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Hosepipe ban in BB6

The hosepipe ban position for the BB6 postcode district — 373 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 BB6

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for BB6. United Utilities is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
373
Primary supplier
United Utilities
Share of district
100%
Sectors
2

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

Garden watering decision · BB6

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 · BB6 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 BB6

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 BB6

BB6 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

UU-Strategic

Find your exact postcode

Every live postcode in BB6 is listed below. Choose one to open its local water outlook, or use the search box to find a specific address.

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BB6 7 (277 postcodes)
BB6 7AABB6 7ABBB6 7ADBB6 7AEBB6 7AFBB6 7AHBB6 7ALBB6 7ANBB6 7APBB6 7AQBB6 7ARBB6 7ASBB6 7ATBB6 7AWBB6 7AXBB6 7AZBB6 7BABB6 7BBBB6 7BDBB6 7BEBB6 7BGBB6 7BLBB6 7BNBB6 7BPBB6 7BQBB6 7BSBB6 7BTBB6 7BUBB6 7BWBB6 7DBBB6 7DDBB6 7DEBB6 7DFBB6 7DGBB6 7DHBB6 7DJBB6 7DLBB6 7DNBB6 7DPBB6 7DQBB6 7DRBB6 7DSBB6 7DTBB6 7DUBB6 7DWBB6 7DXBB6 7DYBB6 7DZBB6 7EABB6 7EBBB6 7EDBB6 7EEBB6 7EFBB6 7EGBB6 7EHBB6 7EJBB6 7ENBB6 7EPBB6 7EQBB6 7ERBB6 7ESBB6 7ETBB6 7EUBB6 7EWBB6 7EXBB6 7EYBB6 7EZBB6 7FABB6 7FBBB6 7FDBB6 7FEBB6 7FFBB6 7FGBB6 7FHBB6 7FJBB6 7FLBB6 7FNBB6 7FPBB6 7FQBB6 7FRBB6 7FSBB6 7FTBB6 7FUBB6 7FWBB6 7FXBB6 7FYBB6 7FZBB6 7GWBB6 7GXBB6 7GYBB6 7GZBB6 7HABB6 7HBBB6 7HDBB6 7HEBB6 7HFBB6 7HGBB6 7HHBB6 7HJBB6 7HLBB6 7HNBB6 7HPBB6 7HQBB6 7HSBB6 7HTBB6 7HUBB6 7HWBB6 7HXBB6 7HYBB6 7HZBB6 7JABB6 7JBBB6 7JDBB6 7JEBB6 7JFBB6 7JGBB6 7JHBB6 7JJBB6 7JLBB6 7JNBB6 7JPBB6 7JQBB6 7JRBB6 7JSBB6 7JTBB6 7JUBB6 7JWBB6 7JXBB6 7JYBB6 7JZBB6 7LABB6 7LBBB6 7LDBB6 7LEBB6 7LFBB6 7LGBB6 7LHBB6 7LJBB6 7LLBB6 7LNBB6 7LPBB6 7LQBB6 7LSBB6 7LTBB6 7LUBB6 7LWBB6 7LXBB6 7LYBB6 7LZBB6 7NBBB6 7NDBB6 7NEBB6 7NFBB6 7NGBB6 7NHBB6 7NJBB6 7NLBB6 7NNBB6 7NPBB6 7NQBB6 7NRBB6 7NSBB6 7NTBB6 7NUBB6 7NWBB6 7NXBB6 7NYBB6 7NZBB6 7PBBB6 7PDBB6 7PEBB6 7PFBB6 7PGBB6 7PHBB6 7PJBB6 7PPBB6 7PQBB6 7PRBB6 7PSBB6 7PTBB6 7PUBB6 7PWBB6 7PYBB6 7PZBB6 7QABB6 7QBBB6 7QDBB6 7QEBB6 7QFBB6 7QLBB6 7QPBB6 7QQBB6 7QRBB6 7QWBB6 7QXBB6 7QZBB6 7RABB6 7RBBB6 7RDBB6 7REBB6 7RFBB6 7RGBB6 7RHBB6 7RJBB6 7RNBB6 7RPBB6 7RQBB6 7RRBB6 7RTBB6 7RUBB6 7RWBB6 7RXBB6 7RYBB6 7RZBB6 7SABB6 7SBBB6 7SDBB6 7SJBB6 7SLBB6 7SNBB6 7SPBB6 7SRBB6 7SSBB6 7STBB6 7SUBB6 7SWBB6 7SXBB6 7SYBB6 7SZBB6 7TABB6 7TBBB6 7TDBB6 7TEBB6 7TFBB6 7TGBB6 7THBB6 7TJBB6 7TLBB6 7TNBB6 7TPBB6 7TQBB6 7TRBB6 7TSBB6 7TTBB6 7TUBB6 7TWBB6 7TXBB6 7TYBB6 7TZBB6 7UABB6 7UDBB6 7UEBB6 7UFBB6 7UGBB6 7UHBB6 7UJBB6 7ULBB6 7UNBB6 7UPBB6 7UQBB6 7URBB6 7UTBB6 7UUBB6 7UWBB6 7UXBB6 7UYBB6 7UZBB6 7WABB6 7WBBB6 7WDBB6 7WEBB6 7WFBB6 7WJBB6 7WLBB6 7WNBB6 7XABB6 7XE
BB6 8 (96 postcodes)
BB6 8AABB6 8ABBB6 8ADBB6 8AEBB6 8AFBB6 8AGBB6 8AHBB6 8AJBB6 8ALBB6 8ANBB6 8APBB6 8AQBB6 8ARBB6 8ASBB6 8ATBB6 8AWBB6 8AYBB6 8BABB6 8BBBB6 8BDBB6 8BEBB6 8BFBB6 8BGBB6 8BHBB6 8BJBB6 8BLBB6 8BNBB6 8BPBB6 8BQBB6 8BSBB6 8BTBB6 8BUBB6 8BWBB6 8BXBB6 8BYBB6 8BZBB6 8DABB6 8DBBB6 8DDBB6 8DEBB6 8DFBB6 8DGBB6 8DHBB6 8DJBB6 8DLBB6 8DNBB6 8DQBB6 8DRBB6 8DSBB6 8DTBB6 8DUBB6 8DWBB6 8DXBB6 8DYBB6 8DZBB6 8EABB6 8EDBB6 8EFBB6 8EGBB6 8EHBB6 8EJBB6 8ELBB6 8ENBB6 8EPBB6 8EQBB6 8ERBB6 8ESBB6 8ETBB6 8EUBB6 8EWBB6 8EXBB6 8EYBB6 8EZBB6 8FABB6 8FBBB6 8FDBB6 8FEBB6 8FFBB6 8FGBB6 8HABB6 8HBBB6 8HDBB6 8HEBB6 8HFBB6 8HHBB6 8HJBB6 8HLBB6 8HNBB6 8HPBB6 8HQBB6 8HRBB6 8HSBB6 8HTBB6 8HUBB6 8HWBB6 8HY

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 BB6

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.