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Hosepipe ban in IP23

The hosepipe ban position for the IP23 postcode district — 339 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 IP23

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for IP23. Essex & Suffolk Water is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
339
Primary supplier
Essex & Suffolk Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
3

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Garden watering decision · IP23

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 · IP23 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 IP23

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 IP23

IP23 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

Hartismere

Find your exact postcode

Every live postcode in IP23 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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IP23 7 (198 postcodes)
IP23 7ABIP23 7AEIP23 7AFIP23 7AGIP23 7AJIP23 7ANIP23 7APIP23 7AQIP23 7ARIP23 7ASIP23 7ATIP23 7AUIP23 7AWIP23 7AYIP23 7AZIP23 7BAIP23 7BBIP23 7BDIP23 7BEIP23 7BFIP23 7BGIP23 7BHIP23 7BJIP23 7BLIP23 7BNIP23 7BPIP23 7BQIP23 7BSIP23 7BTIP23 7BUIP23 7BWIP23 7BXIP23 7BYIP23 7BZIP23 7DAIP23 7DBIP23 7DDIP23 7DEIP23 7DGIP23 7DJIP23 7DNIP23 7DPIP23 7DRIP23 7DSIP23 7DTIP23 7DUIP23 7DWIP23 7DYIP23 7DZIP23 7EAIP23 7EBIP23 7EDIP23 7EEIP23 7EFIP23 7EGIP23 7EHIP23 7EJIP23 7ELIP23 7ENIP23 7EPIP23 7EQIP23 7ERIP23 7ESIP23 7ETIP23 7EUIP23 7EWIP23 7EXIP23 7EZIP23 7FAIP23 7FBIP23 7FDIP23 7FEIP23 7FFIP23 7FGIP23 7FHIP23 7FJIP23 7FLIP23 7FNIP23 7FPIP23 7FQIP23 7FSIP23 7FUIP23 7FZIP23 7GAIP23 7GBIP23 7GEIP23 7GFIP23 7HAIP23 7HBIP23 7HDIP23 7HEIP23 7HFIP23 7HGIP23 7HHIP23 7HJIP23 7HLIP23 7HNIP23 7HPIP23 7HQIP23 7HRIP23 7HSIP23 7HTIP23 7HUIP23 7HWIP23 7HXIP23 7HYIP23 7HZIP23 7JAIP23 7JDIP23 7JEIP23 7JFIP23 7JGIP23 7JHIP23 7JJIP23 7JLIP23 7JNIP23 7JPIP23 7JQIP23 7JRIP23 7JSIP23 7JTIP23 7JUIP23 7JWIP23 7JXIP23 7JYIP23 7JZIP23 7LAIP23 7LBIP23 7LDIP23 7LEIP23 7LFIP23 7LGIP23 7LHIP23 7LJIP23 7LLIP23 7LNIP23 7LPIP23 7LQIP23 7LRIP23 7LSIP23 7LTIP23 7LUIP23 7LWIP23 7LXIP23 7LYIP23 7LZIP23 7NAIP23 7NBIP23 7NHIP23 7NJIP23 7NLIP23 7NNIP23 7NPIP23 7NRIP23 7NSIP23 7NTIP23 7NUIP23 7NWIP23 7NXIP23 7NZIP23 7PAIP23 7PBIP23 7PDIP23 7PEIP23 7PFIP23 7PGIP23 7PHIP23 7PJIP23 7PLIP23 7PNIP23 7PPIP23 7PQIP23 7PRIP23 7PSIP23 7PTIP23 7PUIP23 7PWIP23 7PXIP23 7PYIP23 7PZIP23 7QAIP23 7QBIP23 7QDIP23 7QEIP23 7QFIP23 7QGIP23 7QHIP23 7QJIP23 7QLIP23 7QNIP23 7QPIP23 7QRIP23 7QSIP23 7QTIP23 7QUIP23 7QWIP23 7QYIP23 7TN
IP23 8 (137 postcodes)
IP23 8AAIP23 8ADIP23 8AEIP23 8AFIP23 8AGIP23 8AHIP23 8AJIP23 8ALIP23 8ANIP23 8APIP23 8ARIP23 8ASIP23 8ATIP23 8AWIP23 8AXIP23 8AZIP23 8BAIP23 8BEIP23 8BFIP23 8BGIP23 8BHIP23 8BJIP23 8BLIP23 8BPIP23 8BSIP23 8BTIP23 8BUIP23 8BWIP23 8BXIP23 8BYIP23 8BZIP23 8DAIP23 8DBIP23 8DDIP23 8DEIP23 8DFIP23 8DGIP23 8DHIP23 8DJIP23 8DNIP23 8DPIP23 8DQIP23 8DRIP23 8DSIP23 8DTIP23 8DUIP23 8DWIP23 8DXIP23 8DYIP23 8DZIP23 8EAIP23 8EBIP23 8EDIP23 8EEIP23 8EFIP23 8EGIP23 8EJIP23 8ELIP23 8ENIP23 8EPIP23 8ERIP23 8ESIP23 8ETIP23 8EUIP23 8EXIP23 8EYIP23 8FBIP23 8FDIP23 8FEIP23 8FGIP23 8GAIP23 8GHIP23 8GLIP23 8GZIP23 8HAIP23 8HBIP23 8HDIP23 8HEIP23 8HFIP23 8HGIP23 8HHIP23 8HLIP23 8HNIP23 8HPIP23 8HQIP23 8HRIP23 8HSIP23 8HTIP23 8HUIP23 8HWIP23 8HXIP23 8HYIP23 8HZIP23 8JAIP23 8JBIP23 8JDIP23 8JEIP23 8JFIP23 8JGIP23 8JHIP23 8JJIP23 8JLIP23 8JNIP23 8JPIP23 8JQIP23 8JRIP23 8JSIP23 8JTIP23 8JUIP23 8JWIP23 8JXIP23 8JYIP23 8JZIP23 8LAIP23 8LBIP23 8LDIP23 8LEIP23 8LHIP23 8LJIP23 8LLIP23 8LPIP23 8LRIP23 8LSIP23 8LTIP23 8LUIP23 8LXIP23 8LYIP23 8LZIP23 8NAIP23 8NBIP23 8NDIP23 8NEIP23 8NFIP23 8NGIP23 8NHIP23 8NQIP23 8WL
IP23 9 (4 postcodes)
IP23 9AJIP23 9ALIP23 9AQIP23 9AS

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 IP23

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.