TS5 tap water: what's in it?
Northumbrian, Essex and Suffolk Water group (figures include Northumbrian Water): at least 36 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.
TS5 tap water quality report · 2026
Hardness
Slightly hard
Tees Ind Est to Redcar Zone (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Details
Tees Ind Est to Redcar Zone (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Hosepipe ban
No hosepipe ban
Checked 11 October 2026 at 02:34
Details
Checked 11 October 2026 at 02:34
Storm overflows
125 overflows within 10 km of TS5 centre
2,268 spills in 2025
Details
2,268 spills in 2025
Lead pipes
76% built before 1973
Estimate, not a test. Homes in the parts of TS5 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: 75–76%. England and Wales: 61% (2026).
Details
Estimate, not a test. Homes in the parts of TS5 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: 75–76%. England and Wales: 61% (2026).
Who supplies water in TS5
Part of Northumbrian, Essex and Suffolk Water
Supplies 1,024 of 1,024 postcodes (100%)
Sewerage: Usually Northumbrian Water — they provide water and sewerage across most of their area. Your water bill confirms yours.
Drinking-water test record
Northumbrian Water: 1,024 of 1,024 postcodes
Northumbrian Water
Northumbrian, Essex and Suffolk Water group, includes Northumbrian 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 TS5?
61% of TS5's postcodes are in the Tees Ind Est to Redcar Zone supply zone (Northumbrian Water): 119 mg/l, slightly hard.
Tees Ind Est to Redcar Zone · Northumbrian Water (625 of 1,024 postcodes)
119 mg/l · 8.3 °Clark · 6.7 °dH · 11.9 °fH
Zone average.
Tees Ind Est to Redcar Zone (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Northumbrian Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
4 identified supply zones in TS5
Tees Ind Est to Redcar Zone · Northumbrian Water (625 of 1,024 postcodes)
119 mg/l · 8.3 °Clark · 6.7 °dH · 11.9 °fH
Zone average.
Tees Ind Est to Redcar Zone (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Northumbrian Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
Longnewton to Tees Ind Est Zone · Northumbrian Water (270 of 1,024 postcodes)
125 mg/l · 8.8 °Clark · 7.0 °dH · 12.5 °fH
Zone average.
Longnewton to Tees Ind Est Zone (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Northumbrian Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
Longnewton Gravity Zone · Northumbrian Water (123 of 1,024 postcodes)
116 mg/l · 8.2 °Clark · 6.5 °dH · 11.6 °fH
Zone average.
Longnewton Gravity Zone (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Northumbrian Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
Ormesby & Longbank Zone · Northumbrian Water (5 of 1,024 postcodes)
130 mg/l · 9.1 °Clark · 7.3 °dH · 13.0 °fH
Zone average.
Ormesby & Longbank Zone (supply zone) · January 2025 to December 2025
Source: Northumbrian Water — dated January 2025 to December 2025, read 28 September 2026
1 postcodes without an identified supply zone
Northumbrian Water (1 of 1,024 postcodes)
We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report.
Storm overflows nearby
125 overflows within 10 km of TS5 centre · 2,268 spills in 2025
TS5 (district) · 2025
Source: Environment Agency EDM annual return 2025 — dated 20 August 2026, read 13 October 2026
Overflows here are run by Northumbrian Water.
116 of these were monitored for only part of 2025.
Nearest 5 shown
RAVENSCROFT AVE CSO
Into MARTON WEST BECK · 1.1 km from the centre of TS5
2 spills · 1.7 hours · Monitored 99.3% of 2025
STAINSBY ROAD CSO
Into OLD RIVER TEES · 1.3 km from the centre of TS5
7 spills · 26.1 hours · Monitored 74.3% of 2025
PRIORY ROAD CSO
Into OLD RIVER TEES · 1.4 km from the centre of TS5
29 spills · 79.2 hours · Monitored 98.9% of 2025
DEEPDALE AVENUE CSO
Into MARTON WEST BECK · 1.6 km from the centre of TS5
4 spills · 2.3 hours · Monitored 98.9% of 2025
OLD RIVER TEES PUMPING STATION
Into OLD RIVER TEES · 1.9 km from the centre of TS5
25 spills · 58.9 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
76% built before 1973
76% of homes here were built before 1973 — estimate, not a test.
Homes in the parts of TS5 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: 75–76%. England and Wales: 61% (2026).
Older homes are more likely to have lead pipes. Only a test tells you whether yours does.
TS5 (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 TS5
- Is the water in TS5 hard or soft?
- Northumbrian Water: slightly hard, 119 mg/l, 8.3 °Clark, 6.7 °dH, 11.9 °fH (Tees Ind Est to Redcar Zone (supply zone), January 2025 to December 2025). Zone average. Northumbrian Water: slightly hard, 125 mg/l, 8.8 °Clark, 7.0 °dH, 12.5 °fH (Longnewton to Tees Ind Est Zone (supply zone), January 2025 to December 2025). Zone average. Northumbrian Water: slightly hard, 116 mg/l, 8.2 °Clark, 6.5 °dH, 11.6 °fH (Longnewton Gravity Zone (supply zone), January 2025 to December 2025). Zone average. Northumbrian Water: slightly hard, 130 mg/l, 9.1 °Clark, 7.3 °dH, 13.0 °fH (Ormesby & Longbank Zone (supply zone), January 2025 to December 2025). Zone average. Northumbrian Water: We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report.
- What does the drinking water regulator's record show for TS5?
- Northumbrian, Essex and Suffolk Water group (figures include Northumbrian Water): at least 36 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 TS5 have lead pipes?
- 76% of homes here were built before 1973 — estimate, not a test. Homes in the parts of TS5 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: 75–76%. 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 TS5 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
- Northumbrian 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
- Northumbrian Water ↗ · January 2025 to December 2025 · read 28 September 2026
- Northumbrian Water ↗ · January 2025 to December 2025 · read 28 September 2026
- Northumbrian Water ↗ · January 2025 to December 2025 · read 28 September 2026
- Northumbrian 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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