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UK Water Company Leakage Rankings

Which water company leaks the least? Real Ofwat APR 2024-25 data — litres per property per day for all 19 UK water companies. Lowest: Essex and Suffolk Water (64 l/p/d). E&W average: 109 l/p/d.

As of Ofwat APR 2024-25 / DWI 2024: Essex and Suffolk Water leaks the least water in England and Wales at 64 l/p/d, well below the national average of 109 l/p/d. Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has the highest leakage at 169 l/p/d. Source: Ofwat Annual Performance Report 2024-25 via DiscoverWater.co.uk (OGL v3.0).
Rank (lowest leakage first)CompanyLeakage (l/p/d)vs avg (109)GWSS
#1Essex and Suffolk Water64 l/p/d-45 ▼69.4/100
#2SES Water68 l/p/d-41 ▼93.2/100
#3Bristol Water68 l/p/d-41 ▼89.7/100
#4Anglian Water80 l/p/d-29 ▼87.1/100
#5Cambridge Water80 l/p/d-29 ▼73.1/100
#6Southern Water89 l/p/d-20 ▼50/100
#7Portsmouth Water90 l/p/d-19 ▼88.9/100
#8Northumbrian Water94 l/p/d-15 ▼58/100
#9Affinity Water95 l/p/d-14 ▼84/100
#10South East Water96 l/p/d-13 ▼75.8/100
#11Severn Trent Water98 l/p/d-11 ▼58.2/100
#12South West Water102 l/p/d-7 ▼79.5/100
#13South Staffs Water103 l/p/d-6 ▼64.3/100
#14Wessex Water108 l/p/d-1 ▼77.9/100
#15Yorkshire Water111 l/p/d+2 ▲70.8/100
#16United Utilities119 l/p/d+10 ▲48.2/100
#17Thames Water143 l/p/d+34 ▲62.7/100
#18Hafren Dyfrdwy145 l/p/d+36 ▲64.2/100
#19Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water169 l/p/d+60 ▲19.4/100

Source: Ofwat Annual Performance Report 2024-25, accessed via DiscoverWater.co.uk (CSV: 2025-leakage-per-property-per-day-UK-Current.csv). Open Government Licence v3.0. GWSS methodology.