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What's actually in your tap water?

Latest available lab data for every UK postcode

Tap water quality by town

DWI lab results for nitrates, lead, chlorine and fluoride — browse all towns.

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Sewage spills by town

Environment Agency storm overflow counts and durations by town.

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16

water companies covered

100,000+

zones mapped

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real lab data

Data sourced from the Drinking Water Inspectorate via the Stream open data initiative

New baby at home?

Nitrates, lead and formula — what parents need to know

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Dry skin or eczema?

Hard water and skin — the evidence

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Just bought a house?

What to check before you exchange

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Tap water quality by town

  • Bath
  • Bournemouth
  • Brighton
  • Bristol
  • Cambridge
  • Canterbury
  • Chelmsford
  • Colchester
  • Eastbourne
  • Hastings
  • Ipswich
  • Leeds
  • Luton
  • Maidstone
  • Manchester
  • Medway
  • Milton Keynes
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Norwich
  • Nottingham
  • Oxford
  • Plymouth
  • Reading
  • Sheffield
  • Southampton
  • Worthing
  • York

Sewage spills by town

  • Bath
  • Bournemouth
  • Brighton
  • Bristol
  • Cambridge
  • Canterbury
  • Chelmsford
  • Colchester
  • Eastbourne
  • Hastings
  • Ipswich
  • Leeds
  • Luton
  • Maidstone
  • Manchester
  • Medway
  • Milton Keynes
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Norwich
  • Nottingham
  • Oxford
  • Plymouth
  • Reading
  • Sheffield
  • Southampton
  • Worthing
  • York

Water testing by area

  • Milton Keynes
  • Fenny Stratford
  • Bletchley
  • Wolverton
  • Olney
  • Newport Pagnell
  • Stony Stratford
  • Buckingham
  • Woburn Sands
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Ryton
  • Gateshead
  • Sunderland

Guides

  • Hard water and eczema
  • Nitrates and infant formula
  • Water quality when buying a home
  • Sewage spills near me
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Water quality data from the Drinking Water Inspectorate via licensed water company laboratory testing, and live storm overflow data from the Environment Agency. Readings vary by supply zone — always check your own postcode, and refer to your supplier for formal water quality reports.

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