NR35 tap water: what's in it?
Anglian Water group (figures include Anglian Water): at least 25 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.
NR35 tap water quality report · 2026
Hardness
Not covered
We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report.
Details
We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report.
Hosepipe ban
Hosepipe ban in force
Anglian Water (Environment Agency, 11 October 2026). Checked 11 October 2026 at 02:34
Details
Anglian Water (Environment Agency, 11 October 2026). Checked 11 October 2026 at 02:34
Storm overflows
12 overflows within 10 km of NR35 centre
122 spills in 2025
Details
122 spills in 2025
Lead pipes
60% built before 1973
Estimate, not a test. Homes in the parts of NR35 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: 58–60%. England and Wales: 61% (2026).
Details
Estimate, not a test. Homes in the parts of NR35 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: 58–60%. England and Wales: 61% (2026).
Who supplies water in NR35
Part of Anglian Water
Supplies 238 of 454 postcodes (52%)
We can't confirm your sewerage company from official data for this area.
Part of Northumbrian, Essex and Suffolk Water
Supplies 214 of 454 postcodes (47%)
We can't confirm your sewerage company from official data for this area.
Boundary or unplaced: 2 postcodes
Drinking-water test record
Anglian Water: 238 of 454 postcodes
Anglian Water
Anglian Water group, includes Anglian Water
- Regulator
- DWI
- Report year
- 2025
- Failed tests
- Not shown
- Tests
- 384,536
The regulator's published total and its company rows disagree, so we don't show a count.
| Parameter | Failed tests |
|---|---|
| Copper | Failed tests: 1 |
| E. coli (confirmed) | Failed tests: 1 |
| Iron | Failed tests: 6 |
| Lead | Failed tests: 2 |
| Nickel | Failed tests: 3 |
| Total coliforms (confirmed) | Failed tests: 10 |
| Turbidity – indicator | 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
Essex & Suffolk Water: 214 of 454 postcodes
Essex & Suffolk Water
Northumbrian, Essex and Suffolk Water group, includes Essex & Suffolk Water
- Regulator
- DWI
- Report year
- 2025
- Failed tests
- Not shown
- Tests
- 266,202
The regulator's published total and its company rows disagree, so we don't show a count.
| Parameter | Failed tests |
|---|---|
| Aluminium | Failed tests: 4 |
| E. coli (confirmed) | Failed tests: 3 |
| Enterococci (confirmed) | Failed tests: 1 |
| Iron | Failed tests: 9 |
| Lead | Failed tests: 5 |
| Manganese | Failed tests: 3 |
| Nickel | Failed tests: 2 |
| Nitrite – consumers taps | Failed tests: 1 |
| Sodium | Failed tests: 1 |
| Total coliforms (confirmed) | Failed tests: 7 |
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 NR35?
Across NR35's supply zones, hardness ranges from 430 mg/l (very hard) to 430 mg/l (very hard). Those 1 zones cover 3% of its postcodes.
4 identified supply zones in NR35
Poringland PWSZ · Anglian Water (183 of 454 postcodes)
at least 410 mg/l · at least 28.8 °Clark · at least 23.0 °dH · at least 41.0 °fH
Zone average. At least 410 mg/l (very hard or harder); total hardness is higher.
Poringland PWSZ (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Anglian Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
Long Stratton PWSZ · Anglian Water (44 of 454 postcodes)
at least 461 mg/l · at least 32.3 °Clark · at least 25.8 °dH · at least 46.1 °fH
Zone average. At least 461 mg/l (very hard or harder); total hardness is higher.
Long Stratton PWSZ (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Anglian Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
BARSHAM · Essex & Suffolk Water (14 of 454 postcodes)
430 mg/l · 30.2 °Clark · 24.1 °dH · 43.0 °fH
Zone average.
BARSHAM (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Essex & Suffolk Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
Kirby Cane PWSZ · Anglian Water (5 of 454 postcodes)
at least 449 mg/l · at least 31.5 °Clark · at least 25.1 °dH · at least 44.9 °fH
Zone average. At least 449 mg/l (very hard or harder); total hardness is higher.
Kirby Cane PWSZ (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Anglian Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
206 postcodes without an identified supply zone
Essex & Suffolk Water (200 of 454 postcodes)
We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report.
Anglian Water (6 of 454 postcodes)
We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report.
Storm overflows nearby
12 overflows within 10 km of NR35 centre · 122 spills in 2025
NR35 (district) · 2025
Source: Environment Agency EDM annual return 2025 — dated 20 August 2026, read 13 October 2026
Overflows here are run by Anglian Water.
7 of these were monitored for only part of 2025.
Nearest 5 shown
NETHERGATE STREET CSO
Into River Waveney · 0.5 km from the centre of NR35
12 spills · 5.3 hours · Monitored 95.3% of 2025
EARSHAM STREET CSO
Into River Waveney · 0.7 km from the centre of NR35
4 spills · 1 hours · Monitored 97.7% of 2025
DITCHINGHAM DAM (BUNGAY) SPS
Into River Waveney · 0.7 km from the centre of NR35
18 spills · 46.3 hours · Monitored 100% of 2025
BUNGAY - BOYSCOTT LANE PS
Into WOLDS DYKE, R WAVENEY · 1.4 km from the centre of NR35
0 spills · 0 hours · Monitored 100% of 2025
BUNGAY ST JOHNS ROAD SSO
Into tributary River Waveney · 1.5 km from the centre of NR35
8 spills · 3 hours · Monitored 98.1% 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
60% built before 1973
60% of homes here were built before 1973 — estimate, not a test.
Homes in the parts of NR35 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: 58–60%. England and Wales: 61% (2026).
Older homes are more likely to have lead pipes. Only a test tells you whether yours does.
NR35 (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.
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
Hosepipe bans
What you can do
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Shower filters
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Performance certification:
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Questions about tap water in NR35
- Is the water in NR35 hard or soft?
- Essex & Suffolk Water: We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report. Anglian Water: at least very hard, at least 410 mg/l, at least 28.8 °Clark, at least 23.0 °dH, at least 41.0 °fH (Poringland PWSZ (supply zone), January 2025 to December 2025). Zone average. At least 410 mg/l (very hard or harder); total hardness is higher. Anglian Water: at least very hard, at least 461 mg/l, at least 32.3 °Clark, at least 25.8 °dH, at least 46.1 °fH (Long Stratton PWSZ (supply zone), January 2025 to December 2025). Zone average. At least 461 mg/l (very hard or harder); total hardness is higher. Essex & Suffolk Water: very hard, 430 mg/l, 30.2 °Clark, 24.1 °dH, 43.0 °fH (BARSHAM (supply zone), January 2025 to December 2025). Zone average. Anglian Water: We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report. Anglian Water: at least very hard, at least 449 mg/l, at least 31.5 °Clark, at least 25.1 °dH, at least 44.9 °fH (Kirby Cane PWSZ (supply zone), January 2025 to December 2025). Zone average. At least 449 mg/l (very hard or harder); total hardness is higher.
- What does the drinking water regulator's record show for NR35?
- Anglian Water group (figures include Anglian Water): at least 25 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 NR35 have lead pipes?
- 60% of homes here were built before 1973 — estimate, not a test. Homes in the parts of NR35 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: 58–60%. 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 NR35 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
- Water Company Boundaries (UC2) ↗ · 19 September 2026 · read 20 September 2026
- Anglian Water contact page ↗ · 13 October 2026 · read 13 October 2026
- Essex & Suffolk Water contact page ↗ · 13 October 2026 · read 13 October 2026
- DWI england 2025, Annex B ↗ · 2025 · read 13 October 2026
- DWI england 2025, national compliance ↗ · 2025 · read 13 October 2026
- Anglian Water ↗ · January 2025 to December 2025 · read 28 September 2026
- Essex & Suffolk Water ↗ · January 2025 to December 2025 · read 28 September 2026
- Environment Agency EDM annual return 2025 ↗ · 2025 · read 13 October 2026
- Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties ↗ · 2026 · read 24 September 2026
- UKHSA and DHSC ↗ · 2026 health monitoring report · read 13 October 2026
- Environment Agency ↗ · 11 October 2026 · read 11 October 2026
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