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Hosepipe ban in CB5

The hosepipe ban position for the CB5 postcode district — 279 live postcodes, served mostly by Cambridge Water — checked against the national index on 19 August 2026. This is an index check, not a prediction.

The answer for CB5

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for CB5. Cambridge Water is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
279
Primary supplier
Cambridge Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
1

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Garden watering decision · CB5

Do not use a hosepipe

Hold off

A hosepipe restriction is active for this supply area. Follow your supplier’s notice and use only the watering methods it permits.

No weather-led watering estimate is being shown. This card updates automatically when a fresh forecast is published.

An official hosepipe restriction is currently active.

Estimate for an established mixed garden border · CB5 district

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 CB5

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.

  • Cambridge Water

    Active100% of mapped units · high confidence · Full status page

Water resource zones near CB5

CB5 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

Cambridge

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CB5 8 (279 postcodes)
CB5 8AACB5 8ABCB5 8ADCB5 8AECB5 8AFCB5 8AGCB5 8AJCB5 8ALCB5 8ANCB5 8APCB5 8AQCB5 8ARCB5 8ASCB5 8ATCB5 8AUCB5 8AWCB5 8AXCB5 8AYCB5 8BACB5 8BDCB5 8BGCB5 8BLCB5 8BNCB5 8BPCB5 8BQCB5 8BSCB5 8BWCB5 8BXCB5 8DACB5 8DDCB5 8DECB5 8DGCB5 8DHCB5 8DJCB5 8DLCB5 8DNCB5 8DPCB5 8DQCB5 8DRCB5 8DSCB5 8DTCB5 8DWCB5 8DZCB5 8EACB5 8EBCB5 8EDCB5 8EFCB5 8EGCB5 8EHCB5 8ELCB5 8ENCB5 8ERCB5 8ESCB5 8ETCB5 8EUCB5 8EYCB5 8EZCB5 8FBCB5 8FECB5 8FFCB5 8FRCB5 8FSCB5 8GACB5 8GBCB5 8HACB5 8HBCB5 8HECB5 8HGCB5 8HHCB5 8HJCB5 8HLCB5 8HNCB5 8HPCB5 8HQCB5 8HRCB5 8HSCB5 8HTCB5 8HUCB5 8HWCB5 8HXCB5 8HYCB5 8HZCB5 8JBCB5 8JDCB5 8JECB5 8JFCB5 8JGCB5 8JHCB5 8JJCB5 8JLCB5 8JNCB5 8JPCB5 8JQCB5 8JSCB5 8JWCB5 8JXCB5 8JYCB5 8JZCB5 8LACB5 8LBCB5 8LDCB5 8LECB5 8LFCB5 8LGCB5 8LHCB5 8LJCB5 8LLCB5 8LNCB5 8LPCB5 8LQCB5 8LRCB5 8LSCB5 8LTCB5 8LUCB5 8LWCB5 8LXCB5 8LYCB5 8LZCB5 8NACB5 8NBCB5 8NDCB5 8NECB5 8NFCB5 8NGCB5 8NHCB5 8NJCB5 8NLCB5 8NNCB5 8NPCB5 8NQCB5 8NRCB5 8NSCB5 8NTCB5 8NUCB5 8NWCB5 8NYCB5 8NZCB5 8PACB5 8PBCB5 8PDCB5 8PFCB5 8PHCB5 8PJCB5 8PLCB5 8PNCB5 8PPCB5 8PQCB5 8PRCB5 8PSCB5 8PTCB5 8PUCB5 8PWCB5 8PXCB5 8PYCB5 8PZCB5 8QDCB5 8QECB5 8QFCB5 8QGCB5 8QHCB5 8QJCB5 8QLCB5 8QNCB5 8QPCB5 8QQCB5 8QRCB5 8QSCB5 8QTCB5 8QUCB5 8QWCB5 8QXCB5 8QYCB5 8QZCB5 8RACB5 8RBCB5 8RDCB5 8RECB5 8RGCB5 8RHCB5 8RJCB5 8RLCB5 8RNCB5 8RQCB5 8RRCB5 8RSCB5 8RTCB5 8RUCB5 8RWCB5 8RXCB5 8SACB5 8SBCB5 8SDCB5 8SECB5 8SFCB5 8SGCB5 8SHCB5 8SLCB5 8SNCB5 8SPCB5 8SQCB5 8SRCB5 8SSCB5 8STCB5 8SUCB5 8SWCB5 8SXCB5 8SYCB5 8SZCB5 8TACB5 8TBCB5 8TDCB5 8TECB5 8TFCB5 8TGCB5 8THCB5 8TJCB5 8TLCB5 8TNCB5 8TPCB5 8TQCB5 8TRCB5 8TSCB5 8TTCB5 8TUCB5 8TWCB5 8TXCB5 8TYCB5 8TZCB5 8UACB5 8UBCB5 8UDCB5 8UECB5 8UFCB5 8UGCB5 8UHCB5 8UJCB5 8ULCB5 8UNCB5 8UPCB5 8UQCB5 8URCB5 8USCB5 8UTCB5 8UUCB5 8UWCB5 8UXCB5 8UYCB5 8UZCB5 8WLCB5 8WRCB5 8WTCB5 8XBCB5 8XDCB5 8XECB5 8XGCB5 8XHCB5 8XJCB5 8XLCB5 8XNCB5 8XPCB5 8XQCB5 8XRCB5 8XSCB5 8XTCB5 8XUCB5 8XWCB5 8XXCB5 8XYCB5 8YECB5 8YHCB5 8YJCB5 8YNCB5 8YWCB5 8ZBCB5 8ZDCB5 8ZECB5 8ZFCB5 8ZSCB5 8ZT

Hosepipe ban rules for CB5

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.