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Hosepipe ban in MK46

The hosepipe ban position for the MK46 postcode district — 305 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 MK46

Active

An official Temporary Use Ban is active for the Anglian Water supply area that covers most of MK46.

Postcodes
305
Primary supplier
Anglian Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
2

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Garden watering decision · MK46

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 · MK46 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 MK46

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 MK46

MK46 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

Ruthamford Central

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Every live postcode in MK46 is listed below. Choose one to open its local water outlook, or use the search box to find a specific address.

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MK46 4 (114 postcodes)
MK46 4AAMK46 4ABMK46 4ADMK46 4AEMK46 4AFMK46 4AJMK46 4ALMK46 4ANMK46 4APMK46 4ARMK46 4ATMK46 4AUMK46 4AWMK46 4AZMK46 4BAMK46 4BBMK46 4BEMK46 4BGMK46 4BHMK46 4BJMK46 4BLMK46 4BPMK46 4BSMK46 4BTMK46 4BUMK46 4BWMK46 4BXMK46 4BYMK46 4DAMK46 4DBMK46 4DDMK46 4DEMK46 4DFMK46 4DGMK46 4DHMK46 4DJMK46 4DLMK46 4DNMK46 4DPMK46 4DQMK46 4DRMK46 4DSMK46 4DTMK46 4DUMK46 4DWMK46 4DXMK46 4DYMK46 4DZMK46 4EAMK46 4EBMK46 4EFMK46 4EGMK46 4EHMK46 4EJMK46 4ELMK46 4ENMK46 4EPMK46 4EQMK46 4ERMK46 4ESMK46 4ETMK46 4EUMK46 4EXMK46 4EYMK46 4EZMK46 4FAMK46 4FBMK46 4FDMK46 4FEMK46 4FFMK46 4FGMK46 4FHMK46 4FJMK46 4FLMK46 4FNMK46 4FPMK46 4FQMK46 4FRMK46 4FSMK46 4FTMK46 4FUMK46 4HAMK46 4HBMK46 4HEMK46 4HFMK46 4HGMK46 4HHMK46 4HJMK46 4HLMK46 4HNMK46 4HPMK46 4HQMK46 4HRMK46 4HSMK46 4HTMK46 4HUMK46 4HWMK46 4HXMK46 4HYMK46 4JAMK46 4JBMK46 4JDMK46 4JEMK46 4JFMK46 4JGMK46 4JHMK46 4JJMK46 4JLMK46 4JPMK46 4JQMK46 4JSMK46 4JXMK46 4JYMK46 4LA
MK46 5 (191 postcodes)
MK46 5AAMK46 5ABMK46 5ADMK46 5AEMK46 5AFMK46 5AGMK46 5AJMK46 5ALMK46 5ANMK46 5APMK46 5ARMK46 5ASMK46 5ATMK46 5AUMK46 5AWMK46 5AXMK46 5AYMK46 5AZMK46 5BAMK46 5BDMK46 5BEMK46 5BGMK46 5BHMK46 5BJMK46 5BLMK46 5BNMK46 5BPMK46 5BQMK46 5BSMK46 5BTMK46 5BUMK46 5BWMK46 5BXMK46 5BYMK46 5BZMK46 5DAMK46 5DBMK46 5DDMK46 5DEMK46 5DFMK46 5DGMK46 5DHMK46 5DJMK46 5DLMK46 5DNMK46 5DPMK46 5DQMK46 5DRMK46 5DSMK46 5DTMK46 5DUMK46 5DWMK46 5DXMK46 5DYMK46 5DZMK46 5EAMK46 5EDMK46 5EEMK46 5EFMK46 5EHMK46 5EJMK46 5ELMK46 5ENMK46 5EPMK46 5EQMK46 5ERMK46 5ESMK46 5ETMK46 5EUMK46 5EXMK46 5EZMK46 5FBMK46 5FDMK46 5FEMK46 5FFMK46 5FJMK46 5FLMK46 5FNMK46 5FPMK46 5FQMK46 5FRMK46 5FSMK46 5FTMK46 5FUMK46 5FWMK46 5FXMK46 5FYMK46 5FZMK46 5GAMK46 5GBMK46 5GDMK46 5GEMK46 5GFMK46 5GGMK46 5GHMK46 5GJMK46 5GLMK46 5GNMK46 5GPMK46 5GWMK46 5HAMK46 5HBMK46 5HDMK46 5HEMK46 5HFMK46 5HGMK46 5HHMK46 5HJMK46 5HLMK46 5HNMK46 5HPMK46 5HRMK46 5HSMK46 5HTMK46 5HUMK46 5HWMK46 5HXMK46 5HYMK46 5HZMK46 5JAMK46 5JBMK46 5JDMK46 5JFMK46 5JGMK46 5JHMK46 5JJMK46 5JLMK46 5JNMK46 5JPMK46 5JQMK46 5JRMK46 5JSMK46 5JTMK46 5JUMK46 5JWMK46 5JXMK46 5JYMK46 5JZMK46 5LAMK46 5LBMK46 5LDMK46 5LFMK46 5LGMK46 5LNMK46 5LQMK46 5LTMK46 5LWMK46 5LXMK46 5LYMK46 5LZMK46 5NAMK46 5NBMK46 5NDMK46 5NEMK46 5NFMK46 5NGMK46 5NHMK46 5NJMK46 5NLMK46 5NPMK46 5NRMK46 5NSMK46 5NTMK46 5NUMK46 5PAMK46 5PBMK46 5PDMK46 5PEMK46 5PFMK46 5PGMK46 5PHMK46 5PJMK46 5PLMK46 5PNMK46 5PPMK46 5PQMK46 5PRMK46 5PSMK46 5PTMK46 5PUMK46 5PWMK46 5QAMK46 5QBMK46 5QEMK46 5QGMK46 5QHMK46 5QJMK46 5QLMK46 5QNMK46 5QPMK46 5WB

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 MK46

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.