Postcode district outlook

Hosepipe ban in CM16

The hosepipe ban position for the CM16 postcode district — 639 live postcodes, served mostly by Affinity Water — checked against the national index on 19 August 2026. This is an index check, not a prediction.

The answer for CM16

Active

An official Temporary Use Ban is active for the Affinity Water supply area that covers most of CM16.

Postcodes
639
Primary supplier
Affinity Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
5

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Garden watering decision · CM16

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 · CM16 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.

Water suppliers covering CM16

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.

Water resource zones near CM16

CM16 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

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Every live postcode in CM16 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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CM16 4 (136 postcodes)
CM16 5 (75 postcodes)
CM16 6 (220 postcodes)
CM16 6AACM16 6ABCM16 6ADCM16 6AFCM16 6ALCM16 6APCM16 6ARCM16 6ASCM16 6ATCM16 6AUCM16 6AXCM16 6BACM16 6BDCM16 6BHCM16 6BJCM16 6BLCM16 6BNCM16 6BPCM16 6BSCM16 6BTCM16 6BUCM16 6BWCM16 6BXCM16 6BYCM16 6BZCM16 6DACM16 6DBCM16 6DDCM16 6DHCM16 6DJCM16 6DLCM16 6DNCM16 6DPCM16 6DRCM16 6DWCM16 6DXCM16 6DYCM16 6EACM16 6EBCM16 6EDCM16 6EECM16 6EFCM16 6EGCM16 6EHCM16 6EJCM16 6ENCM16 6EPCM16 6EQCM16 6ERCM16 6ESCM16 6ETCM16 6EUCM16 6EWCM16 6EXCM16 6EYCM16 6FACM16 6FDCM16 6FECM16 6FFCM16 6FGCM16 6FHCM16 6FJCM16 6FLCM16 6FPCM16 6FQCM16 6FRCM16 6FSCM16 6FTCM16 6FUCM16 6FWCM16 6FXCM16 6FYCM16 6FZCM16 6GACM16 6GDCM16 6GECM16 6GHCM16 6GJCM16 6GPCM16 6GQCM16 6HACM16 6HBCM16 6HDCM16 6HFCM16 6HLCM16 6HNCM16 6HRCM16 6HSCM16 6HTCM16 6HUCM16 6HWCM16 6HXCM16 6HYCM16 6HZCM16 6JACM16 6JBCM16 6JDCM16 6JECM16 6JFCM16 6JGCM16 6JHCM16 6JJCM16 6JNCM16 6JQCM16 6JRCM16 6JSCM16 6JTCM16 6JUCM16 6JWCM16 6JXCM16 6JYCM16 6JZCM16 6LACM16 6LBCM16 6LDCM16 6LECM16 6LFCM16 6LGCM16 6LHCM16 6LJCM16 6LLCM16 6LPCM16 6LQCM16 6LRCM16 6LSCM16 6LTCM16 6LUCM16 6LXCM16 6LYCM16 6LZCM16 6NACM16 6NBCM16 6NDCM16 6NECM16 6NFCM16 6NGCM16 6NHCM16 6NJCM16 6NLCM16 6NNCM16 6NQCM16 6NRCM16 6NSCM16 6NXCM16 6NYCM16 6NZCM16 6PACM16 6PBCM16 6PDCM16 6PECM16 6PFCM16 6PGCM16 6PHCM16 6PJCM16 6PLCM16 6PNCM16 6PPCM16 6PQCM16 6PRCM16 6PSCM16 6PTCM16 6PUCM16 6PWCM16 6PXCM16 6PYCM16 6PZCM16 6QACM16 6QBCM16 6QECM16 6QGCM16 6QJCM16 6QLCM16 6QNCM16 6QWCM16 6RACM16 6RBCM16 6RDCM16 6RECM16 6RFCM16 6RHCM16 6RJCM16 6RLCM16 6RPCM16 6RRCM16 6RSCM16 6RZCM16 6SACM16 6SBCM16 6SDCM16 6SECM16 6SFCM16 6SGCM16 6SHCM16 6SJCM16 6SLCM16 6SNCM16 6SPCM16 6SQCM16 6SRCM16 6SSCM16 6STCM16 6SUCM16 6SXCM16 6SYCM16 6SZCM16 6TACM16 6TBCM16 6TDCM16 6THCM16 6TJCM16 6TLCM16 6TNCM16 6TPCM16 6TSCM16 6TTCM16 6TUCM16 6TWCM16 6TYCM16 6TZCM16 6UA
CM16 7 (163 postcodes)
CM16 9 (45 postcodes)

Hosepipe ban rules for CM16

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.

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.