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Hosepipe ban in OL4

The hosepipe ban position for the OL4 postcode district — 1,048 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 OL4

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for OL4. United Utilities is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
1,048
Primary supplier
United Utilities
Share of district
100%
Sectors
5

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Garden watering decision · OL4

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
18.7 mm
Estimated requirement
6.1 mm
Rain covers of need
100%
Estimated remaining need
12.6 mm shortfall

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

Estimate for an established mixed garden border · OL4 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 OL4

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 OL4

OL4 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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OL4 1 (200 postcodes)
OL4 1AAOL4 1ABOL4 1AEOL4 1AFOL4 1AGOL4 1AHOL4 1AJOL4 1ALOL4 1ANOL4 1AQOL4 1AROL4 1ASOL4 1ATOL4 1AXOL4 1BAOL4 1BBOL4 1BDOL4 1BEOL4 1BHOL4 1BJOL4 1BLOL4 1BNOL4 1BPOL4 1BSOL4 1BTOL4 1BUOL4 1BWOL4 1BXOL4 1BYOL4 1BZOL4 1DAOL4 1DBOL4 1DDOL4 1DEOL4 1DFOL4 1DGOL4 1DHOL4 1DLOL4 1DNOL4 1DPOL4 1DROL4 1DSOL4 1DTOL4 1DUOL4 1DWOL4 1DXOL4 1DYOL4 1DZOL4 1EAOL4 1EBOL4 1EDOL4 1EEOL4 1EGOL4 1EJOL4 1ELOL4 1ENOL4 1EPOL4 1EQOL4 1EROL4 1ESOL4 1ETOL4 1EUOL4 1EWOL4 1EXOL4 1EYOL4 1EZOL4 1FNOL4 1GLOL4 1HAOL4 1HBOL4 1HDOL4 1HEOL4 1HGOL4 1HHOL4 1HPOL4 1HQOL4 1HROL4 1HSOL4 1HTOL4 1HUOL4 1HWOL4 1HXOL4 1HYOL4 1JAOL4 1JBOL4 1JDOL4 1JEOL4 1JFOL4 1JGOL4 1JHOL4 1JJOL4 1JNOL4 1JPOL4 1JROL4 1JSOL4 1JTOL4 1JWOL4 1JYOL4 1JZOL4 1LAOL4 1LEOL4 1LGOL4 1LHOL4 1LJOL4 1LLOL4 1LNOL4 1LPOL4 1LQOL4 1LROL4 1LSOL4 1LUOL4 1LWOL4 1LXOL4 1LYOL4 1LZOL4 1NAOL4 1NBOL4 1NDOL4 1NEOL4 1NFOL4 1NGOL4 1NHOL4 1NJOL4 1NLOL4 1NNOL4 1NPOL4 1NQOL4 1NROL4 1NSOL4 1NUOL4 1NWOL4 1NXOL4 1NYOL4 1NZOL4 1PAOL4 1PBOL4 1PHOL4 1PJOL4 1PLOL4 1PNOL4 1PPOL4 1PQOL4 1PROL4 1PSOL4 1PTOL4 1PUOL4 1PWOL4 1PXOL4 1QAOL4 1QBOL4 1QDOL4 1QEOL4 1QFOL4 1QGOL4 1QHOL4 1QJOL4 1QLOL4 1QNOL4 1QPOL4 1QQOL4 1QROL4 1QSOL4 1QTOL4 1QWOL4 1QYOL4 1RAOL4 1RDOL4 1REOL4 1RFOL4 1RGOL4 1RHOL4 1RJOL4 1RLOL4 1RPOL4 1RQOL4 1RROL4 1RSOL4 1RTOL4 1RWOL4 1RXOL4 1RYOL4 1RZOL4 1SAOL4 1SBOL4 1SEOL4 1SFOL4 1SGOL4 1SHOL4 1SLOL4 1SQOL4 1TDOL4 1XFOL4 1XGOL4 1XHOL4 1XLOL4 1XQOL4 1YNOL4 1YSOL4 1YTOL4 1YU
OL4 2 (227 postcodes)
OL4 2ABOL4 2ADOL4 2AEOL4 2AGOL4 2AHOL4 2AJOL4 2ATOL4 2AUOL4 2AWOL4 2AXOL4 2AYOL4 2AZOL4 2BAOL4 2BBOL4 2BDOL4 2BEOL4 2BFOL4 2BGOL4 2BHOL4 2BJOL4 2BLOL4 2BNOL4 2BPOL4 2BQOL4 2BSOL4 2BTOL4 2BUOL4 2BWOL4 2BXOL4 2BYOL4 2DBOL4 2DFOL4 2DGOL4 2DHOL4 2DJOL4 2DLOL4 2DNOL4 2DPOL4 2DQOL4 2DROL4 2DSOL4 2DTOL4 2DUOL4 2DWOL4 2DXOL4 2DYOL4 2EAOL4 2EBOL4 2EDOL4 2EEOL4 2EFOL4 2EGOL4 2EHOL4 2EJOL4 2ELOL4 2ENOL4 2EPOL4 2EQOL4 2ETOL4 2EWOL4 2EXOL4 2EYOL4 2GAOL4 2HAOL4 2HBOL4 2HDOL4 2HEOL4 2HFOL4 2HHOL4 2HJOL4 2HLOL4 2HNOL4 2HPOL4 2HQOL4 2HROL4 2HSOL4 2HTOL4 2HUOL4 2HXOL4 2HYOL4 2HZOL4 2JAOL4 2JBOL4 2JDOL4 2JEOL4 2JGOL4 2JHOL4 2JJOL4 2JLOL4 2JNOL4 2JPOL4 2JQOL4 2JROL4 2JSOL4 2JTOL4 2JUOL4 2JWOL4 2JXOL4 2JYOL4 2JZOL4 2LAOL4 2LBOL4 2LDOL4 2LEOL4 2LFOL4 2LGOL4 2LHOL4 2LJOL4 2LLOL4 2LNOL4 2LPOL4 2LQOL4 2LROL4 2LSOL4 2LTOL4 2LUOL4 2LWOL4 2LXOL4 2LYOL4 2LZOL4 2NAOL4 2NBOL4 2NDOL4 2NEOL4 2NFOL4 2NGOL4 2NHOL4 2NJOL4 2NLOL4 2NNOL4 2NPOL4 2NQOL4 2NROL4 2NSOL4 2NTOL4 2NUOL4 2NWOL4 2NXOL4 2NYOL4 2NZOL4 2PAOL4 2PBOL4 2PDOL4 2PEOL4 2PFOL4 2PGOL4 2PHOL4 2PJOL4 2PLOL4 2PNOL4 2PPOL4 2PQOL4 2PROL4 2PSOL4 2PTOL4 2PUOL4 2PWOL4 2PXOL4 2PZOL4 2QAOL4 2QBOL4 2QDOL4 2QEOL4 2QFOL4 2QGOL4 2QHOL4 2QJOL4 2QNOL4 2QPOL4 2QQOL4 2QSOL4 2QTOL4 2QUOL4 2QWOL4 2QXOL4 2QYOL4 2QZOL4 2RAOL4 2RBOL4 2RDOL4 2REOL4 2RFOL4 2RHOL4 2RJOL4 2RLOL4 2RNOL4 2RPOL4 2RQOL4 2RROL4 2RSOL4 2RTOL4 2RUOL4 2RWOL4 2RXOL4 2RYOL4 2RZOL4 2SAOL4 2SBOL4 2SDOL4 2SEOL4 2SFOL4 2SGOL4 2SHOL4 2SJOL4 2SLOL4 2SNOL4 2SPOL4 2SROL4 2SSOL4 2SWOL4 2SXOL4 2SYOL4 2SZOL4 2TAOL4 2TBOL4 2TDOL4 2TEOL4 2TFOL4 2TGOL4 2THOL4 2TJOL4 2TQOL4 2TSOL4 2UYOL4 2UZOL4 2XAOL4 2XB
OL4 3 (180 postcodes)
OL4 3AAOL4 3ABOL4 3AEOL4 3AFOL4 3AGOL4 3AHOL4 3AJOL4 3ALOL4 3ANOL4 3APOL4 3AQOL4 3AROL4 3ASOL4 3ATOL4 3AUOL4 3AWOL4 3AXOL4 3AYOL4 3AZOL4 3BAOL4 3BBOL4 3BDOL4 3BEOL4 3BFOL4 3BGOL4 3BHOL4 3BJOL4 3BNOL4 3BPOL4 3BQOL4 3BSOL4 3BTOL4 3BUOL4 3BWOL4 3BXOL4 3BYOL4 3DBOL4 3DDOL4 3DEOL4 3DGOL4 3DHOL4 3DJOL4 3DLOL4 3DNOL4 3DPOL4 3DQOL4 3DROL4 3DSOL4 3DTOL4 3DUOL4 3DWOL4 3DXOL4 3DYOL4 3DZOL4 3EAOL4 3EBOL4 3EDOL4 3EEOL4 3EFOL4 3EGOL4 3EHOL4 3EJOL4 3ELOL4 3ENOL4 3EPOL4 3EQOL4 3EROL4 3ESOL4 3ETOL4 3EUOL4 3EWOL4 3EXOL4 3EYOL4 3EZOL4 3FLOL4 3FNOL4 3FPOL4 3FQOL4 3FROL4 3FSOL4 3FTOL4 3FUOL4 3FWOL4 3FXOL4 3HAOL4 3HBOL4 3HDOL4 3HEOL4 3HFOL4 3HGOL4 3HHOL4 3HJOL4 3HLOL4 3HSOL4 3HTOL4 3JAOL4 3JBOL4 3JHOL4 3JJOL4 3JLOL4 3JNOL4 3JPOL4 3JROL4 3JSOL4 3JTOL4 3JWOL4 3JXOL4 3JYOL4 3JZOL4 3LAOL4 3LBOL4 3LDOL4 3LFOL4 3LGOL4 3LHOL4 3LJOL4 3LLOL4 3LNOL4 3LPOL4 3LQOL4 3LSOL4 3LTOL4 3LUOL4 3LWOL4 3LXOL4 3LYOL4 3NBOL4 3NDOL4 3NEOL4 3NFOL4 3NGOL4 3NHOL4 3NJOL4 3NLOL4 3NNOL4 3NPOL4 3NQOL4 3NSOL4 3NTOL4 3NUOL4 3NWOL4 3NXOL4 3NYOL4 3NZOL4 3PAOL4 3PBOL4 3PDOL4 3PHOL4 3PPOL4 3PQOL4 3PROL4 3PYOL4 3PZOL4 3QAOL4 3QBOL4 3QDOL4 3QEOL4 3QLOL4 3QNOL4 3QPOL4 3QROL4 3QUOL4 3QWOL4 3RAOL4 3RBOL4 3RDOL4 3REOL4 3RFOL4 3RGOL4 3RHOL4 3RUOL4 3RXOL4 3RYOL4 3RZOL4 3SAOL4 3SBOL4 3SDOL4 3SEOL4 3SFOL4 3SG
OL4 4 (215 postcodes)
OL4 4AAOL4 4ABOL4 4ADOL4 4AEOL4 4AFOL4 4AGOL4 4AJOL4 4ANOL4 4APOL4 4AQOL4 4AROL4 4ASOL4 4ATOL4 4AWOL4 4AYOL4 4AZOL4 4BAOL4 4BBOL4 4BDOL4 4BEOL4 4BGOL4 4BHOL4 4BJOL4 4BLOL4 4BNOL4 4BPOL4 4BQOL4 4BSOL4 4BTOL4 4BUOL4 4BWOL4 4BXOL4 4BYOL4 4BZOL4 4DAOL4 4DBOL4 4DDOL4 4DGOL4 4DLOL4 4DNOL4 4DPOL4 4DROL4 4DSOL4 4DTOL4 4DUOL4 4DWOL4 4DXOL4 4DYOL4 4DZOL4 4EAOL4 4EBOL4 4EDOL4 4EEOL4 4EFOL4 4EHOL4 4ELOL4 4ENOL4 4EPOL4 4EQOL4 4EROL4 4ESOL4 4ETOL4 4EUOL4 4EWOL4 4EXOL4 4EYOL4 4EZOL4 4FAOL4 4GHOL4 4HAOL4 4HBOL4 4HDOL4 4HEOL4 4HFOL4 4HGOL4 4HHOL4 4HJOL4 4HLOL4 4HNOL4 4HPOL4 4HQOL4 4HROL4 4HSOL4 4HTOL4 4HUOL4 4HWOL4 4HXOL4 4HYOL4 4HZOL4 4JAOL4 4JBOL4 4JDOL4 4JEOL4 4JFOL4 4JGOL4 4JHOL4 4JJOL4 4JLOL4 4JNOL4 4JPOL4 4JQOL4 4JROL4 4JSOL4 4JTOL4 4JUOL4 4JWOL4 4JXOL4 4JYOL4 4JZOL4 4LAOL4 4LBOL4 4LDOL4 4LEOL4 4LGOL4 4LHOL4 4LJOL4 4LLOL4 4LNOL4 4LPOL4 4LQOL4 4LROL4 4LSOL4 4LTOL4 4LUOL4 4LWOL4 4LXOL4 4LYOL4 4NAOL4 4NBOL4 4NDOL4 4NEOL4 4NFOL4 4NGOL4 4NHOL4 4NJOL4 4NLOL4 4NNOL4 4NPOL4 4NQOL4 4NROL4 4NSOL4 4NTOL4 4NWOL4 4NXOL4 4NYOL4 4NZOL4 4PAOL4 4PBOL4 4PDOL4 4PEOL4 4PFOL4 4PHOL4 4PJOL4 4PLOL4 4PNOL4 4PPOL4 4PQOL4 4PROL4 4PSOL4 4PTOL4 4PWOL4 4PYOL4 4PZOL4 4QAOL4 4QDOL4 4QEOL4 4QFOL4 4QGOL4 4QHOL4 4QJOL4 4QLOL4 4QNOL4 4QPOL4 4QQOL4 4QROL4 4QSOL4 4QTOL4 4QUOL4 4QWOL4 4QXOL4 4QYOL4 4QZOL4 4RBOL4 4RDOL4 4REOL4 4RFOL4 4RGOL4 4RHOL4 4RJOL4 4RLOL4 4RNOL4 4RPOL4 4RQOL4 4RROL4 4RSOL4 4RUOL4 4RWOL4 4RXOL4 4RYOL4 4RZOL4 4SAOL4 4SBOL4 4SDOL4 4SEOL4 4SFOL4 4SGOL4 4SHOL4 4SJOL4 4SLOL4 4SNOL4 4SPOL4 4SQOL4 4SWOL4 4TZOL4 4WZ
OL4 5 (226 postcodes)
OL4 5AAOL4 5ABOL4 5ADOL4 5AEOL4 5AFOL4 5AGOL4 5AHOL4 5AJOL4 5ALOL4 5ANOL4 5APOL4 5AQOL4 5AROL4 5ASOL4 5ATOL4 5AWOL4 5AXOL4 5AYOL4 5AZOL4 5BAOL4 5BBOL4 5BDOL4 5BEOL4 5BFOL4 5BGOL4 5BHOL4 5BJOL4 5BLOL4 5BNOL4 5BPOL4 5BQOL4 5BSOL4 5BTOL4 5BUOL4 5BWOL4 5BXOL4 5BYOL4 5BZOL4 5DAOL4 5DBOL4 5DDOL4 5DEOL4 5DFOL4 5DGOL4 5DHOL4 5DJOL4 5DLOL4 5DNOL4 5DPOL4 5DROL4 5DTOL4 5DUOL4 5DWOL4 5DXOL4 5DYOL4 5DZOL4 5EAOL4 5EBOL4 5EDOL4 5EEOL4 5EFOL4 5EJOL4 5EPOL4 5ESOL4 5ETOL4 5EUOL4 5EXOL4 5EYOL4 5HBOL4 5HDOL4 5HEOL4 5HFOL4 5HGOL4 5HHOL4 5HJOL4 5HLOL4 5HNOL4 5HQOL4 5HROL4 5HSOL4 5HTOL4 5HWOL4 5HYOL4 5HZOL4 5JAOL4 5JBOL4 5JEOL4 5JFOL4 5JGOL4 5JHOL4 5JJOL4 5JLOL4 5JQOL4 5JUOL4 5JXOL4 5JYOL4 5JZOL4 5LAOL4 5LBOL4 5LDOL4 5LEOL4 5LFOL4 5LGOL4 5LHOL4 5LJOL4 5LLOL4 5LNOL4 5LXOL4 5LYOL4 5NAOL4 5NBOL4 5NDOL4 5NEOL4 5NFOL4 5NGOL4 5NHOL4 5NJOL4 5NLOL4 5NPOL4 5NQOL4 5NROL4 5NSOL4 5NTOL4 5NUOL4 5NWOL4 5NXOL4 5NYOL4 5NZOL4 5PAOL4 5PBOL4 5PDOL4 5PEOL4 5PFOL4 5PGOL4 5PHOL4 5PJOL4 5PLOL4 5PNOL4 5PPOL4 5PQOL4 5PROL4 5PSOL4 5PTOL4 5PUOL4 5PWOL4 5PXOL4 5PYOL4 5PZOL4 5QAOL4 5QBOL4 5QDOL4 5QEOL4 5QFOL4 5QGOL4 5QHOL4 5QJOL4 5QLOL4 5QNOL4 5QQOL4 5QSOL4 5QTOL4 5QUOL4 5QWOL4 5QXOL4 5QYOL4 5QZOL4 5RAOL4 5RBOL4 5RDOL4 5REOL4 5RFOL4 5RGOL4 5RHOL4 5RJOL4 5RLOL4 5RNOL4 5RPOL4 5RQOL4 5RROL4 5RSOL4 5RTOL4 5RUOL4 5RWOL4 5RXOL4 5RYOL4 5RZOL4 5SAOL4 5SBOL4 5SDOL4 5SEOL4 5SFOL4 5SGOL4 5SHOL4 5SJOL4 5SLOL4 5SNOL4 5SPOL4 5SQOL4 5SROL4 5STOL4 5SUOL4 5SWOL4 5SXOL4 5SYOL4 5SZOL4 5TAOL4 5TBOL4 5TDOL4 5TEOL4 5TFOL4 5TGOL4 5THOL4 5TJOL4 5TLOL4 5TNOL4 5TPOL4 5TQOL4 5TROL4 5TSOL4 5TTOL4 5TWOL4 5TXOL4 5TYOL4 5UAOL4 5UBOL4 5UD

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 OL4

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.