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Hosepipe ban in IP3

The hosepipe ban position for the IP3 postcode district — 764 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 IP3

Active

An official Temporary Use Ban is active for the Anglian Water supply area that covers most of IP3.

Postcodes
764
Primary supplier
Anglian Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
3

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Garden watering decision · IP3

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 · IP3 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 IP3

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 IP3

IP3 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

Suffolk East

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IP3 0 (213 postcodes)
IP3 0ABIP3 0AEIP3 0AGIP3 0AHIP3 0ALIP3 0ANIP3 0APIP3 0AQIP3 0ARIP3 0ASIP3 0ATIP3 0AUIP3 0AWIP3 0AXIP3 0AYIP3 0AZIP3 0BBIP3 0BEIP3 0BFIP3 0BHIP3 0BLIP3 0BNIP3 0BPIP3 0BQIP3 0BSIP3 0BTIP3 0BUIP3 0BWIP3 0BXIP3 0BYIP3 0DAIP3 0DDIP3 0DHIP3 0DJIP3 0DLIP3 0DNIP3 0DPIP3 0DQIP3 0DRIP3 0DSIP3 0DTIP3 0DUIP3 0DWIP3 0DXIP3 0DYIP3 0DZIP3 0EAIP3 0EDIP3 0EEIP3 0EFIP3 0EGIP3 0EHIP3 0EJIP3 0ELIP3 0ENIP3 0EQIP3 0ETIP3 0EUIP3 0EWIP3 0EXIP3 0EYIP3 0EZIP3 0FAIP3 0FBIP3 0FDIP3 0FEIP3 0FFIP3 0FGIP3 0FHIP3 0FJIP3 0FLIP3 0FQIP3 0FRIP3 0FZIP3 0GAIP3 0HAIP3 0HBIP3 0HDIP3 0HEIP3 0HFIP3 0HGIP3 0HHIP3 0HJIP3 0HLIP3 0HNIP3 0HPIP3 0HQIP3 0HRIP3 0HSIP3 0HTIP3 0HUIP3 0HWIP3 0HXIP3 0HYIP3 0JAIP3 0JBIP3 0JDIP3 0JEIP3 0JGIP3 0JHIP3 0JJIP3 0JLIP3 0JNIP3 0JPIP3 0JQIP3 0JRIP3 0JSIP3 0JTIP3 0JUIP3 0JWIP3 0JXIP3 0JYIP3 0LAIP3 0LBIP3 0LDIP3 0LEIP3 0LFIP3 0LGIP3 0LHIP3 0LJIP3 0LLIP3 0LNIP3 0LPIP3 0LQIP3 0LRIP3 0LSIP3 0LTIP3 0LUIP3 0LWIP3 0LXIP3 0LYIP3 0LZIP3 0NEIP3 0NFIP3 0NGIP3 0NHIP3 0NJIP3 0NLIP3 0NNIP3 0NPIP3 0NQIP3 0NRIP3 0NSIP3 0NTIP3 0NUIP3 0NWIP3 0NXIP3 0PAIP3 0PBIP3 0PDIP3 0PEIP3 0PFIP3 0PGIP3 0PHIP3 0PJIP3 0PLIP3 0PQIP3 0PSIP3 0PTIP3 0PUIP3 0PXIP3 0PYIP3 0PZIP3 0QAIP3 0QBIP3 0QDIP3 0QEIP3 0QFIP3 0QGIP3 0QHIP3 0QJIP3 0QLIP3 0QNIP3 0QPIP3 0QQIP3 0QRIP3 0QUIP3 0QWIP3 0QZIP3 0RAIP3 0RBIP3 0RDIP3 0REIP3 0RFIP3 0RGIP3 0RHIP3 0RJIP3 0RLIP3 0RNIP3 0RPIP3 0RQIP3 0RRIP3 0RSIP3 0RTIP3 0RUIP3 0RWIP3 0RXIP3 0RYIP3 0RZIP3 0SAIP3 0SBIP3 0SDIP3 0SEIP3 0SFIP3 0SGIP3 0SHIP3 0SJIP3 0SLIP3 0SNIP3 0SPIP3 0SQIP3 0SSIP3 0SW
IP3 8 (272 postcodes)
IP3 8AAIP3 8ABIP3 8ADIP3 8AFIP3 8AHIP3 8AJIP3 8ALIP3 8ANIP3 8APIP3 8AQIP3 8ARIP3 8ASIP3 8ATIP3 8AUIP3 8AWIP3 8AXIP3 8AYIP3 8AZIP3 8BAIP3 8BDIP3 8BEIP3 8BFIP3 8BGIP3 8BQIP3 8BSIP3 8BTIP3 8BUIP3 8BWIP3 8BXIP3 8BYIP3 8BZIP3 8DBIP3 8DDIP3 8DEIP3 8DHIP3 8DLIP3 8DNIP3 8DPIP3 8DSIP3 8DTIP3 8DUIP3 8DXIP3 8DYIP3 8DZIP3 8EAIP3 8EBIP3 8EDIP3 8EEIP3 8EFIP3 8EGIP3 8EHIP3 8EJIP3 8ELIP3 8ENIP3 8EPIP3 8EQIP3 8ERIP3 8ESIP3 8ETIP3 8EUIP3 8EWIP3 8EXIP3 8EYIP3 8EZIP3 8GAIP3 8GBIP3 8GDIP3 8GEIP3 8GFIP3 8GGIP3 8GHIP3 8GJIP3 8GLIP3 8GNIP3 8GPIP3 8GQIP3 8GZIP3 8HAIP3 8HBIP3 8HDIP3 8HEIP3 8HFIP3 8HGIP3 8HLIP3 8HNIP3 8HQIP3 8HRIP3 8HSIP3 8HTIP3 8HUIP3 8HWIP3 8HXIP3 8HYIP3 8HZIP3 8JAIP3 8JBIP3 8JEIP3 8JFIP3 8JGIP3 8JHIP3 8JJIP3 8JLIP3 8JNIP3 8JPIP3 8JQIP3 8JUIP3 8JWIP3 8JXIP3 8JZIP3 8LAIP3 8LBIP3 8LDIP3 8LFIP3 8LGIP3 8LHIP3 8LJIP3 8LLIP3 8LNIP3 8LPIP3 8LQIP3 8LRIP3 8LSIP3 8LTIP3 8LWIP3 8LXIP3 8LYIP3 8LZIP3 8NAIP3 8NBIP3 8NDIP3 8NEIP3 8NFIP3 8NGIP3 8NHIP3 8NLIP3 8NNIP3 8NPIP3 8NQIP3 8NRIP3 8NSIP3 8NTIP3 8NUIP3 8NWIP3 8NXIP3 8NYIP3 8NZIP3 8PAIP3 8PBIP3 8PDIP3 8PEIP3 8PFIP3 8PGIP3 8PHIP3 8PJIP3 8PLIP3 8PQIP3 8PRIP3 8PTIP3 8PUIP3 8PXIP3 8PYIP3 8PZIP3 8QAIP3 8QBIP3 8QDIP3 8QEIP3 8QFIP3 8QGIP3 8QHIP3 8QJIP3 8QLIP3 8QNIP3 8QPIP3 8QQIP3 8QRIP3 8QSIP3 8QTIP3 8QUIP3 8QWIP3 8QXIP3 8QYIP3 8QZIP3 8RAIP3 8RBIP3 8RDIP3 8REIP3 8RFIP3 8RGIP3 8RHIP3 8RJIP3 8RLIP3 8RNIP3 8RPIP3 8RQIP3 8RRIP3 8RSIP3 8RTIP3 8RUIP3 8RWIP3 8RXIP3 8RYIP3 8RZIP3 8SAIP3 8SBIP3 8SDIP3 8SEIP3 8SFIP3 8SGIP3 8SJIP3 8SLIP3 8SNIP3 8SPIP3 8SQIP3 8SRIP3 8SSIP3 8STIP3 8SUIP3 8SWIP3 8SXIP3 8SYIP3 8SZIP3 8TAIP3 8TBIP3 8TDIP3 8TEIP3 8TFIP3 8THIP3 8TJIP3 8TLIP3 8TNIP3 8TPIP3 8TQIP3 8TRIP3 8TSIP3 8TTIP3 8TUIP3 8TWIP3 8TXIP3 8TYIP3 8TZIP3 8UAIP3 8UBIP3 8UDIP3 8UEIP3 8UFIP3 8UGIP3 8UHIP3 8UJIP3 8ULIP3 8UNIP3 8UQIP3 8URIP3 8USIP3 8UTIP3 8UUIP3 8UWIP3 8UXIP3 8UYIP3 8UZIP3 8XBIP3 8XDIP3 8XEIP3 8XHIP3 8XJIP3 8XLIP3 8XNIP3 8XPIP3 8XQIP3 8XRIP3 8XSIP3 8XTIP3 8XZ
IP3 9 (279 postcodes)
IP3 9AAIP3 9ABIP3 9ADIP3 9AEIP3 9AFIP3 9AGIP3 9AHIP3 9AJIP3 9ALIP3 9ANIP3 9APIP3 9AQIP3 9ARIP3 9ASIP3 9ATIP3 9AUIP3 9AWIP3 9AXIP3 9AYIP3 9AZIP3 9BAIP3 9BBIP3 9BDIP3 9BEIP3 9BFIP3 9BGIP3 9BHIP3 9BJIP3 9BLIP3 9BNIP3 9BTIP3 9BUIP3 9BXIP3 9BYIP3 9BZIP3 9DAIP3 9DBIP3 9DDIP3 9DEIP3 9DFIP3 9DGIP3 9DHIP3 9DJIP3 9DLIP3 9DNIP3 9DPIP3 9DQIP3 9DRIP3 9DSIP3 9DTIP3 9DUIP3 9DWIP3 9DXIP3 9DYIP3 9DZIP3 9EAIP3 9EBIP3 9EDIP3 9EFIP3 9EGIP3 9EHIP3 9ENIP3 9EPIP3 9ERIP3 9ESIP3 9ETIP3 9EUIP3 9EWIP3 9EXIP3 9EYIP3 9EZIP3 9FAIP3 9FDIP3 9FEIP3 9FFIP3 9FGIP3 9FHIP3 9FJIP3 9FLIP3 9FNIP3 9FPIP3 9GAIP3 9GBIP3 9GDIP3 9GEIP3 9GFIP3 9GGIP3 9GHIP3 9GJIP3 9GLIP3 9GNIP3 9GPIP3 9GQIP3 9GRIP3 9GSIP3 9GTIP3 9GUIP3 9GWIP3 9GXIP3 9GYIP3 9HAIP3 9HBIP3 9HDIP3 9HEIP3 9HFIP3 9HGIP3 9HHIP3 9HJIP3 9HLIP3 9HNIP3 9HPIP3 9HQIP3 9HRIP3 9HSIP3 9HTIP3 9HUIP3 9HWIP3 9HXIP3 9HYIP3 9HZIP3 9JAIP3 9JBIP3 9JDIP3 9JGIP3 9JHIP3 9JJIP3 9JLIP3 9JNIP3 9JPIP3 9JRIP3 9JSIP3 9JTIP3 9JUIP3 9JWIP3 9JXIP3 9JYIP3 9JZIP3 9LAIP3 9LBIP3 9LDIP3 9LEIP3 9LFIP3 9LGIP3 9LHIP3 9LJIP3 9LLIP3 9LNIP3 9LQIP3 9LRIP3 9LSIP3 9LTIP3 9LUIP3 9LWIP3 9LXIP3 9LYIP3 9LZIP3 9NAIP3 9NDIP3 9NEIP3 9NFIP3 9NGIP3 9NHIP3 9NJIP3 9NLIP3 9NNIP3 9NPIP3 9NQIP3 9NRIP3 9NSIP3 9NTIP3 9NUIP3 9NWIP3 9NXIP3 9NYIP3 9NZIP3 9PAIP3 9PBIP3 9PDIP3 9PEIP3 9PFIP3 9PGIP3 9PHIP3 9PLIP3 9PPIP3 9PQIP3 9PRIP3 9PSIP3 9PTIP3 9PUIP3 9PXIP3 9PYIP3 9QAIP3 9QBIP3 9QDIP3 9QEIP3 9QFIP3 9QJIP3 9QNIP3 9QRIP3 9QSIP3 9QTIP3 9QUIP3 9QXIP3 9QYIP3 9QZIP3 9RAIP3 9RBIP3 9REIP3 9RFIP3 9RGIP3 9RHIP3 9RJIP3 9RLIP3 9RNIP3 9RPIP3 9RQIP3 9RRIP3 9RTIP3 9RUIP3 9RWIP3 9RYIP3 9RZIP3 9SEIP3 9SJIP3 9SLIP3 9SNIP3 9SPIP3 9SQIP3 9SRIP3 9SSIP3 9STIP3 9SWIP3 9SXIP3 9SYIP3 9TAIP3 9TDIP3 9TEIP3 9TFIP3 9TGIP3 9THIP3 9TJIP3 9TLIP3 9TNIP3 9TPIP3 9TQIP3 9TRIP3 9TSIP3 9TTIP3 9TUIP3 9UAIP3 9UBIP3 9UDIP3 9UEIP3 9UFIP3 9UGIP3 9UHIP3 9ULIP3 9UNIP3 9UPIP3 9UQIP3 9URIP3 9USIP3 9UTIP3 9UUIP3 9UWIP3 9UXIP3 9UYIP3 9UZIP3 9WEIP3 9WFIP3 9WHIP3 9WJIP3 9WLIP3 9WNIP3 9WPIP3 9WQIP3 9WSIP3 9WZIP3 9YY

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 IP3

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.