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Hosepipe ban in IP26

The hosepipe ban position for the IP26 postcode district — 339 live postcodes, served mostly by Anglian Water — checked against the national index on 19 August 2026. This is an index check, not a prediction.

The answer for IP26

Active

An official Temporary Use Ban is active for the Anglian Water supply area that covers most of IP26.

Postcodes
339
Primary supplier
Anglian Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
2

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Garden watering decision · IP26

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 · IP26 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 IP26

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 IP26

IP26 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

Fenland

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IP26 4 (207 postcodes)
IP26 4AAIP26 4ABIP26 4ADIP26 4AEIP26 4AFIP26 4AGIP26 4AHIP26 4AJIP26 4ALIP26 4ANIP26 4APIP26 4AQIP26 4ARIP26 4ASIP26 4ATIP26 4AUIP26 4AWIP26 4AXIP26 4AYIP26 4AZIP26 4BAIP26 4BBIP26 4BDIP26 4BEIP26 4BFIP26 4BGIP26 4BHIP26 4BJIP26 4BLIP26 4BNIP26 4BPIP26 4BQIP26 4BSIP26 4BTIP26 4BUIP26 4BXIP26 4BYIP26 4BZIP26 4DAIP26 4DBIP26 4DDIP26 4DEIP26 4DFIP26 4DGIP26 4DHIP26 4DJIP26 4DLIP26 4DNIP26 4DPIP26 4DQIP26 4DRIP26 4DSIP26 4DTIP26 4DUIP26 4DWIP26 4DXIP26 4DYIP26 4DZIP26 4EAIP26 4EBIP26 4EEIP26 4EFIP26 4EGIP26 4EHIP26 4EJIP26 4ELIP26 4ENIP26 4EPIP26 4EQIP26 4ERIP26 4ETIP26 4EUIP26 4EWIP26 4EXIP26 4EYIP26 4EZIP26 4FAIP26 4FBIP26 4FDIP26 4FFIP26 4FGIP26 4HAIP26 4HBIP26 4HDIP26 4HEIP26 4HFIP26 4HGIP26 4HHIP26 4HJIP26 4HLIP26 4HNIP26 4HPIP26 4HQIP26 4HRIP26 4HWIP26 4HZIP26 4JAIP26 4JBIP26 4JDIP26 4JEIP26 4JFIP26 4JGIP26 4JHIP26 4JJIP26 4JLIP26 4JNIP26 4JPIP26 4JQIP26 4JRIP26 4JUIP26 4JWIP26 4JXIP26 4JYIP26 4LAIP26 4LBIP26 4LDIP26 4LEIP26 4LFIP26 4LGIP26 4LHIP26 4LJIP26 4LLIP26 4LNIP26 4LPIP26 4LQIP26 4LRIP26 4LSIP26 4LTIP26 4LUIP26 4LWIP26 4LXIP26 4LYIP26 4LZIP26 4NAIP26 4NBIP26 4NDIP26 4NEIP26 4NFIP26 4NGIP26 4NHIP26 4NJIP26 4NNIP26 4NQIP26 4NRIP26 4NSIP26 4NTIP26 4NUIP26 4NWIP26 4NXIP26 4NYIP26 4NZIP26 4PAIP26 4PBIP26 4PDIP26 4PEIP26 4PFIP26 4PGIP26 4PHIP26 4PJIP26 4PLIP26 4PNIP26 4PPIP26 4PQIP26 4PRIP26 4PSIP26 4PTIP26 4PUIP26 4PWIP26 4PXIP26 4PYIP26 4PZIP26 4QAIP26 4QBIP26 4QDIP26 4QEIP26 4QFIP26 4QGIP26 4QHIP26 4QJIP26 4QLIP26 4QNIP26 4QPIP26 4QQIP26 4QRIP26 4QSIP26 4QTIP26 4QUIP26 4QWIP26 4QXIP26 4QYIP26 4QZIP26 4RAIP26 4RBIP26 4RDIP26 4REIP26 4RFIP26 4RGIP26 4RHIP26 4RJIP26 4RLIP26 4RNIP26 4RPIP26 4RQIP26 4RRIP26 4RSIP26 4RTIP26 4RU
IP26 5 (132 postcodes)
IP26 5AAIP26 5ABIP26 5ADIP26 5AEIP26 5AFIP26 5AGIP26 5AHIP26 5AJIP26 5ALIP26 5ANIP26 5APIP26 5AQIP26 5ARIP26 5ASIP26 5ATIP26 5AUIP26 5AWIP26 5AXIP26 5AZIP26 5BDIP26 5BGIP26 5BJIP26 5BNIP26 5BQIP26 5BSIP26 5BTIP26 5BUIP26 5BWIP26 5BXIP26 5BYIP26 5BZIP26 5DAIP26 5DBIP26 5DDIP26 5DEIP26 5DLIP26 5DNIP26 5DPIP26 5DRIP26 5DSIP26 5DTIP26 5DUIP26 5DWIP26 5DXIP26 5DYIP26 5DZIP26 5EAIP26 5EBIP26 5EDIP26 5EEIP26 5EFIP26 5EGIP26 5EHIP26 5EJIP26 5ELIP26 5ENIP26 5EPIP26 5EQIP26 5ERIP26 5ESIP26 5ETIP26 5EUIP26 5EWIP26 5EXIP26 5EYIP26 5HBIP26 5HFIP26 5HGIP26 5HHIP26 5HJIP26 5HNIP26 5HQIP26 5HRIP26 5HSIP26 5HTIP26 5HUIP26 5HWIP26 5HXIP26 5HYIP26 5JAIP26 5JBIP26 5JDIP26 5JEIP26 5JGIP26 5JHIP26 5JJIP26 5JLIP26 5JNIP26 5JPIP26 5JQIP26 5JRIP26 5JSIP26 5JTIP26 5JUIP26 5JXIP26 5JYIP26 5LAIP26 5LBIP26 5LDIP26 5LEIP26 5LFIP26 5LGIP26 5LHIP26 5LJIP26 5LLIP26 5LNIP26 5LPIP26 5LQIP26 5LRIP26 5LSIP26 5LTIP26 5LUIP26 5LWIP26 5LXIP26 5LYIP26 5LZIP26 5NAIP26 5NBIP26 5NDIP26 5NEIP26 5NFIP26 5NGIP26 5NHIP26 5NJIP26 5NLIP26 5NNIP26 5NPIP26 5NQIP26 5NRIP26 5NSIP26 5NTIP26 5WY

Local reservoir outlook

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

  • Alton Water

    70.0% storage · observed 10 August 2026 · Detail

  • Ardleigh Water

    68.0% storage · observed 10 August 2026 · Detail

  • Covenham Water

    89.5% storage · observed 10 August 2026 · Detail

  • Grafham Water

    72.6% storage · observed 10 August 2026 · Detail

  • Pitsford Water

    69.7% storage · observed 10 August 2026 · Detail

Hosepipe ban rules for IP26

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.