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Essex & Suffolk Water hosepipe ban status

The current Temporary Use Ban position for Essex & Suffolk Water (Essex and Suffolk), last checked against current official sources on 16 October 2026.

Current restriction status

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

Announced
Not published
Effective from
3 Aug 2026
Scope
All Essex & Suffolk Water customers
Scope type
whole supplier

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

Which zones are affected

Essex & Suffolk Water covers 4 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.

  • Blyth

    ActiveWater resource zone ESWBLY · 35k residents

  • Essex

    ActiveWater resource zone ESWESX · 1.7 million residents

  • Hartismere

    ActiveWater resource zone ESWHRT · 26k residents

  • Northern Central

    ActiveWater resource zone ESWNCT · 210k 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.