Postcode district outlook

Hosepipe ban in DL3

The hosepipe ban position for the DL3 postcode district — 1,151 live postcodes, served mostly by Northumbrian Water — checked against the national index on 19 August 2026. This is an index check, not a prediction.

The answer for DL3

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for DL3. Northumbrian Water is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
1,151
Primary supplier
Northumbrian Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
5

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

Garden watering decision · DL3

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
19.8 mm
Estimated requirement
6.1 mm
Rain covers of need
100%
Estimated remaining need
13.7 mm shortfall

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

Estimate for an established mixed garden border · DL3 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.

Water suppliers covering DL3

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.

  • Northumbrian Water

    Not listed100% of mapped units · high confidence · Full status page

Water resource zones near DL3

DL3 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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DL3 0 (316 postcodes)
DL3 0AADL3 0ABDL3 0ADDL3 0AEDL3 0AFDL3 0AGDL3 0AHDL3 0AJDL3 0ALDL3 0ANDL3 0APDL3 0AQDL3 0ARDL3 0ASDL3 0ATDL3 0AUDL3 0AWDL3 0AXDL3 0AYDL3 0AZDL3 0BADL3 0BBDL3 0BDDL3 0BEDL3 0BFDL3 0BGDL3 0BHDL3 0BJDL3 0BLDL3 0BNDL3 0BPDL3 0BQDL3 0BWDL3 0DADL3 0DBDL3 0DDDL3 0DEDL3 0DFDL3 0DGDL3 0DHDL3 0DJDL3 0DLDL3 0DNDL3 0DPDL3 0DQDL3 0DRDL3 0DSDL3 0DTDL3 0DUDL3 0DWDL3 0DXDL3 0DYDL3 0DZDL3 0EADL3 0EBDL3 0EDDL3 0EEDL3 0EFDL3 0EGDL3 0EHDL3 0EJDL3 0ELDL3 0ENDL3 0EPDL3 0EQDL3 0ERDL3 0ETDL3 0EUDL3 0EWDL3 0EXDL3 0EYDL3 0EZDL3 0FBDL3 0FDDL3 0FEDL3 0FWDL3 0FXDL3 0GADL3 0GBDL3 0GDDL3 0GEDL3 0GFDL3 0GGDL3 0GHDL3 0GJDL3 0GLDL3 0GNDL3 0GPDL3 0GQDL3 0GRDL3 0GSDL3 0GTDL3 0GUDL3 0GWDL3 0GXDL3 0GYDL3 0GZDL3 0HADL3 0HBDL3 0HDDL3 0HEDL3 0HFDL3 0HGDL3 0HHDL3 0HJDL3 0HLDL3 0HNDL3 0HPDL3 0HQDL3 0HRDL3 0HSDL3 0HTDL3 0HUDL3 0HWDL3 0HXDL3 0HYDL3 0HZDL3 0JADL3 0JBDL3 0JDDL3 0JEDL3 0JFDL3 0JGDL3 0JHDL3 0JJDL3 0JNDL3 0JPDL3 0JQDL3 0JRDL3 0JSDL3 0JTDL3 0JUDL3 0JWDL3 0JXDL3 0JYDL3 0JZDL3 0LADL3 0LBDL3 0LEDL3 0LFDL3 0LGDL3 0LHDL3 0LJDL3 0LLDL3 0LNDL3 0LPDL3 0LQDL3 0LRDL3 0LSDL3 0LTDL3 0LUDL3 0LWDL3 0LXDL3 0LYDL3 0LZDL3 0NADL3 0NBDL3 0NDDL3 0NFDL3 0NGDL3 0NHDL3 0NJDL3 0NLDL3 0NNDL3 0NPDL3 0NQDL3 0NSDL3 0NTDL3 0NUDL3 0NWDL3 0NXDL3 0NYDL3 0NZDL3 0PADL3 0PBDL3 0PDDL3 0PEDL3 0PFDL3 0PHDL3 0PPDL3 0PQDL3 0PRDL3 0PSDL3 0PXDL3 0PYDL3 0PZDL3 0QADL3 0QBDL3 0QDDL3 0QEDL3 0QFDL3 0QGDL3 0QHDL3 0QJDL3 0QNDL3 0QPDL3 0QQDL3 0QRDL3 0QTDL3 0QYDL3 0QZDL3 0RBDL3 0RDDL3 0REDL3 0RFDL3 0RHDL3 0RJDL3 0RLDL3 0RPDL3 0RQDL3 0RRDL3 0RSDL3 0RUDL3 0RWDL3 0RXDL3 0RYDL3 0RZDL3 0SADL3 0SBDL3 0SDDL3 0SEDL3 0SFDL3 0SHDL3 0SJDL3 0SLDL3 0SNDL3 0SPDL3 0SQDL3 0SRDL3 0SSDL3 0STDL3 0SUDL3 0SWDL3 0SXDL3 0SYDL3 0SZDL3 0TADL3 0TBDL3 0TDDL3 0TEDL3 0TFDL3 0TGDL3 0THDL3 0TJDL3 0TLDL3 0TNDL3 0TPDL3 0TRDL3 0TSDL3 0TTDL3 0TUDL3 0TWDL3 0TXDL3 0TYDL3 0TZDL3 0UADL3 0UBDL3 0UDDL3 0UEDL3 0UFDL3 0UGDL3 0UHDL3 0UJDL3 0ULDL3 0UNDL3 0UPDL3 0UQDL3 0URDL3 0UUDL3 0UWDL3 0UXDL3 0UYDL3 0UZDL3 0XADL3 0XBDL3 0XDDL3 0XEDL3 0XHDL3 0XLDL3 0XNDL3 0XPDL3 0XQDL3 0XRDL3 0XSDL3 0XTDL3 0XUDL3 0XYDL3 0YADL3 0YBDL3 0YDDL3 0YEDL3 0YFDL3 0YGDL3 0YHDL3 0YLDL3 0YNDL3 0YQDL3 0YRDL3 0YUDL3 0YXDL3 0YZDL3 0ZGDL3 0ZHDL3 0ZJDL3 0ZLDL3 0ZNDL3 0ZPDL3 0ZQDL3 0ZRDL3 0ZSDL3 0ZTDL3 0ZUDL3 0ZWDL3 0ZXDL3 0ZYDL3 0ZZ
DL3 6 (188 postcodes)
DL3 7 (166 postcodes)
DL3 8 (219 postcodes)
DL3 8AADL3 8ABDL3 8ADDL3 8AEDL3 8AFDL3 8AGDL3 8AHDL3 8AJDL3 8ALDL3 8ANDL3 8APDL3 8AQDL3 8ARDL3 8ASDL3 8ATDL3 8AUDL3 8AWDL3 8AXDL3 8AYDL3 8AZDL3 8BADL3 8BBDL3 8BDDL3 8BEDL3 8BFDL3 8BGDL3 8BHDL3 8BJDL3 8BLDL3 8BNDL3 8BPDL3 8BQDL3 8BWDL3 8DBDL3 8DDDL3 8DEDL3 8DFDL3 8DGDL3 8DJDL3 8DLDL3 8DNDL3 8DPDL3 8DQDL3 8DRDL3 8DSDL3 8DTDL3 8DUDL3 8DWDL3 8DXDL3 8DYDL3 8DZDL3 8EADL3 8EBDL3 8EDDL3 8EEDL3 8EFDL3 8EGDL3 8EHDL3 8EJDL3 8ELDL3 8ENDL3 8EPDL3 8EQDL3 8ERDL3 8ESDL3 8ETDL3 8EUDL3 8EWDL3 8EXDL3 8EYDL3 8EZDL3 8FADL3 8FBDL3 8FDDL3 8HADL3 8HBDL3 8HDDL3 8HEDL3 8HFDL3 8HLDL3 8HNDL3 8HPDL3 8HRDL3 8HSDL3 8HTDL3 8HUDL3 8HWDL3 8HXDL3 8HYDL3 8HZDL3 8JADL3 8JBDL3 8JDDL3 8JEDL3 8JFDL3 8JGDL3 8JNDL3 8JPDL3 8JQDL3 8JRDL3 8JSDL3 8JTDL3 8JUDL3 8JWDL3 8JXDL3 8JYDL3 8JZDL3 8LADL3 8LBDL3 8LDDL3 8LEDL3 8LFDL3 8LGDL3 8LHDL3 8LQDL3 8LRDL3 8LSDL3 8LTDL3 8LUDL3 8LXDL3 8LYDL3 8LZDL3 8NADL3 8NBDL3 8NDDL3 8NEDL3 8NFDL3 8NGDL3 8NHDL3 8NJDL3 8NLDL3 8NNDL3 8NQDL3 8NWDL3 8PADL3 8PDDL3 8PEDL3 8PFDL3 8PGDL3 8PJDL3 8PLDL3 8PNDL3 8PPDL3 8PQDL3 8PRDL3 8PSDL3 8PTDL3 8PUDL3 8PWDL3 8QDDL3 8QFDL3 8QGDL3 8QHDL3 8QJDL3 8QLDL3 8QNDL3 8QPDL3 8QQDL3 8QRDL3 8QSDL3 8QTDL3 8QUDL3 8QWDL3 8QXDL3 8QYDL3 8QZDL3 8RBDL3 8REDL3 8RHDL3 8RJDL3 8RLDL3 8RNDL3 8RPDL3 8RQDL3 8RRDL3 8RSDL3 8RTDL3 8RUDL3 8RWDL3 8RXDL3 8RYDL3 8RZDL3 8SADL3 8SBDL3 8SDDL3 8SEDL3 8SFDL3 8SJDL3 8SLDL3 8SNDL3 8SPDL3 8SQDL3 8SRDL3 8SWDL3 8TADL3 8TBDL3 8TDDL3 8TEDL3 8TFDL3 8TGDL3 8TJDL3 8TLDL3 8TNDL3 8TTDL3 8TUDL3 8TWDL3 8UADL3 8UDDL3 8UEDL3 8UFDL3 8UGDL3 8UHDL3 8UJDL3 8ULDL3 8UNDL3 8UQDL3 8UWDL3 8UZDL3 8XZ
DL3 9 (262 postcodes)
DL3 9AADL3 9ABDL3 9ADDL3 9AEDL3 9AFDL3 9AGDL3 9AHDL3 9AJDL3 9ALDL3 9ANDL3 9APDL3 9AQDL3 9ARDL3 9ASDL3 9ATDL3 9AUDL3 9AWDL3 9AYDL3 9AZDL3 9BADL3 9BBDL3 9BDDL3 9BEDL3 9BHDL3 9BJDL3 9BLDL3 9BNDL3 9BPDL3 9BQDL3 9BWDL3 9DADL3 9DBDL3 9DDDL3 9DEDL3 9DFDL3 9DGDL3 9DHDL3 9DJDL3 9DLDL3 9DNDL3 9DPDL3 9DQDL3 9DRDL3 9DSDL3 9DTDL3 9DUDL3 9DWDL3 9DXDL3 9DYDL3 9DZDL3 9EADL3 9EBDL3 9EDDL3 9EFDL3 9EGDL3 9EHDL3 9EJDL3 9ELDL3 9ENDL3 9EPDL3 9EQDL3 9ERDL3 9ESDL3 9ETDL3 9EUDL3 9EWDL3 9EXDL3 9EYDL3 9EZDL3 9FADL3 9FBDL3 9FDDL3 9FEDL3 9FFDL3 9GUDL3 9HADL3 9HDDL3 9HEDL3 9HFDL3 9HHDL3 9HNDL3 9HPDL3 9HQDL3 9HRDL3 9HSDL3 9HTDL3 9HUDL3 9HWDL3 9HXDL3 9HYDL3 9HZDL3 9JADL3 9JBDL3 9JDDL3 9JEDL3 9JFDL3 9JGDL3 9JHDL3 9JJDL3 9JLDL3 9JNDL3 9JPDL3 9JQDL3 9JRDL3 9JSDL3 9JWDL3 9LADL3 9LBDL3 9LDDL3 9LEDL3 9LFDL3 9LGDL3 9LHDL3 9LNDL3 9LPDL3 9LQDL3 9LRDL3 9LSDL3 9LUDL3 9LXDL3 9LYDL3 9LZDL3 9NDDL3 9NEDL3 9NFDL3 9NGDL3 9NHDL3 9NJDL3 9NLDL3 9NNDL3 9NPDL3 9NQDL3 9NRDL3 9NSDL3 9NTDL3 9NUDL3 9NWDL3 9NXDL3 9NZDL3 9PADL3 9PBDL3 9PDDL3 9PEDL3 9PFDL3 9PHDL3 9PJDL3 9PLDL3 9PNDL3 9PPDL3 9PQDL3 9PRDL3 9PSDL3 9PTDL3 9PUDL3 9PWDL3 9PXDL3 9PYDL3 9PZDL3 9QADL3 9QBDL3 9QDDL3 9QEDL3 9QFDL3 9QGDL3 9QHDL3 9QJDL3 9QLDL3 9QNDL3 9QPDL3 9QQDL3 9QRDL3 9QSDL3 9QTDL3 9QUDL3 9QWDL3 9QXDL3 9QYDL3 9RBDL3 9REDL3 9RGDL3 9RHDL3 9RJDL3 9RLDL3 9RNDL3 9RPDL3 9RQDL3 9RRDL3 9RSDL3 9RTDL3 9RUDL3 9RWDL3 9RXDL3 9RYDL3 9RZDL3 9SADL3 9SBDL3 9SDDL3 9SEDL3 9SFDL3 9SGDL3 9SHDL3 9SJDL3 9SLDL3 9SNDL3 9SPDL3 9SQDL3 9SRDL3 9STDL3 9SWDL3 9TADL3 9TBDL3 9TDDL3 9TFDL3 9TGDL3 9TNDL3 9TPDL3 9TQDL3 9TRDL3 9TSDL3 9TTDL3 9TUDL3 9TXDL3 9TYDL3 9TZDL3 9UADL3 9UBDL3 9UFDL3 9UGDL3 9UHDL3 9UJDL3 9ULDL3 9UNDL3 9UPDL3 9UQDL3 9URDL3 9UTDL3 9UUDL3 9UWDL3 9UXDL3 9UYDL3 9UZDL3 9WADL3 9WBDL3 9WDDL3 9XADL3 9XBDL3 9XDDL3 9XJDL3 9XLDL3 9XNDL3 9XPDL3 9XQDL3 9XRDL3 9XSDL3 9XTDL3 9XUDL3 9XWDL3 9XZDL3 9YADL3 9YBDL3 9YEDL3 9YF

Local reservoir outlook

The most recent published reservoir readings for the suppliers serving this district:

  • Northumberland (including Kielder)

    78.0% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

  • Teesdale

    64.0% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

  • Weardale

    60.0% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

Hosepipe ban rules for DL3

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.