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B66 tap water: what's in it?

South Staffs Water: at least 7 tests failed UK drinking-water standards in 2025 (DWI, company-wide).

Some published DWI figures don't reconcile or identify a company, so we've left them out; the true number may be higher. England overall: 99.97% of tests met standards.

B66 tap water quality report · 2026

  • Hardness

    Slightly hard

    Details

    West Bromwich South (supply zone) · 2025

  • Hosepipe ban

    No hosepipe ban

    Details

    Checked 11 October 2026 at 02:34

  • Storm overflows

    251 overflows within 10 km of B66 centre

    Details

    1,890 spills in 2025

  • Lead pipes

    56% built before 1973

    Details

    Estimate, not a test. Homes in the parts of B66 we can match to council-tax records (100% of its postcodes) whose build period is known; the share with no recorded build period isn't published for these areas. Allowing for suppressed counts: 55–56%. England and Wales: 61% (2026).

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Who supplies water in B66

Also supplied here: Severn Trent Water (20 of 568 postcodes (4%))

Boundary or unplaced: 31 postcodes

Drinking-water test record

South Staffs Water: 517 of 568 postcodes

South Staffs Water

South Staffs Water, company-wide

Regulator
DWI
Report year
2025
Failed tests
Not shown
Tests
65,892

The regulator's published total and its company rows disagree, so we don't show a count.

Failed tests by parameter
IronFailed tests: 1
LeadFailed tests: 3
NickelFailed tests: 1
Total coliforms (confirmed)Failed tests: 2

Source: DWI england 2025, Annex B — dated 6 July 2026, read 13 October 2026

Source: DWI england 2025, Annex A — dated 6 July 2026, read 13 October 2026

England: 99.97% of tests met standards in 2025 (DWI).

Source: DWI england 2025, national compliance — dated 6 July 2026, read 13 October 2026

Severn Trent Water: 20 of 568 postcodes

Severn Trent Water

Severn Trent Water, company-wide

Regulator
DWI
Report year
2025
Failed tests
Not shown
Tests
452,303

The regulator's published total and its company rows disagree, so we don't show a count.

Failed tests by parameter
Benzo[a]Pyrene (total)Failed tests: 1
E. coli (confirmed)Failed tests: 3
IronFailed tests: 15
LeadFailed tests: 4
ManganeseFailed tests: 2
NickelFailed tests: 6
Total coliforms (confirmed)Failed tests: 8
Turbidity – indicatorFailed tests: 1

Source: DWI england 2025, Annex B — dated 6 July 2026, read 13 October 2026

Source: DWI england 2025, Annex A — dated 6 July 2026, read 13 October 2026

England: 99.97% of tests met standards in 2025 (DWI).

Source: DWI england 2025, national compliance — dated 6 July 2026, read 13 October 2026

How hard is the water in B66?

73% of B66's postcodes are in the West Bromwich South supply zone (South Staffs Water): 146 mg/l, slightly hard.

West Bromwich South · South Staffs Water (414 of 568 postcodes)

146 mg/l · 10.2 °Clark · 8.2 °dH · 14.6 °fH

Slightly hard

Zone average.

West Bromwich South (supply zone) · 2025

Source: South Staffs Water — dated 2025, read 20 September 2026

5 identified supply zones in B66

West Bromwich South · South Staffs Water (414 of 568 postcodes)

146 mg/l · 10.2 °Clark · 8.2 °dH · 14.6 °fH

Slightly hard

Zone average.

West Bromwich South (supply zone) · 2025

Source: South Staffs Water — dated 2025, read 20 September 2026

West Bromwich North · South Staffs Water (31 of 568 postcodes)

144 mg/l · 10.1 °Clark · 8.1 °dH · 14.4 °fH

Slightly hard

Zone average.

West Bromwich North (supply zone) · 2025

Source: South Staffs Water — dated 2025, read 20 September 2026

Hagley North · Severn Trent Water (10 of 568 postcodes)

85 mg/l · 5.9 °Clark · 4.7 °dH · 8.5 °fH

Soft

Typical value.

Hagley North (supply zone) · 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026

Source: Severn Trent Water — dated 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026, read 29 September 2026

Warley · Severn Trent Water (4 of 568 postcodes)

56 mg/l · 3.9 °Clark · 3.1 °dH · 5.6 °fH

Soft

Typical value.

Warley (supply zone) · 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026

Source: Severn Trent Water — dated 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026, read 29 September 2026

Willenhall · Severn Trent Water (2 of 568 postcodes)

151 mg/l · 10.6 °Clark · 8.5 °dH · 15.1 °fH

Moderately hard

Typical value.

Willenhall (supply zone) · 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026

Source: Severn Trent Water — dated 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026, read 1 October 2026

76 postcodes without an identified supply zone

South Staffs Water (72 of 568 postcodes)

We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report.

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Severn Trent Water (4 of 568 postcodes)

We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report.

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Storm overflows nearby

251 overflows within 10 km of B66 centre · 1,890 spills in 2025

B66 (district) · 2025

Source: Environment Agency EDM annual return 2025 — dated 20 August 2026, read 13 October 2026

Overflows here are run by Severn Trent Water.

243 of these were monitored for only part of 2025.

Nearest 5 shown

  1. SMETHICK - HIGH ST./WATER LN. CSO

    Into THIMBLEMILL BROOK (CULVERT) · 0.3 km from the centre of B66

    5 spills · 15.1 hours · Monitored 100% of 2025

  2. BALDWIN STREET CSO

    Into HOCKLEY BROOK · 0.4 km from the centre of B66

    11 spills · 19.3 hours · Monitored 92.8% of 2025

  3. RABONE LANE (NO.1) CSO

    Into HOCKLEY BROOK · 0.5 km from the centre of B66

    17 spills · 23.7 hours · Monitored 100% of 2025

  4. STONY LANE CSO

    Into STONY LANE BROOK · 0.7 km from the centre of B66

    1 spill · 0.1 hours · Monitored 100% of 2025

  5. DOWNING STREET CSO

    Into HOCKLEY BROOK · 1 km from the centre of B66

    1 spill · 1.1 hours · Monitored 100% of 2025

Annual 2025 figures from monitored overflows. Not live, and not a bathing-water or tap-water verdict.

  • 57 England outfalls in the 2025 return had no usable location and aren't counted.
  • Northern Ireland isn't covered: No licensed annual per-outfall source in the approved source list; BT postcode coordinates require an LPS licence.

Older homes and lead pipes

56% built before 1973

56% of homes here were built before 1973 — estimate, not a test.

Homes in the parts of B66 we can match to council-tax records (100% of its postcodes) whose build period is known; the share with no recorded build period isn't published for these areas. Allowing for suppressed counts: 55–56%. England and Wales: 61% (2026).

Older homes are more likely to have lead pipes. Only a test tells you whether yours does.

B66 (district) · 2026

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties — dated 31 March 2026, read 24 September 2026

Fluoride

We cannot confirm whether this area is part of a water fluoridation scheme. Ask your water supplier using your postcode.

About fluoride in UK water

Around one in ten people in England receive drinking water supplied by a fluoridation scheme.

England · 2026 health monitoring report

Source: UKHSA and DHSC — dated 30 March 2026, read 13 October 2026

Fluoride in UK tap water

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Questions about tap water in B66

Is the water in B66 hard or soft?
South Staffs Water: slightly hard, 146 mg/l, 10.2 °Clark, 8.2 °dH, 14.6 °fH (West Bromwich South (supply zone), 2025). Zone average. South Staffs Water: We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report. South Staffs Water: slightly hard, 144 mg/l, 10.1 °Clark, 8.1 °dH, 14.4 °fH (West Bromwich North (supply zone), 2025). Zone average. Severn Trent Water: soft, 85 mg/l, 5.9 °Clark, 4.7 °dH, 8.5 °fH (Hagley North (supply zone), 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026). Typical value. Severn Trent Water: soft, 56 mg/l, 3.9 °Clark, 3.1 °dH, 5.6 °fH (Warley (supply zone), 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026). Typical value. Severn Trent Water: We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report. Severn Trent Water: moderately hard, 151 mg/l, 10.6 °Clark, 8.5 °dH, 15.1 °fH (Willenhall (supply zone), 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026). Typical value.
What does the drinking water regulator's record show for B66?
South Staffs Water: at least 7 tests failed UK drinking-water standards in 2025 (DWI, company-wide). Some published DWI figures don't reconcile or identify a company, so we've left them out; the true number may be higher. England overall: 99.97% of tests met standards.
Could homes in B66 have lead pipes?
56% of homes here were built before 1973 — estimate, not a test. Homes in the parts of B66 we can match to council-tax records (100% of its postcodes) whose build period is known; the share with no recorded build period isn't published for these areas. Allowing for suppressed counts: 55–56%. England and Wales: 61% (2026). Older homes are more likely to have lead pipes. Only a test tells you whether yours does.
Is the water in B66 fluoridated?
We cannot confirm whether this area is part of a water fluoridation scheme. Ask your water supplier using your postcode. Around one in ten people in England receive drinking water supplied by a fluoridation scheme.
Sources and method

South Staffs Water contact page, South Staffs Water, South Staffs Water, Severn Trent Water, Severn Trent Water, Severn Trent Water: Database right, used under the publisher's terms.

Water company boundaries © Water UK, licensed under CC BY 4.0Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated © Crown copyright

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