Postcode district outlook

Hosepipe ban in OL6

The hosepipe ban position for the OL6 postcode district — 899 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 OL6

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for OL6. United Utilities is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
899
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 · OL6

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 · OL6 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.

Water suppliers covering OL6

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 OL6

OL6 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

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OL6 0 (11 postcodes)
OL6 6 (226 postcodes)
OL6 6ABOL6 6ADOL6 6AEOL6 6AHOL6 6AJOL6 6ALOL6 6AQOL6 6AROL6 6ASOL6 6ATOL6 6AUOL6 6AWOL6 6AXOL6 6AZOL6 6BBOL6 6BDOL6 6BEOL6 6BGOL6 6BHOL6 6BJOL6 6BLOL6 6BNOL6 6BPOL6 6BQOL6 6BTOL6 6BUOL6 6BXOL6 6BYOL6 6BZOL6 6DAOL6 6DDOL6 6DEOL6 6DFOL6 6DJOL6 6DPOL6 6DQOL6 6DTOL6 6DUOL6 6DWOL6 6DXOL6 6EFOL6 6EJOL6 6ELOL6 6ENOL6 6EPOL6 6EROL6 6ESOL6 6EWOL6 6EXOL6 6FSOL6 6GBOL6 6HAOL6 6HDOL6 6HEOL6 6HFOL6 6HGOL6 6HHOL6 6HJOL6 6HLOL6 6HNOL6 6HPOL6 6HROL6 6HSOL6 6HWOL6 6HXOL6 6HYOL6 6HZOL6 6JAOL6 6JBOL6 6JDOL6 6JEOL6 6JFOL6 6JGOL6 6JJOL6 6JLOL6 6JNOL6 6JPOL6 6JYOL6 6LAOL6 6LBOL6 6LEOL6 6LFOL6 6LGOL6 6LHOL6 6LJOL6 6LLOL6 6LNOL6 6LPOL6 6LQOL6 6LROL6 6LSOL6 6LTOL6 6LUOL6 6LWOL6 6LXOL6 6LYOL6 6LZOL6 6NAOL6 6NBOL6 6NDOL6 6NEOL6 6NGOL6 6NNOL6 6NQOL6 6NROL6 6NTOL6 6NUOL6 6NWOL6 6NXOL6 6NYOL6 6NZOL6 6PAOL6 6PBOL6 6PEOL6 6PFOL6 6PGOL6 6PHOL6 6PJOL6 6PLOL6 6PNOL6 6PPOL6 6PQOL6 6PROL6 6PSOL6 6PTOL6 6PUOL6 6PWOL6 6PXOL6 6PYOL6 6PZOL6 6QAOL6 6QBOL6 6QDOL6 6QEOL6 6QGOL6 6QHOL6 6QJOL6 6QLOL6 6QNOL6 6QQOL6 6QROL6 6QSOL6 6QTOL6 6QUOL6 6QWOL6 6QXOL6 6QYOL6 6QZOL6 6RAOL6 6RBOL6 6RDOL6 6REOL6 6RFOL6 6RGOL6 6RHOL6 6RJOL6 6RLOL6 6RNOL6 6RQOL6 6RROL6 6RSOL6 6RTOL6 6RUOL6 6RWOL6 6RXOL6 6RYOL6 6RZOL6 6SAOL6 6SBOL6 6SDOL6 6SEOL6 6SFOL6 6SGOL6 6SHOL6 6SJOL6 6SLOL6 6SNOL6 6SPOL6 6SQOL6 6STOL6 6SUOL6 6SWOL6 6TAOL6 6TBOL6 6TDOL6 6TEOL6 6TFOL6 6TGOL6 6THOL6 6TJOL6 6TLOL6 6TNOL6 6TPOL6 6TQOL6 6TROL6 6TSOL6 6TTOL6 6TUOL6 6TWOL6 6TXOL6 6TYOL6 6TZOL6 6UBOL6 6UDOL6 6UEOL6 6UGOL6 6UHOL6 6UJOL6 6ULOL6 6UNOL6 6UPOL6 6UQOL6 6UROL6 6UTOL6 6UWOL6 6UXOL6 6UYOL6 6UZOL6 6XBOL6 6XEOL6 6XFOL6 6XJOL6 6XLOL6 6XNOL6 6XWOL6 6YA
OL6 7 (166 postcodes)
OL6 8 (257 postcodes)
OL6 8AAOL6 8ABOL6 8ADOL6 8AEOL6 8AFOL6 8AGOL6 8AHOL6 8AJOL6 8ALOL6 8ANOL6 8APOL6 8AQOL6 8AROL6 8AUOL6 8AWOL6 8AXOL6 8AYOL6 8AZOL6 8BAOL6 8BBOL6 8BDOL6 8BEOL6 8BGOL6 8BHOL6 8BJOL6 8BLOL6 8BNOL6 8BPOL6 8BQOL6 8BSOL6 8BTOL6 8BUOL6 8BWOL6 8BXOL6 8BYOL6 8BZOL6 8DAOL6 8DBOL6 8DDOL6 8DEOL6 8DFOL6 8DGOL6 8DLOL6 8DPOL6 8DROL6 8DSOL6 8DTOL6 8DUOL6 8DWOL6 8DXOL6 8DYOL6 8DZOL6 8EBOL6 8EDOL6 8EFOL6 8EGOL6 8EHOL6 8EJOL6 8ELOL6 8ENOL6 8EPOL6 8EQOL6 8EROL6 8ESOL6 8ETOL6 8EUOL6 8EWOL6 8EXOL6 8EYOL6 8EZOL6 8FBOL6 8FWOL6 8GDOL6 8HAOL6 8HBOL6 8HDOL6 8HEOL6 8HGOL6 8HHOL6 8HJOL6 8HLOL6 8HNOL6 8HPOL6 8HQOL6 8HROL6 8HSOL6 8HTOL6 8HWOL6 8HXOL6 8HZOL6 8JDOL6 8JEOL6 8JFOL6 8JLOL6 8JNOL6 8JQOL6 8JROL6 8JSOL6 8JTOL6 8JWOL6 8JXOL6 8JYOL6 8LAOL6 8LBOL6 8LEOL6 8LFOL6 8LGOL6 8LHOL6 8LJOL6 8LNOL6 8LPOL6 8LQOL6 8LSOL6 8LTOL6 8LWOL6 8NEOL6 8NFOL6 8NLOL6 8NROL6 8NSOL6 8NTOL6 8NUOL6 8NWOL6 8NXOL6 8NYOL6 8NZOL6 8PAOL6 8PBOL6 8PDOL6 8PEOL6 8PFOL6 8PHOL6 8PJOL6 8PLOL6 8PNOL6 8PPOL6 8PQOL6 8PROL6 8PSOL6 8PTOL6 8PUOL6 8PWOL6 8PXOL6 8PYOL6 8PZOL6 8QAOL6 8QBOL6 8QDOL6 8QEOL6 8QFOL6 8QGOL6 8QHOL6 8QJOL6 8QLOL6 8QNOL6 8QPOL6 8QROL6 8QSOL6 8QWOL6 8RAOL6 8RBOL6 8RDOL6 8REOL6 8RFOL6 8RGOL6 8RHOL6 8RJOL6 8RLOL6 8RNOL6 8RPOL6 8RQOL6 8RROL6 8RSOL6 8RTOL6 8RUOL6 8RWOL6 8RXOL6 8RYOL6 8RZOL6 8SAOL6 8SBOL6 8SDOL6 8SEOL6 8SFOL6 8SGOL6 8SHOL6 8SJOL6 8SLOL6 8SQOL6 8SROL6 8SSOL6 8STOL6 8SUOL6 8SXOL6 8SZOL6 8TAOL6 8TBOL6 8TDOL6 8TEOL6 8TFOL6 8TGOL6 8THOL6 8TJOL6 8TLOL6 8TNOL6 8TPOL6 8TQOL6 8TROL6 8TSOL6 8TTOL6 8TUOL6 8TWOL6 8TXOL6 8TYOL6 8TZOL6 8UAOL6 8UBOL6 8UEOL6 8UFOL6 8UGOL6 8UHOL6 8UJOL6 8ULOL6 8UNOL6 8UPOL6 8UQOL6 8UROL6 8UTOL6 8UUOL6 8UWOL6 8UXOL6 8UYOL6 8UZOL6 8XAOL6 8XBOL6 8XDOL6 8XEOL6 8XFOL6 8XGOL6 8XHOL6 8XJOL6 8XLOL6 8XNOL6 8XPOL6 8XQOL6 8XROL6 8XSOL6 8XUOL6 8XWOL6 8XXOL6 8XYOL6 8YBOL6 8YDOL6 8YEOL6 8YFOL6 8YGOL6 8YQ
OL6 9 (239 postcodes)
OL6 9AAOL6 9ABOL6 9ADOL6 9AEOL6 9AFOL6 9AGOL6 9AHOL6 9AJOL6 9ALOL6 9ANOL6 9APOL6 9AQOL6 9AROL6 9ASOL6 9ATOL6 9AUOL6 9AXOL6 9AYOL6 9AZOL6 9BAOL6 9BBOL6 9BDOL6 9BEOL6 9BFOL6 9BGOL6 9BHOL6 9BJOL6 9BLOL6 9BNOL6 9BPOL6 9BQOL6 9BSOL6 9BTOL6 9BUOL6 9BWOL6 9BXOL6 9BYOL6 9BZOL6 9DAOL6 9DBOL6 9DDOL6 9DEOL6 9DFOL6 9DGOL6 9DHOL6 9DJOL6 9DLOL6 9DNOL6 9DPOL6 9DQOL6 9DROL6 9DSOL6 9DTOL6 9DUOL6 9DWOL6 9DYOL6 9EAOL6 9EBOL6 9EDOL6 9EEOL6 9EFOL6 9EGOL6 9EHOL6 9EJOL6 9ELOL6 9ENOL6 9EPOL6 9EQOL6 9EROL6 9ESOL6 9ETOL6 9EUOL6 9EWOL6 9EXOL6 9EYOL6 9EZOL6 9FFOL6 9FGOL6 9FHOL6 9FJOL6 9FLOL6 9FNOL6 9FPOL6 9FQOL6 9FROL6 9FSOL6 9FTOL6 9FUOL6 9FWOL6 9HAOL6 9HBOL6 9HDOL6 9HEOL6 9HFOL6 9HGOL6 9HHOL6 9HJOL6 9HLOL6 9HNOL6 9HPOL6 9HQOL6 9HROL6 9HSOL6 9HTOL6 9HUOL6 9HWOL6 9HXOL6 9HYOL6 9HZOL6 9JAOL6 9JDOL6 9JEOL6 9JFOL6 9JGOL6 9JHOL6 9JJOL6 9JLOL6 9JNOL6 9JPOL6 9JQOL6 9JROL6 9JSOL6 9JTOL6 9JUOL6 9JWOL6 9JXOL6 9JYOL6 9JZOL6 9LAOL6 9LBOL6 9LDOL6 9LEOL6 9LFOL6 9LGOL6 9LHOL6 9LJOL6 9LLOL6 9LNOL6 9LPOL6 9LQOL6 9LROL6 9LSOL6 9LTOL6 9LUOL6 9LWOL6 9LXOL6 9LYOL6 9LZOL6 9NAOL6 9NBOL6 9NDOL6 9NEOL6 9NFOL6 9NGOL6 9NHOL6 9NJOL6 9NLOL6 9NNOL6 9NPOL6 9NQOL6 9NROL6 9NSOL6 9NTOL6 9NUOL6 9NXOL6 9NYOL6 9NZOL6 9PAOL6 9PBOL6 9PDOL6 9PEOL6 9PFOL6 9PGOL6 9PHOL6 9PJOL6 9PLOL6 9PNOL6 9PPOL6 9PQOL6 9PROL6 9PSOL6 9PTOL6 9PUOL6 9PWOL6 9PXOL6 9PYOL6 9PZOL6 9QAOL6 9QBOL6 9QDOL6 9QFOL6 9QHOL6 9QJOL6 9QLOL6 9QNOL6 9QPOL6 9QROL6 9QSOL6 9QTOL6 9QUOL6 9QWOL6 9QXOL6 9QYOL6 9QZOL6 9RAOL6 9RBOL6 9RDOL6 9REOL6 9RHOL6 9RJOL6 9RLOL6 9RNOL6 9RPOL6 9RQOL6 9RROL6 9RSOL6 9RTOL6 9RUOL6 9RWOL6 9RXOL6 9RYOL6 9RZOL6 9SAOL6 9SBOL6 9SEOL6 9SFOL6 9SGOL6 9SHOL6 9SJOL6 9SLOL6 9SNOL6 9SPOL6 9SROL6 9SSOL6 9STOL6 9SUOL6 9SWOL6 9SXOL6 9SY

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 OL6

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.

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.