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Anglian Water hosepipe ban status

The current Temporary Use Ban position for Anglian Water (East of England), last checked against current official sources on 18 September 2026.

Current restriction status

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

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

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

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

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.

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