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Hosepipe ban in BB3

The hosepipe ban position for the BB3 postcode district — 926 live postcodes, served mostly by United Utilities — checked against the national index on 19 August 2026. This is an index check, not a prediction.

The answer for BB3

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for BB3. United Utilities is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
926
Primary supplier
United Utilities
Share of district
100%
Sectors
5

Water-supply boundaries can cross postcode districts. View the official notice · Check an exact postcode for a definitive answer

Garden watering decision · BB3

Let the rain handle it

Hold off

Your garden should get enough rain over the next five days. Check pots and new plants separately.

Forecast period
Next five days
Forecast rain
35 mm
Estimated requirement
6.1 mm
Rain covers of need
100%
Estimated remaining need
28.9 mm shortfall

More rain is expected than an established garden is likely to need.

Estimate for an established mixed garden border · BB3 district · updated 19 Aug, 15:00

The answer compares the latest Met Office forecast with an estimated garden water need. It is guidance, not a precise measurement, and a hosepipe ban always takes priority.

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Water suppliers covering BB3

The supplier split is mapped from the district’s centroid across the published water resource zones and is a guide, not an address-level guarantee.

  • United Utilities

    Not listed100% of mapped units · high confidence · Full status page

Water resource zones near BB3

BB3 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

UU-Strategic

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BB3 0 (231 postcodes)
BB3 0AABB3 0ABBB3 0ADBB3 0AEBB3 0AFBB3 0AGBB3 0AJBB3 0ALBB3 0APBB3 0AQBB3 0ARBB3 0ASBB3 0ATBB3 0AUBB3 0AWBB3 0AXBB3 0AYBB3 0AZBB3 0BABB3 0BBBB3 0BGBB3 0BJBB3 0BLBB3 0BNBB3 0BPBB3 0BRBB3 0BWBB3 0BYBB3 0DABB3 0DBBB3 0DDBB3 0DEBB3 0DFBB3 0DGBB3 0DHBB3 0DJBB3 0DNBB3 0DPBB3 0DQBB3 0DRBB3 0DSBB3 0DTBB3 0DUBB3 0DWBB3 0DYBB3 0DZBB3 0EABB3 0EBBB3 0EEBB3 0EFBB3 0EGBB3 0EHBB3 0EJBB3 0ELBB3 0ENBB3 0EPBB3 0EQBB3 0ERBB3 0ESBB3 0ETBB3 0EUBB3 0EWBB3 0EXBB3 0EYBB3 0FDBB3 0FEBB3 0FFBB3 0FGBB3 0FHBB3 0FJBB3 0FLBB3 0FNBB3 0FQBB3 0FSBB3 0FTBB3 0FXBB3 0GXBB3 0GYBB3 0HABB3 0HBBB3 0HDBB3 0HEBB3 0HFBB3 0HGBB3 0HHBB3 0HJBB3 0HLBB3 0HNBB3 0HPBB3 0HQBB3 0HRBB3 0HSBB3 0HTBB3 0HUBB3 0HWBB3 0HXBB3 0HYBB3 0HZBB3 0JABB3 0JBBB3 0JDBB3 0JEBB3 0JFBB3 0JGBB3 0JHBB3 0JJBB3 0JLBB3 0JNBB3 0JPBB3 0JQBB3 0JRBB3 0JSBB3 0JTBB3 0JUBB3 0JWBB3 0JXBB3 0JYBB3 0LABB3 0LBBB3 0LDBB3 0LFBB3 0LGBB3 0LHBB3 0LJBB3 0LLBB3 0LNBB3 0LPBB3 0LQBB3 0LRBB3 0LTBB3 0LUBB3 0LWBB3 0LXBB3 0LYBB3 0LZBB3 0NABB3 0NBBB3 0NDBB3 0NEBB3 0NFBB3 0NGBB3 0NHBB3 0NJBB3 0NLBB3 0NNBB3 0NPBB3 0NQBB3 0NRBB3 0NSBB3 0NTBB3 0NUBB3 0NWBB3 0NXBB3 0NYBB3 0NZBB3 0PABB3 0PBBB3 0PDBB3 0PEBB3 0PFBB3 0PGBB3 0PLBB3 0PNBB3 0PPBB3 0PQBB3 0PRBB3 0PSBB3 0PUBB3 0PWBB3 0PXBB3 0PYBB3 0PZBB3 0QABB3 0QBBB3 0QDBB3 0QEBB3 0QGBB3 0QHBB3 0QJBB3 0QLBB3 0QNBB3 0QPBB3 0QQBB3 0QRBB3 0QSBB3 0QTBB3 0QUBB3 0QWBB3 0QXBB3 0QYBB3 0QZBB3 0RABB3 0RBBB3 0RDBB3 0REBB3 0RFBB3 0RGBB3 0RJBB3 0RLBB3 0RNBB3 0RPBB3 0RQBB3 0RRBB3 0RSBB3 0RTBB3 0RUBB3 0RWBB3 0RYBB3 0SABB3 0SBBB3 0SDBB3 0SEBB3 0SFBB3 0SGBB3 0SHBB3 0SJBB3 0SLBB3 0SNBB3 0SPBB3 0SQBB3 0SRBB3 0SSBB3 0STBB3 0SUBB3 0SWBB3 0SXBB3 0SYBB3 0SZBB3 0TABB3 0TBBB3 0TD
BB3 1 (185 postcodes)
BB3 1ADBB3 1AEBB3 1AFBB3 1AJBB3 1ALBB3 1APBB3 1ARBB3 1ASBB3 1ATBB3 1AUBB3 1AWBB3 1AXBB3 1AYBB3 1AZBB3 1BDBB3 1BEBB3 1BFBB3 1BGBB3 1BHBB3 1BNBB3 1BQBB3 1BRBB3 1BTBB3 1BUBB3 1BWBB3 1BXBB3 1BYBB3 1BZBB3 1DBBB3 1DDBB3 1DEBB3 1DFBB3 1DGBB3 1DHBB3 1DJBB3 1DLBB3 1DPBB3 1DQBB3 1DRBB3 1DSBB3 1DTBB3 1DUBB3 1DWBB3 1DXBB3 1DYBB3 1DZBB3 1EABB3 1EBBB3 1EDBB3 1EEBB3 1EFBB3 1EGBB3 1EHBB3 1EJBB3 1ELBB3 1ENBB3 1EPBB3 1EQBB3 1ERBB3 1ESBB3 1ETBB3 1EUBB3 1EWBB3 1EXBB3 1EYBB3 1EZBB3 1FDBB3 1FEBB3 1FFBB3 1FGBB3 1HABB3 1HBBB3 1HDBB3 1HEBB3 1HFBB3 1HGBB3 1HHBB3 1HJBB3 1HLBB3 1HNBB3 1HQBB3 1HSBB3 1HTBB3 1HUBB3 1HXBB3 1HYBB3 1HZBB3 1JABB3 1JBBB3 1JDBB3 1JEBB3 1JFBB3 1JGBB3 1JHBB3 1JJBB3 1JLBB3 1JNBB3 1JPBB3 1JQBB3 1JRBB3 1JSBB3 1JTBB3 1JUBB3 1JWBB3 1JXBB3 1JYBB3 1JZBB3 1LABB3 1LBBB3 1LDBB3 1LEBB3 1LFBB3 1LGBB3 1LHBB3 1LJBB3 1LLBB3 1LNBB3 1LPBB3 1LQBB3 1LRBB3 1LSBB3 1LTBB3 1LUBB3 1LWBB3 1LYBB3 1NBBB3 1NDBB3 1NFBB3 1NGBB3 1NHBB3 1NJBB3 1NLBB3 1NNBB3 1NPBB3 1NQBB3 1NRBB3 1NSBB3 1NTBB3 1NUBB3 1NWBB3 1NXBB3 1NYBB3 1NZBB3 1PABB3 1PBBB3 1PDBB3 1PEBB3 1PFBB3 1PGBB3 1PHBB3 1PJBB3 1PLBB3 1PPBB3 1PQBB3 1PRBB3 1PSBB3 1PUBB3 1PWBB3 1PXBB3 1PYBB3 1QABB3 1QBBB3 1QDBB3 1QEBB3 1QGBB3 1QJBB3 1QLBB3 1QPBB3 1QQBB3 1QRBB3 1QSBB3 1QTBB3 1QUBB3 1QWBB3 1QXBB3 1QYBB3 1QZBB3 1RABB3 1RGBB3 1RHBB3 1RJBB3 1RQBB3 1SEBB3 1WYBB3 1WZ
BB3 2 (264 postcodes)
BB3 2AABB3 2ABBB3 2ADBB3 2AFBB3 2ANBB3 2APBB3 2AQBB3 2ARBB3 2ATBB3 2AWBB3 2AYBB3 2AZBB3 2BABB3 2BBBB3 2BDBB3 2BFBB3 2BHBB3 2BJBB3 2BLBB3 2BNBB3 2BPBB3 2BQBB3 2BRBB3 2BSBB3 2BTBB3 2BUBB3 2BWBB3 2BXBB3 2BYBB3 2BZBB3 2DABB3 2DBBB3 2DDBB3 2DEBB3 2DFBB3 2DGBB3 2DHBB3 2DJBB3 2DLBB3 2DNBB3 2DPBB3 2DQBB3 2DSBB3 2DTBB3 2DUBB3 2DWBB3 2DXBB3 2DYBB3 2DZBB3 2EABB3 2EBBB3 2EDBB3 2EEBB3 2EFBB3 2EGBB3 2EHBB3 2EJBB3 2ELBB3 2ENBB3 2EPBB3 2EQBB3 2ERBB3 2ESBB3 2ETBB3 2EUBB3 2EWBB3 2EXBB3 2EYBB3 2EZBB3 2FBBB3 2FDBB3 2FEBB3 2FFBB3 2FGBB3 2FHBB3 2FJBB3 2FLBB3 2FNBB3 2FPBB3 2FQBB3 2FRBB3 2FTBB3 2FWBB3 2FXBB3 2GXBB3 2HABB3 2HBBB3 2HDBB3 2HEBB3 2HFBB3 2HGBB3 2HHBB3 2HJBB3 2HLBB3 2HNBB3 2HPBB3 2HQBB3 2HRBB3 2HSBB3 2HTBB3 2HUBB3 2HWBB3 2HXBB3 2HYBB3 2HZBB3 2JABB3 2JBBB3 2JDBB3 2JEBB3 2JFBB3 2JGBB3 2JHBB3 2JJBB3 2JLBB3 2JNBB3 2JPBB3 2JQBB3 2JRBB3 2JSBB3 2JTBB3 2JUBB3 2JWBB3 2JXBB3 2JYBB3 2JZBB3 2LABB3 2LBBB3 2LDBB3 2LEBB3 2LFBB3 2LGBB3 2LHBB3 2LJBB3 2LLBB3 2LNBB3 2LPBB3 2LQBB3 2LSBB3 2LTBB3 2LUBB3 2LWBB3 2LXBB3 2LYBB3 2LZBB3 2NABB3 2NBBB3 2NDBB3 2NEBB3 2NFBB3 2NGBB3 2NHBB3 2NJBB3 2NLBB3 2NQBB3 2NRBB3 2NSBB3 2NTBB3 2NUBB3 2NWBB3 2NXBB3 2NYBB3 2NZBB3 2PABB3 2PBBB3 2PDBB3 2PEBB3 2PGBB3 2PHBB3 2PJBB3 2PLBB3 2PNBB3 2PPBB3 2PQBB3 2PRBB3 2PSBB3 2PTBB3 2PUBB3 2PXBB3 2PYBB3 2PZBB3 2QABB3 2QBBB3 2QDBB3 2QEBB3 2QFBB3 2QGBB3 2QHBB3 2QJBB3 2QLBB3 2QNBB3 2QPBB3 2QQBB3 2QRBB3 2QSBB3 2QTBB3 2QUBB3 2QWBB3 2QXBB3 2QYBB3 2QZBB3 2RABB3 2RBBB3 2RDBB3 2REBB3 2RGBB3 2RJBB3 2RLBB3 2RNBB3 2RPBB3 2RSBB3 2RTBB3 2RUBB3 2RWBB3 2RXBB3 2RYBB3 2RZBB3 2SABB3 2SBBB3 2SDBB3 2SEBB3 2SFBB3 2SGBB3 2SHBB3 2SJBB3 2SLBB3 2SNBB3 2SQBB3 2SRBB3 2SSBB3 2STBB3 2SUBB3 2SWBB3 2SXBB3 2SYBB3 2TABB3 2TDBB3 2TEBB3 2TGBB3 2THBB3 2TNBB3 2TPBB3 2TQBB3 2TRBB3 2TSBB3 2TTBB3 2TUBB3 2TXBB3 2TYBB3 2TZBB3 2UABB3 2UBBB3 2UDBB3 2UEBB3 2UFBB3 2UHBB3 2ULBB3 2UNBB3 2UPBB3 2UQBB3 2URBB3 2USBB3 2UTBB3 2UXBB3 2WT
BB3 3 (238 postcodes)
BB3 3AABB3 3ADBB3 3AEBB3 3AFBB3 3AGBB3 3AHBB3 3AJBB3 3ALBB3 3ANBB3 3APBB3 3AQBB3 3ARBB3 3ASBB3 3ATBB3 3AUBB3 3AWBB3 3AXBB3 3AYBB3 3AZBB3 3BABB3 3BBBB3 3BDBB3 3BEBB3 3BFBB3 3BGBB3 3BHBB3 3BJBB3 3BLBB3 3BNBB3 3BQBB3 3BUBB3 3BYBB3 3BZBB3 3DBBB3 3DEBB3 3DFBB3 3DGBB3 3DJBB3 3DLBB3 3DNBB3 3DQBB3 3DRBB3 3DTBB3 3DUBB3 3DXBB3 3DYBB3 3DZBB3 3EABB3 3EBBB3 3EDBB3 3EEBB3 3EFBB3 3EGBB3 3EHBB3 3ELBB3 3ENBB3 3EPBB3 3ESBB3 3ETBB3 3EUBB3 3EXBB3 3EYBB3 3EZBB3 3FBBB3 3FDBB3 3FEBB3 3FFBB3 3FHBB3 3FJBB3 3FLBB3 3FNBB3 3FQBB3 3FRBB3 3FSBB3 3FTBB3 3FUBB3 3FWBB3 3FXBB3 3FYBB3 3FZBB3 3GSBB3 3GTBB3 3GUBB3 3GWBB3 3GXBB3 3GYBB3 3GZBB3 3HABB3 3HBBB3 3HDBB3 3HEBB3 3HPBB3 3HRBB3 3HSBB3 3HTBB3 3HUBB3 3HWBB3 3HYBB3 3HZBB3 3JABB3 3JBBB3 3JDBB3 3JEBB3 3JFBB3 3JGBB3 3JHBB3 3JJBB3 3JLBB3 3JNBB3 3JQBB3 3JSBB3 3JUBB3 3JWBB3 3JXBB3 3JYBB3 3JZBB3 3LABB3 3LBBB3 3LDBB3 3LEBB3 3LFBB3 3LGBB3 3LHBB3 3LJBB3 3LLBB3 3LNBB3 3LPBB3 3LQBB3 3LRBB3 3LSBB3 3LTBB3 3LUBB3 3LWBB3 3LXBB3 3LYBB3 3LZBB3 3NABB3 3NBBB3 3NDBB3 3NEBB3 3NFBB3 3NGBB3 3NHBB3 3NJBB3 3NLBB3 3NNBB3 3NPBB3 3NQBB3 3NRBB3 3NSBB3 3NTBB3 3NUBB3 3NWBB3 3NXBB3 3NYBB3 3NZBB3 3PABB3 3PBBB3 3PDBB3 3PEBB3 3PFBB3 3PGBB3 3PHBB3 3PJBB3 3PLBB3 3PNBB3 3PPBB3 3PQBB3 3PRBB3 3PSBB3 3PTBB3 3PUBB3 3PWBB3 3PXBB3 3PYBB3 3PZBB3 3QABB3 3QBBB3 3QDBB3 3QEBB3 3QGBB3 3QJBB3 3QPBB3 3QQBB3 3QRBB3 3QSBB3 3QUBB3 3QXBB3 3QYBB3 3RABB3 3RBBB3 3RDBB3 3REBB3 3RFBB3 3RGBB3 3RHBB3 3RJBB3 3RLBB3 3RPBB3 3RQBB3 3RRBB3 3RSBB3 3RTBB3 3RUBB3 3RXBB3 3RYBB3 3RZBB3 3SABB3 3SBBB3 3SDBB3 3SEBB3 3SFBB3 3SGBB3 3SHBB3 3SJBB3 3SLBB3 3SNBB3 3SPBB3 3SQBB3 3SRBB3 3SSBB3 3STBB3 3SUBB3 3SWBB3 3SXBB3 3SYBB3 3SZBB3 3TBBB3 3THBB3 3TJBB3 3TLBB3 3TNBB3 3TPBB3 3TQBB3 3TZBB3 3UABB3 3UFBB3 3UH
BB3 9 (8 postcodes)
BB3 9AGBB3 9AZBB3 9BABB3 9BBBB3 9BNBB3 9BPBB3 9BUBB3 9BW

Local reservoir outlook

The most recent published reservoir readings for the suppliers serving this district:

  • Carlisle

    59.0% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

  • Dee & Vyrnwy Reservoirs

    66.5% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

  • Haweswater & Thirlmere

    55.2% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

  • Pennine Sources

    54.6% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

  • Regional Total

    60.2% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

Hosepipe ban rules for BB3

The rules that apply depend on your supplier’s notice. The general position: watering cans and buckets stay allowed, while a hosepipe connected to the mains is restricted during a Temporary Use Ban.

Nearby postcode districts

This is an index check, not a prediction. The postcode inventory comes from ONSPD Open Geography (onspd-latest-postcode-centroids), and the supplier split is mapped from district centroids. For a legally reliable answer for your address, use the exact-postcode checker or the supplier’s own checker.