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Hosepipe ban in IP5

The hosepipe ban position for the IP5 postcode district — 457 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 IP5

Active

An official Temporary Use Ban is active for the Anglian Water supply area that covers most of IP5.

Postcodes
457
Primary supplier
Anglian Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
4

Water-supply boundaries can cross postcode districts. View the official notice · Check an exact postcode for a definitive answer

Garden watering decision · IP5

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 · IP5 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 IP5

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 IP5

IP5 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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IP5 1 (147 postcodes)
IP5 1AAIP5 1ABIP5 1ADIP5 1AEIP5 1AFIP5 1AGIP5 1AHIP5 1AJIP5 1ALIP5 1ANIP5 1APIP5 1AQIP5 1ARIP5 1ASIP5 1ATIP5 1AUIP5 1AWIP5 1AXIP5 1AYIP5 1AZIP5 1BAIP5 1BDIP5 1BEIP5 1BFIP5 1BGIP5 1BHIP5 1BJIP5 1BLIP5 1BNIP5 1BPIP5 1BQIP5 1BSIP5 1BTIP5 1BWIP5 1BXIP5 1BYIP5 1DAIP5 1DBIP5 1DDIP5 1DEIP5 1DFIP5 1DGIP5 1DHIP5 1DJIP5 1DLIP5 1DNIP5 1DPIP5 1DQIP5 1DRIP5 1DSIP5 1DTIP5 1DUIP5 1DWIP5 1DXIP5 1DYIP5 1EAIP5 1EBIP5 1EDIP5 1EEIP5 1EFIP5 1EGIP5 1EHIP5 1EJIP5 1ELIP5 1ENIP5 1EPIP5 1EQIP5 1ERIP5 1ESIP5 1ETIP5 1EUIP5 1EWIP5 1EXIP5 1EYIP5 1EZIP5 1GXIP5 1HAIP5 1HBIP5 1HDIP5 1HEIP5 1HFIP5 1HGIP5 1HHIP5 1HJIP5 1HLIP5 1HNIP5 1HPIP5 1HQIP5 1HRIP5 1HSIP5 1HUIP5 1HWIP5 1HXIP5 1HZIP5 1JBIP5 1JDIP5 1JEIP5 1JFIP5 1JGIP5 1JHIP5 1JJIP5 1JLIP5 1JNIP5 1JPIP5 1JQIP5 1JRIP5 1JSIP5 1JTIP5 1JUIP5 1JWIP5 1JXIP5 1JYIP5 1JZIP5 1LAIP5 1LBIP5 1LEIP5 1LFIP5 1LGIP5 1LHIP5 1LJIP5 1LLIP5 1LNIP5 1LPIP5 1LQIP5 1LRIP5 1LSIP5 1LTIP5 1LUIP5 1LWIP5 1LXIP5 1LYIP5 1LZIP5 1NAIP5 1NBIP5 1NDIP5 1NEIP5 1NFIP5 1NGIP5 1NHIP5 1NJIP5 1NLIP5 1NNIP5 1NQIP5 1NXIP5 1NZIP5 1WAIP5 1WE
IP5 2 (202 postcodes)
IP5 2ABIP5 2ADIP5 2AEIP5 2BAIP5 2BBIP5 2BDIP5 2BEIP5 2BGIP5 2BJIP5 2BLIP5 2BRIP5 2BSIP5 2BTIP5 2BUIP5 2BWIP5 2BXIP5 2BYIP5 2BZIP5 2DAIP5 2DBIP5 2DDIP5 2DEIP5 2DFIP5 2DGIP5 2DHIP5 2DJIP5 2DLIP5 2DNIP5 2DPIP5 2DQIP5 2DRIP5 2DSIP5 2DTIP5 2DUIP5 2DWIP5 2DXIP5 2DYIP5 2DZIP5 2EAIP5 2EBIP5 2EDIP5 2EEIP5 2EFIP5 2EGIP5 2EHIP5 2EJIP5 2ELIP5 2ENIP5 2EPIP5 2EQIP5 2ERIP5 2ESIP5 2ETIP5 2EUIP5 2EWIP5 2EXIP5 2EYIP5 2EZIP5 2FAIP5 2FBIP5 2FDIP5 2FEIP5 2FFIP5 2FGIP5 2FHIP5 2FJIP5 2FLIP5 2FNIP5 2FPIP5 2FQIP5 2FRIP5 2FSIP5 2FTIP5 2FUIP5 2FWIP5 2FXIP5 2FYIP5 2FZIP5 2GAIP5 2GBIP5 2GDIP5 2GEIP5 2GFIP5 2GGIP5 2GHIP5 2GJIP5 2GLIP5 2GNIP5 2GPIP5 2GQIP5 2GRIP5 2GSIP5 2GTIP5 2GUIP5 2GWIP5 2GXIP5 2GYIP5 2GZIP5 2HAIP5 2HBIP5 2HDIP5 2HEIP5 2HFIP5 2HGIP5 2HHIP5 2HJIP5 2HLIP5 2HNIP5 2HPIP5 2HQIP5 2HRIP5 2HSIP5 2HTIP5 2HUIP5 2NPIP5 2NQIP5 2NRIP5 2NSIP5 2NTIP5 2NUIP5 2NXIP5 2NYIP5 2NZIP5 2PAIP5 2PBIP5 2PDIP5 2PEIP5 2PFIP5 2PHIP5 2PLIP5 2PNIP5 2PPIP5 2PRIP5 2PSIP5 2PTIP5 2PUIP5 2PWIP5 2PXIP5 2PYIP5 2PZIP5 2QAIP5 2QBIP5 2QDIP5 2QEIP5 2QFIP5 2QGIP5 2QHIP5 2QJIP5 2QLIP5 2QNIP5 2QPIP5 2QQIP5 2QRIP5 2QSIP5 2QTIP5 2QUIP5 2QWIP5 2QXIP5 2TXIP5 2TZIP5 2WHIP5 2WSIP5 2WWIP5 2WXIP5 2WYIP5 2WZIP5 2XAIP5 2XEIP5 2XFIP5 2XGIP5 2XHIP5 2XJIP5 2XLIP5 2XNIP5 2XPIP5 2XQIP5 2XRIP5 2XSIP5 2XTIP5 2XUIP5 2XWIP5 2XXIP5 2XYIP5 2XZIP5 2YAIP5 2YBIP5 2YDIP5 2YEIP5 2YFIP5 2YHIP5 2YJIP5 2YLIP5 2YNIP5 2YPIP5 2YRIP5 2YSIP5 2YTIP5 2YUIP5 2YWIP5 2YXIP5 2YYIP5 2YZ
IP5 3 (97 postcodes)
IP5 3ABIP5 3PHIP5 3PJIP5 3PLIP5 3QAIP5 3QJIP5 3QLIP5 3QNIP5 3QPIP5 3QRIP5 3QSIP5 3QTIP5 3QUIP5 3QWIP5 3QXIP5 3QYIP5 3QZIP5 3RAIP5 3RBIP5 3RDIP5 3REIP5 3RFIP5 3RGIP5 3RHIP5 3RJIP5 3RLIP5 3RNIP5 3RPIP5 3RQIP5 3RRIP5 3RSIP5 3RTIP5 3RUIP5 3RWIP5 3RXIP5 3RYIP5 3RZIP5 3SAIP5 3SBIP5 3SDIP5 3SEIP5 3SFIP5 3SGIP5 3SHIP5 3SJIP5 3SLIP5 3SNIP5 3SPIP5 3SQIP5 3SRIP5 3SSIP5 3STIP5 3SUIP5 3SWIP5 3SXIP5 3SYIP5 3SZIP5 3TAIP5 3TBIP5 3TDIP5 3TEIP5 3TFIP5 3TGIP5 3THIP5 3TJIP5 3TLIP5 3TNIP5 3TPIP5 3TQIP5 3TRIP5 3TSIP5 3TTIP5 3TUIP5 3TWIP5 3TXIP5 3TYIP5 3TZIP5 3UAIP5 3UBIP5 3UDIP5 3UEIP5 3UFIP5 3UGIP5 3UHIP5 3UJIP5 3ULIP5 3UNIP5 3UPIP5 3UQIP5 3URIP5 3UTIP5 3UUIP5 3UWIP5 3UXIP5 3UYIP5 3UZIP5 3WY
IP5 4 (11 postcodes)
IP5 4AAIP5 4ABIP5 4ADIP5 4AEIP5 4AFIP5 4AGIP5 4AHIP5 4AJIP5 4ALIP5 4ANIP5 4AP

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 IP5

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.