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Southern Water hosepipe ban status

The current Temporary Use Ban position for Southern Water (Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight), last checked against current official sources on 16 October 2026.

Current restriction status

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

Announced
Not published
Effective from
10 Jul 2026
Scope
Southern Water customers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Scope type
grouped resource zones

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

Which zones are affected

Southern Water covers 14 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.

  • Hamps Andover

    ActiveWater resource zone SWSHAD · 78k residents

  • Hamps Kingsclere

    ActiveWater resource zone SWSHKC · 16k residents

  • Hamps Rural

    ActiveWater resource zone SWSHRU · 30k residents

  • Southampton East

    ActiveWater resource zone SWSHSE · 452k residents

  • Southampton West

    ActiveWater resource zone SWSHSW · 105k residents

  • Hamps Winchester

    ActiveWater resource zone SWSHWN · 75k residents

  • Isle of Wight

    ActiveWater resource zone SWSIOW · 140k residents

  • Kent Medway East

    Not listedWater resource zone SWSKME · 262k residents

  • Kent Medway West

    Not listedWater resource zone SWSKMW · 238k residents

  • Kent Thannet

    Not listedWater resource zone SWSKTH · 198k residents

  • Sussex Brighton

    Not listedWater resource zone SWSSBR · 361k residents

  • Sussex Hastings

    Not listedWater resource zone SWSSHT · 109k residents

  • Sussex North

    Not listedWater resource zone SWSSNT · 282k residents

  • Sussex Worthing

    Not listedWater resource zone SWSSWR · 191k 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.