Anglian Water hosepipe ban status

The current Temporary Use Ban position for Anglian Water (East of England), checked against the national index on 8 August 2026.

Current restriction status

ActiveAnglian Water is listed in the national index of active Temporary Use Bans.

Announced
9 Jul 2026
Effective from
11 Jul 2026
Scope
Anglian Water supply area, excluding Hartlepool
Scope type
grouped resource zones

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Which zones are affected

Anglian Water covers 27 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.

  • Essex Central

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSEXC · 38k residents

  • Essex South

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSEXS · 266k residents

  • Fenland

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSFND · 202k residents

  • Hartlepool

    Not listedWater resource zone AWSHPL · 91k residents

  • Lincolnshire Bourne

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSLNB · 161k residents

  • Lincolnshire Central

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSLNC · 475k residents

  • Lincolnshire East

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSLNE · 395k residents

  • Lincolnshire Retford and Gainsborough

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSLNN · 77k residents

  • Norfolk Aylsham

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSNAY · 24k residents

  • Norfolk Bradenham

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSNBR · 43k residents

  • Norfolk East Dereham

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSNED · 21k residents

  • Norfolk East Harling

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSNEH · 13k residents

  • Norfolk Happisburgh

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSNHA · 17k residents

  • Norfolk Harleston

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSNHL · 34k residents

  • Norfolk North Coast

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSNNC · 67k residents

  • Norfolk Norwich & the Broads

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSNTB · 361k residents

  • Norfolk Wymondham

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSNWY · 55k residents

  • Ruthamford Central

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSRTC · 334k residents

  • Ruthamford North

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSRTN · 1.0 million residents

  • Ruthamford South

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSRTS · 506k residents

  • Ruthamford West

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSRTW · 90k residents

  • South Humber Bank

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSSHB · 23k residents

  • Suffolk East

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSSUE · 340k residents

  • Suffolk Ixworth

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSSUI · 25k residents

  • Suffolk Sudbury

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSSUS · 33k residents

  • Suffolk Thetford

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSSUT · 36k residents

  • Suffolk West & Cambs

    ActiveWater resource zone AWSSWC · 265k residents

This is an index check, not a prediction. Otter reflects Water UK’s current published notice list and links to the supplier’s own notice. For a legally reliable answer for your address, use the exact-postcode checker or the supplier’s own checker.