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Hosepipe ban in M6

The hosepipe ban position for the M6 postcode district — 834 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 M6

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for M6. United Utilities is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
834
Primary supplier
United Utilities
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 · M6

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 · M6 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 M6

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 M6

M6 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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M6 5 (215 postcodes)
M6 5AAM6 5ABM6 5ADM6 5AEM6 5ANM6 5ATM6 5AWM6 5BDM6 5BFM6 5BJM6 5BRM6 5BSM6 5BTM6 5BUM6 5BWM6 5BYM6 5BZM6 5DHM6 5DSM6 5DTM6 5DUM6 5DWM6 5DZM6 5EJM6 5ELM6 5ENM6 5EPM6 5EQM6 5ERM6 5ESM6 5EUM6 5EWM6 5EYM6 5FDM6 5FEM6 5FGM6 5FJM6 5FLM6 5FNM6 5FQM6 5FRM6 5FTM6 5FUM6 5FWM6 5FXM6 5FZM6 5GBM6 5GDM6 5GGM6 5GLM6 5GNM6 5GQM6 5GRM6 5GSM6 5GTM6 5GUM6 5GXM6 5GYM6 5GZM6 5HEM6 5HGM6 5HHM6 5HJM6 5HLM6 5HPM6 5HRM6 5HSM6 5HTM6 5HUM6 5HWM6 5JAM6 5JEM6 5JFM6 5JGM6 5JJM6 5JNM6 5JTM6 5JXM6 5JYM6 5JZM6 5LAM6 5LBM6 5LFM6 5LGM6 5LHM6 5LLM6 5LNM6 5LPM6 5LQM6 5LRM6 5LSM6 5LTM6 5LUM6 5LXM6 5LZM6 5NAM6 5NBM6 5NDM6 5NEM6 5NFM6 5NGM6 5NHM6 5NLM6 5NPM6 5NQM6 5NRM6 5NSM6 5NTM6 5NUM6 5NXM6 5NYM6 5PAM6 5PBM6 5PDM6 5PEM6 5PGM6 5PHM6 5PLM6 5PNM6 5PPM6 5PQM6 5PRM6 5PTM6 5PUM6 5PWM6 5PXM6 5PYM6 5PZM6 5QDM6 5QGM6 5QHM6 5QNM6 5QPM6 5QQM6 5QRM6 5QSM6 5QTM6 5QUM6 5QWM6 5QXM6 5QYM6 5RBM6 5RDM6 5RGM6 5RLM6 5RNM6 5RQM6 5RRM6 5RSM6 5RTM6 5RXM6 5RYM6 5SUM6 5SWM6 5SYM6 5SZM6 5TAM6 5TDM6 5TEM6 5TFM6 5TGM6 5THM6 5TJM6 5TLM6 5TNM6 5TQM6 5TRM6 5TSM6 5TTM6 5TUM6 5TWM6 5TXM6 5TYM6 5UAM6 5UBM6 5UDM6 5UEM6 5UFM6 5UGM6 5UHM6 5UJM6 5ULM6 5UNM6 5UPM6 5UQM6 5URM6 5USM6 5UTM6 5UUM6 5UWM6 5UXM6 5UYM6 5WAM6 5WBM6 5WDM6 5WGM6 5WLM6 5WNM6 5WPM6 5WQM6 5WRM6 5WSM6 5WTM6 5WUM6 5WWM6 5WXM6 5XHM6 5XJM6 5XLM6 5XNM6 5XPM6 5XQM6 5YAM6 5YBM6 5YD
M6 6 (212 postcodes)
M6 6ABM6 6AEM6 6AFM6 6AGM6 6AHM6 6AJM6 6ALM6 6AQM6 6ARM6 6ASM6 6ATM6 6AUM6 6AWM6 6AXM6 6AYM6 6AZM6 6BAM6 6BBM6 6BDM6 6BEM6 6BFM6 6BGM6 6BHM6 6BJM6 6BLM6 6BNM6 6BPM6 6BQM6 6BRM6 6BTM6 6BUM6 6BWM6 6BYM6 6DAM6 6DDM6 6DEM6 6DFM6 6DGM6 6DHM6 6DJM6 6DNM6 6DPM6 6DQM6 6DRM6 6DSM6 6DTM6 6DUM6 6DWM6 6DYM6 6EDM6 6EEM6 6EFM6 6EGM6 6EHM6 6ELM6 6EPM6 6EQM6 6ERM6 6ESM6 6ETM6 6EWM6 6EYM6 6EZM6 6FEM6 6FFM6 6FGM6 6FHM6 6FJM6 6FLM6 6FNM6 6FPM6 6FQM6 6FSM6 6FYM6 6GDM6 6GEM6 6GGM6 6GLM6 6GPM6 6GQM6 6GRM6 6GSM6 6GTM6 6GUM6 6GWM6 6GXM6 6GYM6 6GZM6 6HAM6 6HBM6 6HDM6 6HEM6 6HFM6 6HGM6 6HJM6 6HNM6 6HPM6 6HSM6 6HTM6 6HUM6 6HXM6 6HYM6 6JDM6 6JFM6 6JGM6 6JHM6 6JJM6 6JNM6 6JPM6 6JQM6 6JSM6 6JWM6 6JXM6 6JYM6 6JZM6 6LDM6 6LEM6 6LFM6 6LGM6 6LHM6 6LJM6 6LLM6 6LPM6 6LRM6 6LSM6 6LTM6 6LUM6 6LWM6 6LYM6 6NAM6 6NDM6 6NGM6 6NJM6 6NNM6 6NPM6 6NQM6 6NRM6 6NZM6 6PDM6 6PEM6 6PFM6 6PGM6 6PPM6 6PQM6 6PRM6 6PSM6 6PTM6 6PUM6 6PWM6 6PYM6 6PZM6 6QAM6 6QBM6 6QDM6 6QGM6 6QHM6 6QJM6 6QLM6 6QNM6 6QPM6 6QRM6 6QSM6 6QTM6 6QUM6 6QWM6 6QXM6 6QYM6 6QZM6 6RAM6 6RBM6 6RDM6 6REM6 6RGM6 6RJM6 6RLM6 6RPM6 6RQM6 6RRM6 6RSM6 6RTM6 6RUM6 6RXM6 6SAM6 6SBM6 6SDM6 6SEM6 6SFM6 6SGM6 6SHM6 6SJM6 6SLM6 6SNM6 6SPM6 6SQM6 6SRM6 6STM6 6SUM6 6SWM6 6SXM6 6SYM6 6TBM6 6TDM6 6TZM6 6WDM6 6WEM6 6WFM6 6WGM6 6WJM6 6WRM6 6WXM6 6WYM6 6WZ
M6 7 (182 postcodes)
M6 7AAM6 7ABM6 7AEM6 7AFM6 7AGM6 7AHM6 7ALM6 7ANM6 7APM6 7AQM6 7ARM6 7AWM6 7AXM6 7AYM6 7BBM6 7BJM6 7BLM6 7DDM6 7DEM6 7DFM6 7DGM6 7DHM6 7DJM6 7DLM6 7DNM6 7DPM6 7DQM6 7DRM6 7DTM6 7DUM6 7DWM6 7DYM6 7DZM6 7EDM6 7EEM6 7EFM6 7EGM6 7EHM6 7EJM6 7ELM6 7ENM6 7EPM6 7EQM6 7ERM6 7ESM6 7ETM6 7EUM6 7EWM6 7EXM6 7EYM6 7EZM6 7FEM6 7FGM6 7FHM6 7FJM6 7FLM6 7FNM6 7FPM6 7FQM6 7FRM6 7FSM6 7FTM6 7FUM6 7FWM6 7FXM6 7GDM6 7GEM6 7GFM6 7GHM6 7GJM6 7GLM6 7GNM6 7GPM6 7GSM6 7GUM6 7GXM6 7GYM6 7GZM6 7HAM6 7HBM6 7HDM6 7HEM6 7HGM6 7HLM6 7HNM6 7HPM6 7HQM6 7HRM6 7HSM6 7HTM6 7HUM6 7HWM6 7HXM6 7HYM6 7HZM6 7JAM6 7JGM6 7JHM6 7JQM6 7JRM6 7JSM6 7JTM6 7JUM6 7JXM6 7JYM6 7JZM6 7LBM6 7LDM6 7LGM6 7LHM6 7LJM6 7LLM6 7LNM6 7LPM6 7LQM6 7LSM6 7LUM6 7LWM6 7LXM6 7LYM6 7LZM6 7NGM6 7NJM6 7NPM6 7NQM6 7NRM6 7NSM6 7NTM6 7NUM6 7NWM6 7PAM6 7PBM6 7PDM6 7PEM6 7PFM6 7PGM6 7PHM6 7PJM6 7PLM6 7PNM6 7PPM6 7PQM6 7PRM6 7PSM6 7PUM6 7PWM6 7PXM6 7QDM6 7QEM6 7QFM6 7QHM6 7QJM6 7QLM6 7QNM6 7QPM6 7QUM6 7QWM6 7RAM6 7RBM6 7RDM6 7REM6 7RFM6 7RGM6 7RHM6 7RJM6 7RNM6 7RPM6 7RQM6 7RRM6 7RTM6 7RUM6 7RWM6 7WGM6 7WNM6 7WPM6 7WQM6 7WRM6 7WSM6 7WTM6 7WUM6 7WWM6 7WX
M6 8 (225 postcodes)
M6 8AAM6 8ABM6 8ADM6 8AEM6 8AFM6 8AGM6 8AHM6 8ALM6 8ANM6 8APM6 8AQM6 8ASM6 8ATM6 8AUM6 8AWM6 8AXM6 8AYM6 8AZM6 8BFM6 8BGM6 8BHM6 8BJM6 8BLM6 8BNM6 8BPM6 8BQM6 8BRM6 8BSM6 8BTM6 8BUM6 8BWM6 8BXM6 8BYM6 8BZM6 8DAM6 8DBM6 8DDM6 8DGM6 8DHM6 8DJM6 8DLM6 8DNM6 8DQM6 8DRM6 8DSM6 8DTM6 8DUM6 8DWM6 8DXM6 8DYM6 8DZM6 8EAM6 8EBM6 8EDM6 8EEM6 8EFM6 8EGM6 8EHM6 8EJM6 8ELM6 8ENM6 8EPM6 8EQM6 8ERM6 8ESM6 8ETM6 8EUM6 8EWM6 8EXM6 8EYM6 8EZM6 8FAM6 8FBM6 8FDM6 8FEM6 8FFM6 8FGM6 8FHM6 8FJM6 8FLM6 8FNM6 8FPM6 8FQM6 8FRM6 8FSM6 8FTM6 8FUM6 8FWM6 8FXM6 8FYM6 8FZM6 8GBM6 8GDM6 8GEM6 8GGM6 8GHM6 8GLM6 8GNM6 8GPM6 8GQM6 8GRM6 8GTM6 8GWM6 8HAM6 8HBM6 8HDM6 8HFM6 8HGM6 8HHM6 8HJM6 8HLM6 8HNM6 8HUM6 8HXM6 8HYM6 8HZM6 8JDM6 8JEM6 8JFM6 8JGM6 8JHM6 8JJM6 8JLM6 8JNM6 8JPM6 8JRM6 8JSM6 8JTM6 8JWM6 8LAM6 8LBM6 8LDM6 8LEM6 8LFM6 8LGM6 8LHM6 8LJM6 8LLM6 8LNM6 8LPM6 8LQM6 8LRM6 8LSM6 8LTM6 8LUM6 8LWM6 8LXM6 8LYM6 8LZM6 8NAM6 8NBM6 8NDM6 8NGM6 8NHM6 8NLM6 8NNM6 8NPM6 8NQM6 8NRM6 8NSM6 8NWM6 8NZM6 8PAM6 8PBM6 8PDM6 8PEM6 8PFM6 8PGM6 8PHM6 8PJM6 8PLM6 8PNM6 8PPM6 8PQM6 8PRM6 8PSM6 8PTM6 8PUM6 8PWM6 8PXM6 8PYM6 8PZM6 8QAM6 8QBM6 8QGM6 8QHM6 8QJM6 8QLM6 8QNM6 8QPM6 8QQM6 8QRM6 8QUM6 8QWM6 8QXM6 8QYM6 8QZM6 8RAM6 8RBM6 8RDM6 8REM6 8RFM6 8RGM6 8RHM6 8RJM6 8RLM6 8RNM6 8RPM6 8RQM6 8RWM6 8RYM6 8SBM6 8SDM6 8SEM6 8SFM6 8SGM6 8WAM6 8WBM6 8WGM6 8WLM6 8WNM6 8WPM6 8WQM6 8WRM6 8WW

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 M6

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.