PE19 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.
PE19 tap water quality report · 2026
Hardness
At least very hard
Huntingdon South PWSZ (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Details
Huntingdon South PWSZ (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
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
19 overflows within 10 km of PE19 centre
286 spills in 2025
Details
286 spills in 2025
Lead pipes
38% built before 1973
Estimate, not a test. Homes in the parts of PE19 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: 37–38%. England and Wales: 61% (2026).
Details
Estimate, not a test. Homes in the parts of PE19 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: 37–38%. England and Wales: 61% (2026).
Who supplies water in PE19
Part of Anglian Water
Supplies 1,268 of 1,295 postcodes (98%)
We can't confirm your sewerage company from official data for this area.
Also supplied here: Cambridge Water (26 of 1,295 postcodes (2%))
Boundary or unplaced: 1 postcodes
Drinking-water test record
Anglian Water: 1,268 of 1,295 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
Cambridge Water: 26 of 1,295 postcodes
Cambridge Water
Cambridge Water, company-wide
- Regulator
- DWI
- Report year
- 2025
- Failed tests
- Not shown
- Tests
- 29,664
The regulator's published total and its company rows disagree, so we don't show a count.
| Parameter | Failed tests |
|---|---|
| Total coliforms (confirmed) | Failed 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 PE19?
Across PE19's supply zones, hardness ranges from 318 mg/l (very hard) to 318 mg/l (very hard). Those 1 zones cover 2% of its postcodes.
5 identified supply zones in PE19
Huntingdon South PWSZ · Anglian Water (861 of 1,295 postcodes)
at least 310 mg/l · at least 21.7 °Clark · at least 17.4 °dH · at least 31.0 °fH
Zone average. At least 310 mg/l (very hard or harder); total hardness is higher.
Huntingdon South PWSZ (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Anglian Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
Huntingdon North PWSZ · Anglian Water (372 of 1,295 postcodes)
at least 291 mg/l · at least 20.4 °Clark · at least 16.3 °dH · at least 29.1 °fH
Zone average. At least 291 mg/l (hard or harder); total hardness is higher.
Huntingdon North PWSZ (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Anglian Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
Coton · Cambridge Water (26 of 1,295 postcodes)
318 mg/l · 22.3 °Clark · 17.8 °dH · 31.8 °fH
Zone average.
Coton (supply zone) · 2025
Source: Cambridge Water — dated 2025, read 20 September 2026
Bedford Rural PWSZ · Anglian Water (3 of 1,295 postcodes)
at least 294 mg/l · at least 20.6 °Clark · at least 16.5 °dH · at least 29.4 °fH
Zone average. At least 294 mg/l (hard or harder); total hardness is higher.
Bedford Rural PWSZ (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Anglian Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
Sandy PWSZ · Anglian Water (2 of 1,295 postcodes)
at least 287 mg/l · at least 20.2 °Clark · at least 16.1 °dH · at least 28.7 °fH
Zone average. At least 287 mg/l (hard or harder); total hardness is higher.
Sandy PWSZ (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Anglian Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
30 postcodes without an identified supply zone
Anglian Water (30 of 1,295 postcodes)
We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report.
Storm overflows nearby
19 overflows within 10 km of PE19 centre · 286 spills in 2025
PE19 (district) · 2025
Source: Environment Agency EDM annual return 2025 — dated 20 August 2026, read 13 October 2026
Overflows here are run by Anglian Water.
10 of these were monitored for only part of 2025.
Nearest 5 shown
ST NEOTS STW
Into River Ouse · 1 km from the centre of PE19
6 spills · 1.6 hours · Monitored 100% of 2025
ST NEOTS - MARKET SQUARE CSO
Into River Great Ouse · 1.2 km from the centre of PE19
14 spills · 1.4 hours · Monitored 94.8% of 2025
BRAMPTON PS
Into Brampton Brook · 1.7 km from the centre of PE19
0 spills · 0 hours · Monitored 99.4% of 2025
PAXTON STW
Into Paxton Brook · 4 km from the centre of PE19
5 spills · 65.4 hours · Monitored 100% of 2025
BUCKDEN WATER RECYCLING CENTRE
Into TRIBUTARY OF DIDDINGTON BROOK · 6 km from the centre of PE19
66 spills · 730.7 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
38% built before 1973
38% of homes here were built before 1973 — estimate, not a test.
Homes in the parts of PE19 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: 37–38%. England and Wales: 61% (2026).
Older homes are more likely to have lead pipes. Only a test tells you whether yours does.
PE19 (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
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Questions about tap water in PE19
- Is the water in PE19 hard or soft?
- Anglian Water: at least very hard, at least 310 mg/l, at least 21.7 °Clark, at least 17.4 °dH, at least 31.0 °fH (Huntingdon South PWSZ (supply zone), January 2025 to December 2025). Zone average. At least 310 mg/l (very hard or harder); total hardness is higher. Anglian Water: at least hard, at least 291 mg/l, at least 20.4 °Clark, at least 16.3 °dH, at least 29.1 °fH (Huntingdon North PWSZ (supply zone), January 2025 to December 2025). Zone average. At least 291 mg/l (hard or harder); total hardness is higher. Anglian Water: We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report. Cambridge Water: very hard, 318 mg/l, 22.3 °Clark, 17.8 °dH, 31.8 °fH (Coton (supply zone), 2025). Zone average. Anglian Water: at least hard, at least 294 mg/l, at least 20.6 °Clark, at least 16.5 °dH, at least 29.4 °fH (Bedford Rural PWSZ (supply zone), January 2025 to December 2025). Zone average. At least 294 mg/l (hard or harder); total hardness is higher. Anglian Water: at least hard, at least 287 mg/l, at least 20.2 °Clark, at least 16.1 °dH, at least 28.7 °fH (Sandy PWSZ (supply zone), January 2025 to December 2025). Zone average. At least 287 mg/l (hard or harder); total hardness is higher.
- What does the drinking water regulator's record show for PE19?
- 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 PE19 have lead pipes?
- 38% of homes here were built before 1973 — estimate, not a test. Homes in the parts of PE19 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: 37–38%. 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 PE19 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
- 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
- Cambridge Water ↗ · 2025 · read 20 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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