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Hosepipe ban in BL2

The hosepipe ban position for the BL2 postcode district — 1,152 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 BL2

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for BL2. United Utilities is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
1,152
Primary supplier
United Utilities
Share of district
100%
Sectors
6

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

Garden watering decision · BL2

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
22.3 mm
Estimated requirement
6.2 mm
Rain covers of need
100%
Estimated remaining need
16.1 mm shortfall

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

Estimate for an established mixed garden border · BL2 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 BL2

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 BL2

BL2 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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BL2 1 (120 postcodes)
BL2 1AABL2 1ABBL2 1ADBL2 1AEBL2 1AFBL2 1AGBL2 1AHBL2 1AJBL2 1ALBL2 1APBL2 1AQBL2 1ARBL2 1ASBL2 1ATBL2 1AUBL2 1AWBL2 1AYBL2 1AZBL2 1BABL2 1BEBL2 1BJBL2 1BQBL2 1BRBL2 1BTBL2 1BXBL2 1BYBL2 1BZBL2 1DABL2 1DBBL2 1DEBL2 1DGBL2 1DHBL2 1DPBL2 1DSBL2 1DUBL2 1DWBL2 1DZBL2 1EGBL2 1EHBL2 1ESBL2 1ETBL2 1EWBL2 1EXBL2 1FNBL2 1HABL2 1HDBL2 1HEBL2 1HFBL2 1HLBL2 1HPBL2 1HQBL2 1HRBL2 1HSBL2 1HTBL2 1HXBL2 1HYBL2 1JABL2 1JDBL2 1JEBL2 1JFBL2 1JGBL2 1JHBL2 1JJBL2 1JLBL2 1JNBL2 1JPBL2 1JQBL2 1JRBL2 1JSBL2 1JTBL2 1JUBL2 1JXBL2 1JYBL2 1JZBL2 1LABL2 1LEBL2 1LFBL2 1LGBL2 1LHBL2 1LJBL2 1LLBL2 1LNBL2 1LPBL2 1LQBL2 1LRBL2 1LSBL2 1LTBL2 1LUBL2 1LWBL2 1LXBL2 1LYBL2 1LZBL2 1NABL2 1NBBL2 1NDBL2 1NEBL2 1NFBL2 1NGBL2 1NHBL2 1NJBL2 1NLBL2 1NNBL2 1NPBL2 1NQBL2 1NUBL2 1NXBL2 1NYBL2 1NZBL2 1PABL2 1PBBL2 1PDBL2 1PEBL2 1PFBL2 1PGBL2 1PJBL2 1PLBL2 1PNBL2 1PPBL2 1PQBL2 1PW
BL2 2 (220 postcodes)
BL2 2AABL2 2ADBL2 2AGBL2 2AHBL2 2ALBL2 2ARBL2 2AYBL2 2BDBL2 2BGBL2 2BHBL2 2BLBL2 2BNBL2 2BRBL2 2BSBL2 2BUBL2 2BYBL2 2BZBL2 2DEBL2 2DFBL2 2DHBL2 2DJBL2 2DLBL2 2DNBL2 2DPBL2 2DRBL2 2DTBL2 2DUBL2 2DWBL2 2DYBL2 2DZBL2 2EABL2 2EBBL2 2EDBL2 2EFBL2 2EGBL2 2EHBL2 2EJBL2 2ELBL2 2EQBL2 2ERBL2 2ESBL2 2ETBL2 2EUBL2 2EXBL2 2EYBL2 2EZBL2 2FPBL2 2FQBL2 2FRBL2 2FSBL2 2GXBL2 2GYBL2 2HABL2 2HBBL2 2HDBL2 2HEBL2 2HFBL2 2HGBL2 2HHBL2 2HJBL2 2HNBL2 2HPBL2 2HQBL2 2HRBL2 2HSBL2 2HTBL2 2HUBL2 2HWBL2 2HXBL2 2HYBL2 2HZBL2 2JABL2 2JBBL2 2JDBL2 2JEBL2 2JFBL2 2JGBL2 2JHBL2 2JJBL2 2JLBL2 2JNBL2 2JPBL2 2JQBL2 2JRBL2 2JSBL2 2JTBL2 2JUBL2 2JWBL2 2JXBL2 2JYBL2 2JZBL2 2LABL2 2LBBL2 2LDBL2 2LEBL2 2LFBL2 2LGBL2 2LJBL2 2LNBL2 2LPBL2 2LQBL2 2LSBL2 2LTBL2 2LUBL2 2LWBL2 2LXBL2 2LYBL2 2LZBL2 2NABL2 2NBBL2 2NDBL2 2NEBL2 2NFBL2 2NGBL2 2NHBL2 2NJBL2 2NLBL2 2NNBL2 2NPBL2 2NQBL2 2NRBL2 2NSBL2 2NTBL2 2NUBL2 2NWBL2 2NXBL2 2NYBL2 2NZBL2 2PABL2 2PBBL2 2PDBL2 2PEBL2 2PFBL2 2PGBL2 2PHBL2 2PLBL2 2PNBL2 2PPBL2 2PQBL2 2PRBL2 2PSBL2 2PUBL2 2PWBL2 2PXBL2 2PYBL2 2QABL2 2QBBL2 2QDBL2 2QEBL2 2QFBL2 2QGBL2 2QHBL2 2QJBL2 2QLBL2 2QNBL2 2QPBL2 2QQBL2 2QRBL2 2QSBL2 2QTBL2 2QUBL2 2QXBL2 2QYBL2 2QZBL2 2RABL2 2RBBL2 2RDBL2 2REBL2 2RFBL2 2RGBL2 2RHBL2 2RJBL2 2RNBL2 2RPBL2 2RQBL2 2RRBL2 2RSBL2 2RTBL2 2RUBL2 2RWBL2 2RXBL2 2RZBL2 2SABL2 2SBBL2 2SDBL2 2SEBL2 2SGBL2 2SHBL2 2SJBL2 2SLBL2 2SNBL2 2SPBL2 2SQBL2 2SRBL2 2SSBL2 2STBL2 2SUBL2 2SWBL2 2SXBL2 2SYBL2 2SZBL2 2TABL2 2TBBL2 2TDBL2 2TEBL2 2TFBL2 2UABL2 2UBBL2 2UDBL2 2UEBL2 2UFBL2 2UGBL2 2UHBL2 2UJBL2 2ULBL2 2UNBL2 2UPBL2 2UQBL2 2URBL2 2UW
BL2 3 (203 postcodes)
BL2 3ABBL2 3ADBL2 3AEBL2 3AFBL2 3AGBL2 3AHBL2 3AJBL2 3ALBL2 3ANBL2 3APBL2 3AQBL2 3ARBL2 3ASBL2 3ATBL2 3AUBL2 3AWBL2 3AXBL2 3AYBL2 3AZBL2 3BABL2 3BBBL2 3BDBL2 3BEBL2 3BGBL2 3BJBL2 3BLBL2 3BNBL2 3BPBL2 3BQBL2 3BRBL2 3BSBL2 3BTBL2 3BUBL2 3BWBL2 3BXBL2 3BYBL2 3BZBL2 3DABL2 3DBBL2 3DDBL2 3DEBL2 3DFBL2 3DGBL2 3DHBL2 3DJBL2 3DLBL2 3DNBL2 3DPBL2 3DQBL2 3DRBL2 3DTBL2 3DUBL2 3DWBL2 3DXBL2 3DYBL2 3EABL2 3EBBL2 3EDBL2 3EEBL2 3EFBL2 3EGBL2 3EHBL2 3EJBL2 3ELBL2 3ENBL2 3EPBL2 3EQBL2 3ESBL2 3ETBL2 3EUBL2 3EWBL2 3EXBL2 3EZBL2 3FPBL2 3FQBL2 3FRBL2 3FSBL2 3FTBL2 3FUBL2 3FWBL2 3FXBL2 3FYBL2 3FZBL2 3GFBL2 3GGBL2 3HBBL2 3HDBL2 3HEBL2 3HFBL2 3HGBL2 3HHBL2 3HJBL2 3HNBL2 3HPBL2 3HQBL2 3HRBL2 3HSBL2 3HTBL2 3HUBL2 3HXBL2 3HYBL2 3HZBL2 3JABL2 3JBBL2 3JDBL2 3JEBL2 3JFBL2 3JGBL2 3JHBL2 3JJBL2 3JLBL2 3JNBL2 3JPBL2 3JQBL2 3JRBL2 3JSBL2 3JTBL2 3JUBL2 3JWBL2 3JXBL2 3JYBL2 3JZBL2 3LABL2 3LBBL2 3LDBL2 3LEBL2 3LFBL2 3LGBL2 3LHBL2 3LJBL2 3LLBL2 3LNBL2 3LPBL2 3LQBL2 3LRBL2 3LSBL2 3LTBL2 3LUBL2 3LWBL2 3LXBL2 3LYBL2 3LZBL2 3NABL2 3NBBL2 3NDBL2 3NEBL2 3NFBL2 3NGBL2 3NHBL2 3NJBL2 3NLBL2 3NNBL2 3NPBL2 3NQBL2 3NRBL2 3NSBL2 3NTBL2 3NUBL2 3NWBL2 3NXBL2 3NYBL2 3PABL2 3PBBL2 3PDBL2 3PEBL2 3PFBL2 3PGBL2 3PHBL2 3PJBL2 3PLBL2 3PNBL2 3PPBL2 3PQBL2 3PRBL2 3PSBL2 3PTBL2 3PUBL2 3PWBL2 3PXBL2 3PYBL2 3PZBL2 3QABL2 3QBBL2 3QDBL2 3QEBL2 3QFBL2 3QGBL2 3QHBL2 3QJBL2 3QLBL2 3QNBL2 3QPBL2 3QQBL2 3QRBL2 3QSBL2 3QTBL2 3QUBL2 3QWBL2 3QXBL2 3QYBL2 3RTBL2 3RZBL2 3TR
BL2 4 (142 postcodes)
BL2 4AABL2 4ABBL2 4ADBL2 4AEBL2 4AFBL2 4AGBL2 4AHBL2 4AJBL2 4ALBL2 4ANBL2 4APBL2 4AQBL2 4ARBL2 4ASBL2 4ATBL2 4AUBL2 4AWBL2 4AXBL2 4BABL2 4BBBL2 4BDBL2 4BEBL2 4BGBL2 4BHBL2 4BJBL2 4BLBL2 4BNBL2 4BPBL2 4BQBL2 4BRBL2 4BSBL2 4BTBL2 4BUBL2 4BWBL2 4BXBL2 4BYBL2 4BZBL2 4DABL2 4DBBL2 4DDBL2 4DEBL2 4DFBL2 4DGBL2 4DHBL2 4DJBL2 4DLBL2 4DNBL2 4DPBL2 4DQBL2 4DRBL2 4DSBL2 4DTBL2 4DUBL2 4DWBL2 4DXBL2 4DYBL2 4DZBL2 4EABL2 4EBBL2 4EDBL2 4EEBL2 4EFBL2 4EGBL2 4EHBL2 4EJBL2 4ELBL2 4ENBL2 4EPBL2 4EQBL2 4ERBL2 4ESBL2 4ETBL2 4EUBL2 4EWBL2 4EXBL2 4EYBL2 4EZBL2 4FNBL2 4FPBL2 4FQBL2 4HABL2 4HBBL2 4HDBL2 4HHBL2 4HJBL2 4HLBL2 4HNBL2 4HPBL2 4HQBL2 4HRBL2 4HSBL2 4HTBL2 4HUBL2 4HWBL2 4HXBL2 4HYBL2 4HZBL2 4JABL2 4JBBL2 4JDBL2 4JFBL2 4JGBL2 4JHBL2 4JJBL2 4JLBL2 4JNBL2 4JPBL2 4JQBL2 4JRBL2 4JSBL2 4JTBL2 4JUBL2 4JWBL2 4JXBL2 4LABL2 4LBBL2 4LDBL2 4LHBL2 4LJBL2 4LLBL2 4LNBL2 4LPBL2 4LRBL2 4LSBL2 4LTBL2 4LUBL2 4LWBL2 4LXBL2 4LYBL2 4LZBL2 4NABL2 4NBBL2 4NDBL2 4NEBL2 4NFBL2 4NRBL2 4NSBL2 4NTBL2 4NUBL2 4NXBL2 4NYBL2 4NZ
BL2 5 (217 postcodes)
BL2 5AABL2 5ABBL2 5ADBL2 5AEBL2 5AFBL2 5AGBL2 5AHBL2 5AJBL2 5ALBL2 5ANBL2 5APBL2 5AQBL2 5ARBL2 5ASBL2 5ATBL2 5AUBL2 5AWBL2 5AXBL2 5AYBL2 5AZBL2 5BABL2 5BBBL2 5BDBL2 5BFBL2 5BHBL2 5BJBL2 5BLBL2 5BNBL2 5BPBL2 5BQBL2 5BRBL2 5BSBL2 5BTBL2 5BUBL2 5BWBL2 5BXBL2 5BYBL2 5BZBL2 5DABL2 5DBBL2 5DDBL2 5DEBL2 5DFBL2 5DGBL2 5DHBL2 5DJBL2 5DLBL2 5DNBL2 5DPBL2 5DQBL2 5DRBL2 5DSBL2 5DTBL2 5DUBL2 5DWBL2 5DXBL2 5DYBL2 5DZBL2 5EABL2 5EBBL2 5EDBL2 5EEBL2 5EFBL2 5EGBL2 5EHBL2 5EJBL2 5ELBL2 5ENBL2 5EPBL2 5EQBL2 5ERBL2 5ESBL2 5ETBL2 5EUBL2 5EWBL2 5EXBL2 5EYBL2 5EZBL2 5FABL2 5FTBL2 5HABL2 5HBBL2 5HDBL2 5HEBL2 5HFBL2 5HHBL2 5HJBL2 5HLBL2 5HNBL2 5HPBL2 5HRBL2 5HSBL2 5HTBL2 5HUBL2 5HWBL2 5HXBL2 5HYBL2 5HZBL2 5JABL2 5JEBL2 5JFBL2 5JGBL2 5JHBL2 5JJBL2 5JLBL2 5JNBL2 5JPBL2 5JQBL2 5JRBL2 5JWBL2 5LABL2 5LBBL2 5LDBL2 5LEBL2 5LFBL2 5LGBL2 5LHBL2 5LJBL2 5LLBL2 5LNBL2 5LPBL2 5LQBL2 5LRBL2 5LSBL2 5LTBL2 5LUBL2 5LWBL2 5LXBL2 5LYBL2 5LZBL2 5NABL2 5NBBL2 5NDBL2 5NEBL2 5NFBL2 5NGBL2 5NHBL2 5NJBL2 5NLBL2 5NNBL2 5NPBL2 5NQBL2 5NRBL2 5NSBL2 5NTBL2 5NWBL2 5PABL2 5PBBL2 5PDBL2 5PEBL2 5PFBL2 5PGBL2 5PHBL2 5PJBL2 5PLBL2 5PNBL2 5PPBL2 5PQBL2 5PRBL2 5PTBL2 5PUBL2 5PWBL2 5PXBL2 5PYBL2 5PZBL2 5QABL2 5QBBL2 5QDBL2 5QEBL2 5QFBL2 5QGBL2 5QHBL2 5QJBL2 5QLBL2 5QNBL2 5QPBL2 5QQBL2 5QRBL2 5QSBL2 5QTBL2 5QUBL2 5QWBL2 5QXBL2 5QYBL2 5QZBL2 5RABL2 5RBBL2 5RDBL2 5REBL2 5RFBL2 5RHBL2 5RJBL2 5RLBL2 5RNBL2 5RPBL2 5RQBL2 5RRBL2 5RSBL2 5RTBL2 5RUBL2 5RXBL2 5RYBL2 5RZBL2 5SABL2 5SBBL2 5SDBL2 5SEBL2 5SFBL2 5SGBL2 5SHBL2 5SJBL2 5SLBL2 5SNBL2 5SPBL2 5SQBL2 5SRBL2 5SW
BL2 6 (250 postcodes)
BL2 6AABL2 6ABBL2 6ADBL2 6AEBL2 6AFBL2 6AGBL2 6AHBL2 6AJBL2 6ALBL2 6ANBL2 6APBL2 6AQBL2 6ARBL2 6ASBL2 6ATBL2 6AUBL2 6AWBL2 6AXBL2 6AYBL2 6AZBL2 6BBBL2 6BDBL2 6BEBL2 6BFBL2 6BGBL2 6BHBL2 6BJBL2 6BLBL2 6BNBL2 6BPBL2 6BQBL2 6BRBL2 6BSBL2 6BTBL2 6BUBL2 6BWBL2 6BXBL2 6BYBL2 6BZBL2 6DABL2 6DBBL2 6DDBL2 6DEBL2 6DFBL2 6DGBL2 6DHBL2 6DJBL2 6DLBL2 6DNBL2 6DPBL2 6DQBL2 6DRBL2 6DSBL2 6DTBL2 6DWBL2 6DXBL2 6DYBL2 6DZBL2 6EABL2 6EBBL2 6EDBL2 6EEBL2 6EFBL2 6EGBL2 6EHBL2 6EJBL2 6ELBL2 6ENBL2 6EPBL2 6EQBL2 6ERBL2 6ESBL2 6ETBL2 6EUBL2 6EWBL2 6EXBL2 6EYBL2 6EZBL2 6GABL2 6GBBL2 6GDBL2 6GEBL2 6GFBL2 6GHBL2 6GJBL2 6GLBL2 6GNBL2 6GYBL2 6HABL2 6HBBL2 6HEBL2 6HFBL2 6HGBL2 6HHBL2 6HJBL2 6HLBL2 6HNBL2 6HPBL2 6HQBL2 6HRBL2 6HSBL2 6HTBL2 6HUBL2 6HWBL2 6HXBL2 6HYBL2 6HZBL2 6JABL2 6JDBL2 6JEBL2 6JFBL2 6JGBL2 6JHBL2 6JJBL2 6JLBL2 6JNBL2 6JPBL2 6JQBL2 6JRBL2 6JSBL2 6JTBL2 6JUBL2 6JWBL2 6JXBL2 6JYBL2 6JZBL2 6LABL2 6LBBL2 6LDBL2 6LEBL2 6LFBL2 6LGBL2 6LHBL2 6LJBL2 6LLBL2 6LNBL2 6LPBL2 6LQBL2 6LRBL2 6LSBL2 6LTBL2 6LUBL2 6LWBL2 6LXBL2 6LYBL2 6LZBL2 6NABL2 6NBBL2 6NDBL2 6NEBL2 6NFBL2 6NGBL2 6NHBL2 6NJBL2 6NLBL2 6NNBL2 6NPBL2 6NQBL2 6NRBL2 6NSBL2 6NTBL2 6NUBL2 6NWBL2 6NXBL2 6NYBL2 6NZBL2 6PABL2 6PBBL2 6PDBL2 6PEBL2 6PFBL2 6PGBL2 6PHBL2 6PJBL2 6PLBL2 6PNBL2 6PPBL2 6PQBL2 6PRBL2 6PSBL2 6PTBL2 6PUBL2 6PYBL2 6PZBL2 6QABL2 6QBBL2 6QDBL2 6QEBL2 6QFBL2 6QGBL2 6QPBL2 6QQBL2 6QRBL2 6QSBL2 6QTBL2 6QUBL2 6QYBL2 6RABL2 6RBBL2 6RDBL2 6REBL2 6RFBL2 6RGBL2 6RHBL2 6RLBL2 6RNBL2 6RQBL2 6RSBL2 6RTBL2 6RUBL2 6RWBL2 6RXBL2 6RYBL2 6RZBL2 6SABL2 6SBBL2 6SDBL2 6SEBL2 6SFBL2 6SGBL2 6SHBL2 6SJBL2 6TABL2 6TBBL2 6TDBL2 6TEBL2 6TFBL2 6TGBL2 6THBL2 6TJBL2 6TLBL2 6TNBL2 6TPBL2 6TQBL2 6TRBL2 6TSBL2 6TTBL2 6TUBL2 6TWBL2 6TXBL2 6TYBL2 6TZBL2 6UABL2 6UBBL2 6UDBL2 6UEBL2 6UFBL2 6UGBL2 6UQBL2 6US

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 BL2

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.