supplied from naturally soft water reservoirs in Wales and the Lake District. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, various levels of hardness occur.
* Scotland - Supplies range from soft to various levels of hardness in all areas except for the Strathclyde region and the area served by the Central Scotland Water Development Board, both of which are soft water areas.
* Northern Ireland - Northern division soft to moderately soft.
* Eastern Division - soft to slightly hard
* Southern division - soft to very hard
* Western division - soft to moderately hard
Guide to UK Water Hardness
Key
S - Soft
MS - Moderately Soft
SH - Slightly Hard
MH - Moderately Hard
H - Hard
VH - Very Hard
Argyll Scotland S
Asbourne Severn-Trent MS-H
Avon and Dorset Wessex H
Ayrshire Scotland S
Birmingham Severn-Trent S-VH
Bolton North West S
Bournemouth Wessex H
Bristol Wessex H-VH
Cambridge Anglia SH-H
Carlisle North West MS
Cheshire-Mid North West MS-H
Chester North West SH-H
Chiltern Thames VH
Clyde-Lower Scotland S
Colne Valley North West H-VH
Corby & District North West H
Cumbria S North West S - MH
Cumbria West North West S
Derbyshire North Severn-Trent S-H
Derbyshire South Severn-Trent MH
Derwent Valley Severn-Trent S
East Anglia Anglia H-VH
Eastbourne Southern SH-VH
Eden North West S-MH
Essex Anglia S-VH
Exeter South West S-H
Fife and Kinross Scotland S-VH
Folkestone and District Southern S-VH
Fylde North West S-SH
Gloucester Severn-Trent and Thames MH-VH
Guernsey SH
Hampshire Central Southern H
Hampshire North Southern H
Hampshire West Southern H
Hartlepool Northumbrian H-VH
Invernesshire Scotland S-MH
Ireland Eastern S-H
Ireland Northern MS
Ireland Southern S-VH
Ireland Western MS
Isle of White SH-H
Jersey MH
Kent Southern H
Kent East Southern H
Kent Mid Southern SH-VH
Kent West Southern MS-H
Lakes & Lune North West S
Lambourne Thames SH-VH
Lanarkshire North West S-VH
Lancashire North West S-VH
Lee Valley Thames VH
Leicester Severn-Trent MH-VH
Liverpool North West S-SH
Loch Lomond Scotland Scotland S
Loch Turret Scotland S
London-Metropolitan Thames MH-VH
Lune Valley North West S-SH
Macclesfield North West MS-H
Makerfield North West S-MH
Manchester North West S
Mersey Valley North West S-VH
Montgomery Severn-Trent S-MH
Newcastle and Gatehead Northumbrian MH
Nottingham Severn-Trent MS-MH
Northumberland and Tyne Northumbrian SH
Nuneaten Severn-Trent SH-VH
Pennine-West North West S-MS
Plymouth South West S-SH
Preston and District North West S
Rickmansworth & Uxbridge Valley Thames H-VH
Salop Severn-Trent H
Salop Severn Trent H
Scilly Isles MH
Scotland Mid Scotland S-MH
Scotland- North Scotland S-VH
Scotland North East Scotland S
Scotland South East Scotland S-H
Scotland South West Scotland S-MH
Sherwood Severn Trent MH-VH
Somerset Wessex S-VH
Stafford Severn Trent H-VH
Staffordshire South Severn Trent H-VH
St Helens North West SH
Stockport North West S
Sunderland
South Shields Northumbrian MS-VH
Surrey East Thames MS
Surrey North Thames H-VH
Sussex Southern H
Sussex East Southern MS
Sussex Mid Southern S-H
Sussex North West Southern MS-VH
Sutton District Thames SH
Tees Northumbrian S-MS
Tendring Hundred Anglia H
Truro South West S-SH
Vales Thames MS-VH
Warwickshire Severn Trent MH-VH
Wear Northumbrain S
Wiltshire Thames H
Wolverhampton Severn Trent SH-VH
Worcestshire-North Severn Trent S-VH
Worcestshire-South Severn Trent MS-H
Wrexham and East
Denbighshire Welsh SH
York Yorkshire H
Yorkshire North Yorkshire S-VH
Which areas of the UK have hard water?
Generally speaking, hard water is present in 60% of the country (especially in the eastern, central and southern areas of England) and to varying degrees in the rest of the UK. The water for some Northern cities is supplied from naturally soft water reservoirs in Wales and the Lake District. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, various levels of hardness occur.
* Scotland - Supplies range from soft to various levels of hardness in all areas except for the Strathclyde region and the area served by the Central Scotland Water Development Board, both of which are soft water areas.
* Northern Ireland - Northern division soft to moderately soft.
* Eastern Division - soft to slightly hard
* Southern division - soft to very hard
* Western division - soft to moderately hard
Guide to UK Water Hardness
Key
S - Soft
MS - Moderately Soft
SH - Slightly Hard
MH - Moderately Hard
H - Hard
VH - Very Hard
Argyll Scotland S
Asbourne Severn-Trent MS-H
Avon and Dorset Wessex H
Ayrshire Scotland S
Birmingham Severn-Trent S-VH
Bolton North West S
Bournemouth Wessex H
Bristol Wessex H-VH
Cambridge Anglia SH-H
Carlisle North West MS
Cheshire-Mid North West MS-H
Chester North West SH-H
Chiltern Thames VH
Clyde-Lower Scotland S
Colne Valley North West H-VH
Corby & District North West H
Cumbria S North West S - MH
Cumbria West North West S
Derbyshire North Severn-Trent S-H
Derbyshire South Severn-Trent MH
Derwent Valley Severn-Trent S
East Anglia Anglia H-VH
Eastbourne Southern SH-VH
Eden North West S-MH
Essex Anglia S-VH
Exeter South West S-H
Fife and Kinross Scotland S-VH
Folkestone and District Southern S-VH
Fylde North West S-SH
Gloucester Severn-Trent and Thames MH-VH
Guernsey SH
Hampshire Central Southern H
Hampshire North Southern H
Hampshire West Southern H
Hartlepool Northumbrian H-VH
Invernesshire Scotland S-MH
Ireland Eastern S-H
Ireland Northern MS
Ireland Southern S-VH
Ireland Western MS
Isle of White SH-H
Jersey MH
Kent Southern H
Kent East Southern H
Kent Mid Southern SH-VH
Kent West Southern MS-H
Lakes & Lune North West S
Lambourne Thames SH-VH
Lanarkshire North West S-VH
Lancashire North West S-VH
Lee Valley Thames VH
Leicester Severn-Trent MH-VH
Liverpool North West S-SH
Loch Lomond Scotland Scotland S
Loch Turret Scotland S
London-Metropolitan Thames MH-VH
Lune Valley North West S-SH
Macclesfield North West MS-H
Makerfield North West S-MH
Manchester North West S
Mersey Valley North West S-VH
Montgomery Severn-Trent S-MH
Newcastle and Gatehead Northumbrian MH
Nottingham Severn-Trent MS-MH
Northumberland and Tyne Northumbrian SH
Nuneaten Severn-Trent SH-VH
Pennine-West North West S-MS
Plymouth South West S-SH
Preston and District North West S
Rickmansworth & Uxbridge Valley Thames H-VH
Salop Severn-Trent H
Salop Severn Trent H
Scilly Isles MH
Scotland Mid Scotland S-MH
Scotland- North Scotland S-VH
Scotland North East Scotland S
Scotland South East Scotland S-H
Scotland South West Scotland S-MH
Sherwood Severn Trent MH-VH
Somerset Wessex S-VH
Stafford Severn Trent H-VH
Staffordshire South Severn Trent H-VH
St Helens North West SH
Stockport North West S
Sunderland
South Shields Northumbrian MS-VH
Surrey East Thames MS
Surrey North Thames H-VH
Sussex Southern H
Sussex East Southern MS
Sussex Mid Southern S-H
Sussex North West Southern MS-VH
Sutton District Thames SH
Tees Northumbrian S-MS
Tendring Hundred Anglia H
Truro South West S-SH
Vales Thames MS-VH
Warwickshire Severn Trent MH-VH
Wear Northumbrain S
Wiltshire Thames H
Wolverhampton Severn Trent SH-VH
Worcestshire-North Severn Trent S-VH
Worcestshire-South Severn Trent MS-H
Wrexham and East
Denbighshire Welsh SH
York Yorkshire H
Yorkshire North Yorkshire S-VH
