Potton has been a proper market town since its charter in 1220, and the buildings around Market Square reflect eight hundred years of changing construction. That means eight hundred years of different plumbing approaches, too. The Anglian Water supply here is hard — limescale shortens tap lifespans, clogs up valves, and gradually narrows older copper pipes from the inside. Its effects show daily across the SG19 postcode. For dealing with hard water at source — softeners, filters, and reverse osmosis — see the water treatment page.
Whether you're in one of the period properties overlooking The Brook with original lead or iron pipework, or a newer home on the edge of town with modern plastic plumbing, your plumber will diagnose the actual problem and fix it properly. No unnecessary upselling — if a new washer sorts it, that's what we'll do.
The Victorian and Georgian homes around Market Square sometimes still have copper or even iron supply pipes hidden behind the plaster. The 1960s and 70s estates further out have copper that's reaching the end of its design life, failing at solder joints when the temperature drops. And the newer infill developments toward Everton and Wrestlingworth use modern push-fit plastic that occasionally works loose under pressure spikes. Whatever's gone wrong, your plumber will diagnose and fix it — not just paper over it.
