WF4 tap water: what's in it?

Who supplies water in WF4

Drinking-water test record

How hard is the water in WF4?

Storm overflows nearby

Older homes and lead pipes

Fluoride

Hosepipe bans

What you can do

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Questions about tap water in WF4

Is the water in WF4 hard or soft?

Yorkshire Water: soft, 97 mg/l, 6.8 °Clark, 5.5 °dH, 9.7 °fH (Wakefield City SAM 2024 (supply zone), 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024). Zone average. Yorkshire Water: slightly hard, 119 mg/l, 8.4 °Clark, 6.7 °dH, 11.9 °fH (Wakefield City South 2024 (supply zone), 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024). Zone average. Yorkshire Water: hard, 266 mg/l, 18.7 °Clark, 14.9 °dH, 26.6 °fH (Hemsworth 2024 (supply zone), 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024). Zone average. Yorkshire Water: We do not have a verified hardness figure for this area. Ask your water company for its water quality report. Yorkshire Water: soft, 72 mg/l, 5.0 °Clark, 4.0 °dH, 7.2 °fH (Holmfirth and Emley 2019 (supply zone), 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024). Zone average. Yorkshire Water: hard, 216 mg/l, 15.2 °Clark, 12.1 °dH, 21.6 °fH (Barnsley Grid - Woolley 2019 (supply zone), 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024). Zone average. Yorkshire Water: hard, 287 mg/l, 20.1 °Clark, 16.1 °dH, 28.7 °fH (Knottingley and Ackworth 2024 (supply zone), 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024). Zone average. Yorkshire Water: slightly hard, 128 mg/l, 9.0 °Clark, 7.1 °dH, 12.8 °fH (Morley Ossett 2017 (supply zone), 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024). Zone average. Yorkshire Water: soft, 69 mg/l, 4.9 °Clark, 3.9 °dH, 6.9 °fH (Dewsbury 2017 (supply zone), 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024). Zone average. Yorkshire Water: slightly hard, 143 mg/l, 10.1 °Clark, 8.0 °dH, 14.3 °fH (Wakefield City North 2024 (supply zone), 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024). Zone average.

What does the drinking water regulator's record show for WF4?

Yorkshire Water: at least 69 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 WF4 have lead pipes?

60% of homes here were built before 1973 — estimate, not a test. Homes in the parts of WF4 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: 58–61%. 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 WF4 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.