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Affinity Water hosepipe ban status

The current Temporary Use Ban position for Affinity Water (South East and eastern England), last checked against current official sources on 16 October 2026.

Current restriction status

ActiveAffinity Water has a verified active Temporary Use Ban in Otter's current official-source publication.

Announced
10 Jul 2026
Effective from
17 Jul 2026
Scope
Affinity Water Central and East regions
Scope type
grouped resource zones

View the official notice · Check an exact postcode for this area

Which zones are affected

Affinity Water covers 8 English water resource zones in Otter’s map. The full zone list below shows each zone’s current status; a zone not marked active may still fall inside a supplier-wide scope, so confirm with the official notice or the exact-postcode check.

  • 8 Brett

    ActiveWater resource zone AFWBR8 · 159k residents

  • 2 Colne

    ActiveWater resource zone AFWCN2 · 467k residents

  • 7 Dour

    Not listedWater resource zone AFWDR7 · 174k residents

  • 3 Lee

    ActiveWater resource zone AFWLE3 · 738k residents

  • 1 Misbourne

    ActiveWater resource zone AFWMS1 · 333k residents

  • 4 Pinn

    ActiveWater resource zone AFWPN4 · 1.1 million residents

  • 5 Stort

    ActiveWater resource zone AFWST5 · 316k residents

  • 6 Wey

    ActiveWater resource zone AFWWY6 · 560k residents

Official restrictions override forecasts. Otter checks supplier-owned status sources and uses Water UK as corroboration. For a legally reliable answer for your address, use the exact-postcode checker or the supplier’s own checker.