Postcode district outlook

Hosepipe ban in EX5

The hosepipe ban position for the EX5 postcode district — 1,149 live postcodes, served mostly by South West Water — checked against the national index on 19 August 2026. This is an index check, not a prediction.

The answer for EX5

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for EX5. South West Water is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
1,149
Primary supplier
South West Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
6

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Garden watering decision · EX5

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 · EX5 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 EX5

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.

  • South West Water

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

Water resource zones near EX5

EX5 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 EX5 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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EX5 1 (212 postcodes)
EX5 2 (275 postcodes)
EX5 2AAEX5 2ABEX5 2ADEX5 2AEEX5 2AFEX5 2AGEX5 2ANEX5 2APEX5 2AQEX5 2AREX5 2ASEX5 2AWEX5 2AYEX5 2BAEX5 2BBEX5 2BDEX5 2BEEX5 2BHEX5 2BLEX5 2BNEX5 2BPEX5 2BREX5 2BSEX5 2BTEX5 2BUEX5 2BWEX5 2BXEX5 2BYEX5 2BZEX5 2DAEX5 2DBEX5 2DDEX5 2DEEX5 2DFEX5 2DGEX5 2DHEX5 2DJEX5 2DLEX5 2DPEX5 2DQEX5 2DREX5 2DSEX5 2DTEX5 2DWEX5 2DXEX5 2DYEX5 2DZEX5 2EAEX5 2EBEX5 2EDEX5 2EEEX5 2EFEX5 2EGEX5 2EHEX5 2EJEX5 2ELEX5 2ENEX5 2EPEX5 2EQEX5 2EREX5 2ESEX5 2ETEX5 2EUEX5 2EWEX5 2EXEX5 2EYEX5 2EZEX5 2FAEX5 2FDEX5 2FEEX5 2FFEX5 2FGEX5 2FHEX5 2FJEX5 2FLEX5 2FNEX5 2FPEX5 2FREX5 2FSEX5 2FTEX5 2FUEX5 2FWEX5 2FXEX5 2FYEX5 2FZEX5 2GAEX5 2GBEX5 2GDEX5 2GEEX5 2GFEX5 2GGEX5 2GHEX5 2GLEX5 2HAEX5 2HBEX5 2HDEX5 2HEEX5 2HFEX5 2HGEX5 2HHEX5 2HLEX5 2HNEX5 2HPEX5 2HQEX5 2HREX5 2HSEX5 2HTEX5 2HUEX5 2HWEX5 2HXEX5 2HYEX5 2HZEX5 2JAEX5 2JBEX5 2JDEX5 2JEEX5 2JFEX5 2JGEX5 2JHEX5 2JJEX5 2JLEX5 2JNEX5 2JPEX5 2JQEX5 2JREX5 2JSEX5 2JTEX5 2JUEX5 2JWEX5 2JXEX5 2JYEX5 2JZEX5 2LAEX5 2LBEX5 2LDEX5 2LFEX5 2LGEX5 2LHEX5 2LJEX5 2LLEX5 2LNEX5 2LPEX5 2LQEX5 2LREX5 2LSEX5 2LTEX5 2LUEX5 2LWEX5 2LXEX5 2LYEX5 2LZEX5 2NAEX5 2NBEX5 2NDEX5 2NEEX5 2NFEX5 2NGEX5 2NHEX5 2NJEX5 2NLEX5 2NPEX5 2NQEX5 2NTEX5 2NUEX5 2NXEX5 2NYEX5 2NZEX5 2PAEX5 2PBEX5 2PDEX5 2PEEX5 2PFEX5 2PGEX5 2PHEX5 2PJEX5 2PLEX5 2PNEX5 2PPEX5 2PQEX5 2PREX5 2PSEX5 2PTEX5 2PUEX5 2PWEX5 2PXEX5 2PYEX5 2PZEX5 2QAEX5 2QBEX5 2QDEX5 2QEEX5 2QGEX5 2QHEX5 2QJEX5 2QLEX5 2QNEX5 2QPEX5 2QQEX5 2QREX5 2QSEX5 2QTEX5 2QWEX5 2QXEX5 2QYEX5 2QZEX5 2RAEX5 2RBEX5 2RDEX5 2REEX5 2RFEX5 2RGEX5 2RHEX5 2RJEX5 2RLEX5 2RNEX5 2RPEX5 2RQEX5 2RREX5 2RSEX5 2RTEX5 2RUEX5 2RWEX5 2RXEX5 2RYEX5 2RZEX5 2SAEX5 2SBEX5 2SDEX5 2SEEX5 2SGEX5 2SHEX5 2SJEX5 2SLEX5 2SNEX5 2SPEX5 2SQEX5 2SREX5 2SSEX5 2STEX5 2SUEX5 2SWEX5 2SXEX5 2SYEX5 2SZEX5 2TAEX5 2TBEX5 2TDEX5 2TEEX5 2TFEX5 2TGEX5 2TJEX5 2TLEX5 2TPEX5 2TQEX5 2TREX5 2TSEX5 2TTEX5 2TUEX5 2TWEX5 2TXEX5 2TYEX5 2TZEX5 2UAEX5 2UBEX5 2UDEX5 2UEEX5 2UFEX5 2UGEX5 2UHEX5 2UJEX5 2ULEX5 2UTEX5 2UUEX5 2UXEX5 2YF
EX5 3 (133 postcodes)
EX5 4 (199 postcodes)
EX5 5 (162 postcodes)
EX5 7 (168 postcodes)

Hosepipe ban rules for EX5

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.