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Hosepipe ban in M26

The hosepipe ban position for the M26 postcode district — 863 live postcodes, served mostly by United Utilities — checked against the national index on 19 August 2026. This is an index check, not a prediction.

The answer for M26

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for M26. United Utilities is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
863
Primary supplier
United Utilities
Share of district
100%
Sectors
5

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

Garden watering decision · M26

Let the rain handle it

Hold off

Your garden should get enough rain over the next five days. Check pots and new plants separately.

Forecast period
Next five days
Forecast rain
22.3 mm
Estimated requirement
6.2 mm
Rain covers of need
100%
Estimated remaining need
16.1 mm shortfall

More rain is expected than an established garden is likely to need.

Estimate for an established mixed garden border · M26 district · updated 19 Aug, 15:00

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 M26

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.

  • United Utilities

    Not listed100% of mapped units · high confidence · Full status page

Water resource zones near M26

M26 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

UU-Strategic

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M26 1 (253 postcodes)
M26 1AAM26 1ABM26 1ADM26 1AGM26 1AHM26 1AJM26 1ALM26 1ANM26 1AQM26 1ARM26 1ASM26 1ATM26 1AWM26 1AYM26 1AZM26 1BAM26 1BBM26 1BDM26 1BEM26 1BFM26 1BGM26 1BHM26 1BJM26 1BLM26 1BNM26 1BPM26 1BQM26 1BRM26 1BSM26 1BTM26 1BUM26 1BWM26 1BXM26 1BYM26 1BZM26 1DAM26 1DBM26 1DDM26 1DEM26 1DFM26 1DGM26 1DHM26 1DJM26 1DLM26 1DNM26 1DPM26 1DQM26 1DRM26 1DTM26 1DUM26 1DWM26 1DXM26 1DYM26 1DZM26 1EAM26 1EBM26 1EDM26 1EEM26 1EFM26 1EGM26 1EJM26 1ELM26 1ENM26 1EPM26 1EQM26 1ERM26 1ESM26 1ETM26 1EUM26 1EWM26 1EXM26 1EYM26 1EZM26 1FAM26 1FEM26 1FGM26 1FHM26 1FJM26 1FLM26 1FNM26 1FPM26 1FRM26 1FSM26 1FTM26 1FUM26 1FWM26 1FYM26 1FZM26 1GAM26 1GBM26 1GDM26 1GEM26 1GFM26 1GGM26 1GHM26 1GJM26 1GLM26 1GNM26 1GQM26 1GRM26 1GSM26 1GTM26 1GWM26 1GYM26 1GZM26 1HAM26 1HBM26 1HDM26 1HEM26 1HFM26 1HGM26 1HHM26 1HJM26 1HLM26 1HNM26 1HPM26 1HQM26 1HRM26 1HSM26 1HTM26 1HUM26 1HWM26 1HXM26 1HYM26 1HZM26 1JAM26 1JBM26 1JDM26 1JEM26 1JFM26 1JGM26 1JHM26 1JJM26 1JLM26 1JNM26 1JPM26 1JQM26 1JRM26 1JSM26 1JUM26 1JWM26 1JXM26 1JYM26 1JZM26 1LBM26 1LEM26 1LFM26 1LGM26 1LHM26 1LJM26 1LLM26 1LNM26 1LPM26 1LQM26 1LRM26 1LSM26 1LTM26 1LUM26 1LWM26 1LXM26 1LYM26 1LZM26 1NAM26 1NBM26 1NDM26 1NEM26 1NFM26 1NGM26 1NHM26 1NJM26 1NLM26 1NNM26 1NQM26 1NRM26 1NWM26 1NZM26 1PFM26 1PJM26 1PLM26 1PNM26 1PPM26 1PWM26 1PXM26 1PYM26 1PZM26 1QAM26 1QBM26 1QEM26 1QFM26 1QGM26 1QHM26 1QJM26 1QLM26 1QPM26 1QQM26 1QRM26 1QSM26 1QTM26 1QUM26 1QXM26 1QYM26 1QZM26 1REM26 1RFM26 1RGM26 1RHM26 1RJM26 1RLM26 1RNM26 1RPM26 1RQM26 1RRM26 1RTM26 1RWM26 1RYM26 1RZM26 1SAM26 1SEM26 1SFM26 1TFM26 1TJM26 1UAM26 1UBM26 1UDM26 1UEM26 1UFM26 1UGM26 1UHM26 1UJM26 1ULM26 1UNM26 1UPM26 1UQM26 1WAM26 1WBM26 1WDM26 1WEM26 1WFM26 1WGM26 1WNM26 1WRM26 1WTM26 1WWM26 1YBM26 1YDM26 1YEM26 1YFM26 1YHM26 1YJM26 1YLM26 1YNM26 1YPM26 1YW
M26 2 (181 postcodes)
M26 2ABM26 2ADM26 2AFM26 2AGM26 2AHM26 2AJM26 2ALM26 2ANM26 2AQM26 2ARM26 2ASM26 2ATM26 2AUM26 2AWM26 2AXM26 2AYM26 2BDM26 2BNM26 2BYM26 2DLM26 2DQM26 2EWM26 2FRM26 2FUM26 2GAM26 2GBM26 2GDM26 2GEM26 2GFM26 2GGM26 2GJM26 2GLM26 2GNM26 2GPM26 2GQM26 2GRM26 2GSM26 2GTM26 2GUM26 2GWM26 2GXM26 2GYM26 2GZM26 2HFM26 2JGM26 2JSM26 2JWM26 2LAM26 2NDM26 2PBM26 2PEM26 2PFM26 2PGM26 2PHM26 2PJM26 2PLM26 2PNM26 2PPM26 2PQM26 2PRM26 2PSM26 2PTM26 2PUM26 2PWM26 2PXM26 2PYM26 2PZM26 2QAM26 2QBM26 2QEM26 2QFM26 2QGM26 2QHM26 2QJM26 2QLM26 2QNM26 2QPM26 2QQM26 2QRM26 2QSM26 2QUM26 2QWM26 2QXM26 2QYM26 2QZM26 2RAM26 2RBM26 2RDM26 2REM26 2RFM26 2RGM26 2RHM26 2RJM26 2RLM26 2RNM26 2RPM26 2RQM26 2RRM26 2RSM26 2RTM26 2RUM26 2RWM26 2RXM26 2RYM26 2RZM26 2SDM26 2SFM26 2SGM26 2SHM26 2SLM26 2SPM26 2SQM26 2SSM26 2STM26 2SUM26 2SXM26 2SYM26 2SZM26 2TAM26 2TBM26 2TDM26 2TEM26 2TFM26 2TGM26 2THM26 2TJM26 2TLM26 2TNM26 2TPM26 2TQM26 2TRM26 2TTM26 2TUM26 2TWM26 2TXM26 2TZM26 2UAM26 2UDM26 2UEM26 2UFM26 2UGM26 2UHM26 2UJM26 2ULM26 2UNM26 2UPM26 2UQM26 2USM26 2UTM26 2UUM26 2UWM26 2UXM26 2UZM26 2WBM26 2WQM26 2WRM26 2WWM26 2WXM26 2XAM26 2XBM26 2XDM26 2XEM26 2XFM26 2XGM26 2XJM26 2XLM26 2XNM26 2XPM26 2XQM26 2XRM26 2XTM26 2XUM26 2XWM26 2XXM26 2XYM26 2XZM26 2YAM26 2YGM26 2YLM26 2ZSM26 2ZT
M26 3 (219 postcodes)
M26 3AAM26 3ABM26 3ADM26 3AGM26 3AHM26 3ANM26 3APM26 3AQM26 3ARM26 3ASM26 3ATM26 3AUM26 3AWM26 3AXM26 3AYM26 3AZM26 3BAM26 3BBM26 3BDM26 3BEM26 3BFM26 3BHM26 3BJM26 3BPM26 3BRM26 3BSM26 3BTM26 3BUM26 3BWM26 3BXM26 3BYM26 3BZM26 3DAM26 3DDM26 3DEM26 3DFM26 3DGM26 3DHM26 3DSM26 3DTM26 3DUM26 3DWM26 3DXM26 3DYM26 3EDM26 3EHM26 3ELM26 3EPM26 3FNM26 3GEM26 3GFM26 3GGM26 3GHM26 3GJM26 3GLM26 3GNM26 3GPM26 3GQM26 3GRM26 3GSM26 3GTM26 3GUM26 3GWM26 3GXM26 3GYM26 3GZM26 3JWM26 3LPM26 3LQM26 3LRM26 3LTM26 3LUM26 3LWM26 3LXM26 3LYM26 3LZM26 3NAM26 3NBM26 3NDM26 3NEM26 3NFM26 3NGM26 3NHM26 3NJM26 3NLM26 3NNM26 3NPM26 3NQM26 3NRM26 3NUM26 3NWM26 3PDM26 3PEM26 3PFM26 3PGM26 3PHM26 3PJM26 3PLM26 3QEM26 3QFM26 3QGM26 3QHM26 3QJM26 3QLM26 3QNM26 3QPM26 3QQM26 3QSM26 3QTM26 3QUM26 3QWM26 3QXM26 3QYM26 3QZM26 3RAM26 3RBM26 3RDM26 3REM26 3RFM26 3RGM26 3RHM26 3RLM26 3RNM26 3RPM26 3RQM26 3RRM26 3RSM26 3RTM26 3RUM26 3RWM26 3RXM26 3RYM26 3RZM26 3SBM26 3SFM26 3SJM26 3SLM26 3SNM26 3SQM26 3SSM26 3STM26 3SUM26 3SWM26 3SYM26 3SZM26 3TAM26 3TBM26 3TDM26 3TEM26 3TFM26 3TGM26 3THM26 3TJM26 3TLM26 3TNM26 3TPM26 3TQM26 3TRM26 3TSM26 3TTM26 3TUM26 3TWM26 3TXM26 3TYM26 3TZM26 3UAM26 3UBM26 3UDM26 3UEM26 3UHM26 3UJM26 3ULM26 3UNM26 3UPM26 3UQM26 3UUM26 3UWM26 3UXM26 3UYM26 3WAM26 3WBM26 3WDM26 3WEM26 3WFM26 3WGM26 3WHM26 3WJM26 3WLM26 3WNM26 3WPM26 3WQM26 3WRM26 3WSM26 3WTM26 3WUM26 3WWM26 3WXM26 3WYM26 3WZM26 3XAM26 3XBM26 3XDM26 3XEM26 3XFM26 3XGM26 3XHM26 3XNM26 3XPM26 3XQM26 3XRM26 3XSM26 3XTM26 3XUM26 3XWM26 3XXM26 3XYM26 3XZM26 3YYM26 3YZ
M26 4 (199 postcodes)
M26 4AAM26 4ABM26 4ADM26 4AEM26 4AFM26 4AHM26 4ANM26 4AQM26 4AXM26 4BEM26 4BGM26 4BHM26 4BJM26 4BLM26 4BNM26 4BPM26 4BQM26 4BRM26 4BSM26 4BTM26 4BUM26 4BWM26 4BYM26 4DAM26 4DBM26 4DDM26 4DEM26 4DFM26 4DGM26 4DHM26 4DJM26 4DLM26 4DNM26 4DPM26 4DQM26 4DRM26 4DSM26 4DTM26 4DUM26 4DWM26 4DXM26 4DZM26 4EAM26 4EBM26 4EDM26 4EEM26 4EFM26 4EJM26 4EPM26 4EQM26 4ERM26 4ESM26 4ETM26 4EUM26 4EWM26 4EXM26 4EYM26 4EZM26 4FAM26 4FBM26 4FDM26 4FEM26 4FFM26 4FGM26 4FHM26 4FJM26 4FLM26 4FNM26 4FPM26 4FQM26 4FRM26 4FSM26 4FTM26 4FUM26 4FWM26 4FXM26 4FYM26 4FZM26 4GAM26 4GBM26 4GDM26 4GEM26 4GFM26 4GNM26 4GRM26 4GWM26 4GYM26 4HAM26 4HBM26 4HDM26 4HEM26 4HFM26 4HGM26 4HJM26 4HLM26 4HNM26 4HQM26 4HRM26 4HSM26 4HTM26 4HUM26 4HWM26 4HXM26 4HYM26 4HZM26 4JDM26 4JEM26 4JFM26 4JGM26 4JHM26 4JJM26 4JLM26 4JNM26 4JPM26 4JQM26 4JRM26 4JSM26 4JTM26 4JUM26 4JXM26 4JYM26 4JZM26 4LAM26 4LBM26 4LDM26 4LEM26 4LFM26 4LGM26 4LHM26 4LJM26 4LLM26 4LNM26 4LPM26 4LQM26 4LRM26 4LSM26 4LTM26 4LUM26 4LWM26 4LXM26 4LYM26 4LZM26 4NAM26 4NGM26 4NLM26 4NNM26 4NPM26 4NQM26 4NSM26 4NTM26 4PAM26 4PBM26 4PDM26 4PEM26 4PFM26 4PGM26 4PJM26 4PLM26 4PNM26 4PPM26 4PQM26 4PRM26 4PSM26 4PTM26 4PUM26 4PWM26 4PXM26 4PYM26 4PZM26 4QAM26 4QBM26 4QDM26 4QEM26 4QFM26 4QGM26 4QHM26 4QJM26 4SAM26 4STM26 4SXM26 4TAM26 4TEM26 4TFM26 4TLM26 4TNM26 4TSM26 4TWM26 4UGM26 4UHM26 4WGM26 4WNM26 4WPM26 4WQM26 4WRM26 4WSM26 4WTM26 4XAM26 4XBM26 4YA
M26 6 (11 postcodes)
M26 6BFM26 6BJM26 6BTM26 6DBM26 6DEM26 6DGM26 6DJM26 6DPM26 6DQM26 6DSM26 6DT

Local reservoir outlook

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

  • Carlisle

    59.0% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

  • Dee & Vyrnwy Reservoirs

    66.5% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

  • Haweswater & Thirlmere

    55.2% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

  • Pennine Sources

    54.6% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

  • Regional Total

    60.2% storage · observed 9 August 2026 · Detail

Hosepipe ban rules for M26

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.