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Hosepipe ban in BL5

The hosepipe ban position for the BL5 postcode district — 704 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 BL5

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for BL5. United Utilities is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
704
Primary supplier
United Utilities
Share of district
100%
Sectors
3

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Garden watering decision · BL5

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 · BL5 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 BL5

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 BL5

BL5 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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BL5 1 (96 postcodes)
BL5 1AABL5 1ABBL5 1ADBL5 1AEBL5 1AFBL5 1AGBL5 1AHBL5 1AJBL5 1ALBL5 1ANBL5 1APBL5 1AQBL5 1ARBL5 1ASBL5 1ATBL5 1AUBL5 1AWBL5 1AXBL5 1AYBL5 1AZBL5 1BABL5 1BBBL5 1BDBL5 1BEBL5 1BFBL5 1BGBL5 1BHBL5 1BJBL5 1BLBL5 1BNBL5 1BPBL5 1BQBL5 1BRBL5 1BSBL5 1BUBL5 1BWBL5 1BXBL5 1BYBL5 1BZBL5 1DABL5 1DBBL5 1DFBL5 1DHBL5 1DJBL5 1DLBL5 1DNBL5 1DPBL5 1DQBL5 1DRBL5 1DSBL5 1DTBL5 1DUBL5 1DWBL5 1DXBL5 1DYBL5 1DZBL5 1EABL5 1EBBL5 1EDBL5 1EEBL5 1EHBL5 1EJBL5 1ELBL5 1ENBL5 1EPBL5 1EQBL5 1ERBL5 1ESBL5 1ETBL5 1EUBL5 1EWBL5 1EXBL5 1EYBL5 1EZBL5 1FHBL5 1FJBL5 1FLBL5 1FNBL5 1FQBL5 1HABL5 1HBBL5 1HDBL5 1HEBL5 1HFBL5 1HGBL5 1HHBL5 1HJBL5 1HLBL5 1HNBL5 1HPBL5 1HQBL5 1HRBL5 1HSBL5 1HTBL5 1HWBL5 1YY
BL5 2 (251 postcodes)
BL5 2AABL5 2ABBL5 2ADBL5 2AEBL5 2AFBL5 2AGBL5 2AHBL5 2AJBL5 2ALBL5 2ANBL5 2APBL5 2AQBL5 2ARBL5 2ASBL5 2ATBL5 2AUBL5 2AWBL5 2AXBL5 2AYBL5 2AZBL5 2BABL5 2BBBL5 2BDBL5 2BEBL5 2BFBL5 2BGBL5 2BHBL5 2BJBL5 2BLBL5 2BNBL5 2BPBL5 2BQBL5 2BRBL5 2BSBL5 2BTBL5 2BUBL5 2BWBL5 2BXBL5 2BYBL5 2BZBL5 2DABL5 2DBBL5 2DDBL5 2DEBL5 2DFBL5 2DGBL5 2DHBL5 2DJBL5 2DLBL5 2DNBL5 2DPBL5 2DQBL5 2DRBL5 2DSBL5 2DTBL5 2DUBL5 2DWBL5 2DXBL5 2DYBL5 2DZBL5 2EABL5 2EBBL5 2EDBL5 2EEBL5 2EFBL5 2EGBL5 2EHBL5 2EJBL5 2ELBL5 2ENBL5 2EPBL5 2EQBL5 2ERBL5 2ESBL5 2ETBL5 2EUBL5 2EWBL5 2EXBL5 2EYBL5 2EZBL5 2FBBL5 2GFBL5 2GGBL5 2GHBL5 2GJBL5 2GLBL5 2GNBL5 2GPBL5 2GQBL5 2GRBL5 2GSBL5 2GTBL5 2GUBL5 2GWBL5 2GXBL5 2HABL5 2HBBL5 2HDBL5 2HEBL5 2HFBL5 2HGBL5 2HHBL5 2HJBL5 2HLBL5 2HNBL5 2HPBL5 2HQBL5 2HRBL5 2HSBL5 2HTBL5 2HUBL5 2HWBL5 2HXBL5 2HYBL5 2HZBL5 2JABL5 2JBBL5 2JDBL5 2JEBL5 2JFBL5 2JGBL5 2JHBL5 2JJBL5 2JLBL5 2JNBL5 2JPBL5 2JQBL5 2JRBL5 2JSBL5 2JTBL5 2JUBL5 2JXBL5 2JYBL5 2JZBL5 2LABL5 2LBBL5 2LDBL5 2LEBL5 2LFBL5 2LGBL5 2LHBL5 2LJBL5 2LLBL5 2LNBL5 2LPBL5 2LQBL5 2LRBL5 2LSBL5 2LTBL5 2LUBL5 2LWBL5 2LXBL5 2LYBL5 2LZBL5 2NABL5 2NBBL5 2NDBL5 2NEBL5 2NFBL5 2NGBL5 2NHBL5 2NJBL5 2NLBL5 2NNBL5 2NPBL5 2NQBL5 2NRBL5 2NSBL5 2NTBL5 2NUBL5 2NWBL5 2NXBL5 2NYBL5 2NZBL5 2PABL5 2PBBL5 2PDBL5 2PEBL5 2PFBL5 2PGBL5 2PHBL5 2PJBL5 2PLBL5 2PNBL5 2PPBL5 2PQBL5 2PRBL5 2PSBL5 2PTBL5 2PWBL5 2PYBL5 2PZBL5 2QABL5 2QBBL5 2QDBL5 2QEBL5 2QGBL5 2QHBL5 2QJBL5 2QLBL5 2QNBL5 2QPBL5 2QQBL5 2QSBL5 2QUBL5 2QWBL5 2QXBL5 2QYBL5 2QZBL5 2RABL5 2RBBL5 2RDBL5 2REBL5 2RFBL5 2RGBL5 2RHBL5 2RJBL5 2RNBL5 2RPBL5 2RQBL5 2RRBL5 2RSBL5 2RTBL5 2RUBL5 2RWBL5 2RXBL5 2RYBL5 2RZBL5 2SABL5 2SBBL5 2SDBL5 2SEBL5 2SFBL5 2SGBL5 2SJBL5 2SLBL5 2SNBL5 2SPBL5 2SQBL5 2SRBL5 2STBL5 2SWBL5 2TABL5 2TBBL5 2TEBL5 2TFBL5 2TGBL5 2THBL5 2UNBL5 2UWBL5 2YW
BL5 3 (357 postcodes)
BL5 3AABL5 3ABBL5 3ADBL5 3AEBL5 3AFBL5 3AGBL5 3AHBL5 3AJBL5 3ALBL5 3ANBL5 3APBL5 3AQBL5 3ARBL5 3ASBL5 3ATBL5 3AUBL5 3AWBL5 3AXBL5 3AYBL5 3AZBL5 3BABL5 3BDBL5 3BEBL5 3BFBL5 3BGBL5 3BHBL5 3BJBL5 3BLBL5 3BNBL5 3BPBL5 3BQBL5 3BRBL5 3BSBL5 3BTBL5 3BUBL5 3BWBL5 3BXBL5 3BYBL5 3BZBL5 3DABL5 3DBBL5 3DDBL5 3DEBL5 3DFBL5 3DGBL5 3DHBL5 3DJBL5 3DLBL5 3DNBL5 3DPBL5 3DQBL5 3DRBL5 3DSBL5 3DTBL5 3DUBL5 3DWBL5 3DXBL5 3DYBL5 3DZBL5 3EABL5 3EBBL5 3EDBL5 3EEBL5 3EFBL5 3EGBL5 3EHBL5 3EJBL5 3ELBL5 3ENBL5 3EPBL5 3EQBL5 3ERBL5 3ESBL5 3ETBL5 3EUBL5 3EWBL5 3EXBL5 3EYBL5 3EZBL5 3FABL5 3FBBL5 3FDBL5 3FEBL5 3FFBL5 3FGBL5 3FHBL5 3FJBL5 3FLBL5 3FNBL5 3FPBL5 3FQBL5 3FRBL5 3FSBL5 3FTBL5 3FUBL5 3FWBL5 3FXBL5 3FYBL5 3FZBL5 3GABL5 3GBBL5 3GDBL5 3GEBL5 3GFBL5 3GGBL5 3GHBL5 3GJBL5 3GLBL5 3GNBL5 3GPBL5 3GQBL5 3GRBL5 3GSBL5 3GTBL5 3GUBL5 3GWBL5 3GYBL5 3GZBL5 3HABL5 3HBBL5 3HDBL5 3HEBL5 3HFBL5 3HGBL5 3HHBL5 3HJBL5 3HLBL5 3HNBL5 3HPBL5 3HQBL5 3HRBL5 3HSBL5 3HTBL5 3HUBL5 3HWBL5 3HXBL5 3HYBL5 3HZBL5 3JABL5 3JBBL5 3JDBL5 3JEBL5 3JFBL5 3JGBL5 3JHBL5 3JJBL5 3JLBL5 3JNBL5 3JPBL5 3JQBL5 3JRBL5 3JSBL5 3JTBL5 3JUBL5 3JWBL5 3JXBL5 3JYBL5 3JZBL5 3LABL5 3LBBL5 3LDBL5 3LEBL5 3LFBL5 3LGBL5 3LHBL5 3LJBL5 3LLBL5 3LNBL5 3LPBL5 3LQBL5 3LRBL5 3LSBL5 3LTBL5 3LUBL5 3LWBL5 3LXBL5 3LYBL5 3LZBL5 3NABL5 3NBBL5 3NDBL5 3NEBL5 3NFBL5 3NGBL5 3NHBL5 3NJBL5 3NLBL5 3NNBL5 3NPBL5 3NQBL5 3NRBL5 3NSBL5 3NTBL5 3NUBL5 3NWBL5 3NXBL5 3NYBL5 3NZBL5 3PABL5 3PBBL5 3PDBL5 3PEBL5 3PFBL5 3PGBL5 3PHBL5 3PJBL5 3PLBL5 3PNBL5 3PPBL5 3PQBL5 3PRBL5 3PSBL5 3PTBL5 3PUBL5 3PWBL5 3PXBL5 3PYBL5 3PZBL5 3QABL5 3QBBL5 3QDBL5 3QEBL5 3QFBL5 3QGBL5 3QHBL5 3QJBL5 3QLBL5 3QNBL5 3QPBL5 3QQBL5 3QRBL5 3QSBL5 3QTBL5 3QUBL5 3QWBL5 3QXBL5 3QYBL5 3QZBL5 3RABL5 3RBBL5 3RDBL5 3REBL5 3RFBL5 3RGBL5 3RHBL5 3RJBL5 3RLBL5 3RNBL5 3RPBL5 3RQBL5 3RRBL5 3RSBL5 3RTBL5 3RUBL5 3RWBL5 3RXBL5 3RYBL5 3RZBL5 3SABL5 3SBBL5 3SDBL5 3SEBL5 3SFBL5 3SGBL5 3SHBL5 3SJBL5 3SLBL5 3SNBL5 3SPBL5 3SQBL5 3SRBL5 3SSBL5 3STBL5 3SUBL5 3SWBL5 3SXBL5 3SYBL5 3SZBL5 3TABL5 3TBBL5 3TDBL5 3TEBL5 3TFBL5 3TGBL5 3THBL5 3TJBL5 3TLBL5 3TNBL5 3TPBL5 3TQBL5 3TRBL5 3TSBL5 3TTBL5 3TUBL5 3TWBL5 3TXBL5 3TYBL5 3TZBL5 3UABL5 3UBBL5 3UDBL5 3UEBL5 3UFBL5 3UGBL5 3UHBL5 3UJBL5 3ULBL5 3UNBL5 3UPBL5 3UQBL5 3URBL5 3USBL5 3UTBL5 3UUBL5 3UWBL5 3UXBL5 3UYBL5 3UZBL5 3WABL5 3WBBL5 3WDBL5 3WEBL5 3WGBL5 3XABL5 3XBBL5 3XEBL5 3XHBL5 3XPBL5 3XRBL5 3XSBL5 3XUBL5 3XYBL5 3YABL5 3YBBL5 3YDBL5 3YEBL5 3YFBL5 3YGBL5 3YJBL5 3YUBL5 3YWBL5 3YXBL5 3YYBL5 3ZBBL5 3ZDBL5 3ZEBL5 3ZFBL5 3ZGBL5 3ZHBL5 3ZJBL5 3ZLBL5 3ZNBL5 3ZPBL5 3ZQBL5 3ZRBL5 3ZSBL5 3ZT

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 BL5

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.