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Hosepipe ban in IG2

The hosepipe ban position for the IG2 postcode district — 412 live postcodes, served mostly by Essex & Suffolk Water — checked against the national index on 19 August 2026. This is an index check, not a prediction.

The answer for IG2

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for IG2. Essex & Suffolk Water is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
412
Primary supplier
Essex & Suffolk Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
2

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Garden watering decision · IG2

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 · IG2 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 IG2

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.

  • Essex & Suffolk Water

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

Water resource zones near IG2

IG2 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

Essex

Find your exact postcode

Every live postcode in IG2 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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IG2 6 (212 postcodes)
IG2 6AAIG2 6ABIG2 6ADIG2 6AFIG2 6AGIG2 6AHIG2 6AJIG2 6ALIG2 6ANIG2 6APIG2 6ARIG2 6ASIG2 6AUIG2 6AWIG2 6AXIG2 6AYIG2 6BEIG2 6BFIG2 6BJIG2 6BLIG2 6BNIG2 6BXIG2 6DAIG2 6DBIG2 6DEIG2 6DFIG2 6DGIG2 6DHIG2 6DJIG2 6DLIG2 6DNIG2 6DPIG2 6DQIG2 6DRIG2 6DSIG2 6DUIG2 6DWIG2 6DXIG2 6DYIG2 6DZIG2 6EAIG2 6EBIG2 6EHIG2 6EJIG2 6EPIG2 6EQIG2 6ERIG2 6EWIG2 6EYIG2 6EZIG2 6FAIG2 6FBIG2 6FDIG2 6FEIG2 6FFIG2 6FGIG2 6FHIG2 6FJIG2 6FLIG2 6FNIG2 6FQIG2 6FRIG2 6FSIG2 6FTIG2 6GTIG2 6HAIG2 6HEIG2 6HWIG2 6HXIG2 6HYIG2 6JBIG2 6JDIG2 6JEIG2 6JFIG2 6JGIG2 6JHIG2 6JLIG2 6JQIG2 6JSIG2 6JUIG2 6JXIG2 6JZIG2 6LAIG2 6LEIG2 6LHIG2 6LJIG2 6LLIG2 6LQIG2 6LRIG2 6LSIG2 6LTIG2 6LUIG2 6LXIG2 6LYIG2 6LZIG2 6NAIG2 6NBIG2 6NDIG2 6NEIG2 6NNIG2 6NQIG2 6NTIG2 6NUIG2 6NWIG2 6PEIG2 6PFIG2 6PGIG2 6PHIG2 6PJIG2 6PLIG2 6PNIG2 6PQIG2 6PRIG2 6PSIG2 6PTIG2 6PUIG2 6PWIG2 6PXIG2 6PYIG2 6PZIG2 6QAIG2 6QBIG2 6QDIG2 6QHIG2 6QJIG2 6QLIG2 6QNIG2 6QPIG2 6QRIG2 6QSIG2 6QTIG2 6QUIG2 6QWIG2 6QXIG2 6QYIG2 6RDIG2 6REIG2 6RFIG2 6RGIG2 6RHIG2 6RJIG2 6RRIG2 6RUIG2 6RZIG2 6SAIG2 6SBIG2 6SDIG2 6SEIG2 6SFIG2 6SGIG2 6SHIG2 6SJIG2 6SLIG2 6SNIG2 6SQIG2 6SUIG2 6SXIG2 6SYIG2 6SZIG2 6TAIG2 6TBIG2 6TDIG2 6TEIG2 6TFIG2 6TGIG2 6THIG2 6TJIG2 6TLIG2 6TNIG2 6TPIG2 6TQIG2 6TRIG2 6TSIG2 6TTIG2 6TUIG2 6TWIG2 6UDIG2 6UFIG2 6UHIG2 6UJIG2 6ULIG2 6UNIG2 6UPIG2 6URIG2 6UTIG2 6UUIG2 6UWIG2 6UXIG2 6UYIG2 6XAIG2 6XBIG2 6XDIG2 6XEIG2 6XFIG2 6XGIG2 6XHIG2 6XNIG2 6XQIG2 6XSIG2 6XTIG2 6XUIG2 6XXIG2 6XYIG2 6XZIG2 6YAIG2 6YBIG2 6YDIG2 6YEIG2 6YFIG2 6YGIG2 6YHIG2 6YQ
IG2 7 (200 postcodes)
IG2 7AAIG2 7ABIG2 7ADIG2 7AGIG2 7AHIG2 7AJIG2 7ALIG2 7ANIG2 7APIG2 7AQIG2 7ARIG2 7ASIG2 7ATIG2 7AUIG2 7AWIG2 7AXIG2 7AYIG2 7AZIG2 7BAIG2 7BBIG2 7BDIG2 7BQIG2 7BSIG2 7BTIG2 7BYIG2 7BZIG2 7DBIG2 7DEIG2 7DFIG2 7DGIG2 7DHIG2 7DJIG2 7DLIG2 7DNIG2 7DPIG2 7DQIG2 7DRIG2 7DSIG2 7DUIG2 7DWIG2 7DXIG2 7DYIG2 7DZIG2 7EAIG2 7EBIG2 7EDIG2 7EHIG2 7EJIG2 7ELIG2 7ENIG2 7EPIG2 7EQIG2 7ERIG2 7ESIG2 7ETIG2 7EUIG2 7EWIG2 7EYIG2 7EZIG2 7FAIG2 7FBIG2 7FDIG2 7FEIG2 7FFIG2 7FGIG2 7FHIG2 7HAIG2 7HBIG2 7HDIG2 7HEIG2 7HFIG2 7HGIG2 7HHIG2 7HQIG2 7HRIG2 7HSIG2 7HTIG2 7HUIG2 7HYIG2 7HZIG2 7JAIG2 7JBIG2 7JDIG2 7JEIG2 7JFIG2 7JGIG2 7JHIG2 7JJIG2 7JLIG2 7JNIG2 7JPIG2 7JQIG2 7JRIG2 7JWIG2 7JYIG2 7JZIG2 7LBIG2 7LDIG2 7LEIG2 7LFIG2 7LHIG2 7LPIG2 7LQIG2 7LRIG2 7LSIG2 7LTIG2 7LUIG2 7LWIG2 7LXIG2 7LYIG2 7LZIG2 7NAIG2 7NBIG2 7NDIG2 7NEIG2 7NFIG2 7NGIG2 7NHIG2 7NJIG2 7NLIG2 7NNIG2 7NPIG2 7NQIG2 7NRIG2 7NSIG2 7NTIG2 7NWIG2 7NXIG2 7NYIG2 7NZIG2 7PDIG2 7PJIG2 7PLIG2 7PNIG2 7PPIG2 7PQIG2 7PRIG2 7PSIG2 7PTIG2 7PUIG2 7PWIG2 7PXIG2 7PYIG2 7PZIG2 7QBIG2 7QDIG2 7QEIG2 7QFIG2 7QGIG2 7QHIG2 7QLIG2 7QNIG2 7QQIG2 7QRIG2 7QXIG2 7QZIG2 7RDIG2 7REIG2 7RFIG2 7RGIG2 7RHIG2 7RNIG2 7RPIG2 7RQIG2 7RRIG2 7RSIG2 7RTIG2 7RUIG2 7RWIG2 7RXIG2 7RYIG2 7RZIG2 7SAIG2 7SBIG2 7SDIG2 7SEIG2 7SFIG2 7SGIG2 7SHIG2 7SRIG2 7SSIG2 7STIG2 7SUIG2 7SXIG2 7SYIG2 7SZIG2 7TAIG2 7TDIG2 7TEIG2 7TFIG2 7TGIG2 7THIG2 7TJIG2 7TLIG2 7TNIG2 7TPIG2 7TQIG2 7TRIG2 7TWIG2 7ZS

Local reservoir outlook

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

  • Hanningfield and Abberton combined storage

    61.0% storage · observed 11 August 2026 · Detail

Hosepipe ban rules for IG2

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.