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Hosepipe ban in OL7

The hosepipe ban position for the OL7 postcode district — 420 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 OL7

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for OL7. United Utilities is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
420
Primary supplier
United Utilities
Share of district
100%
Sectors
2

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Garden watering decision · OL7

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 · OL7 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 OL7

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 OL7

OL7 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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Every live postcode in OL7 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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OL7 0 (194 postcodes)
OL7 0AAOL7 0ABOL7 0ADOL7 0AEOL7 0AGOL7 0AHOL7 0AJOL7 0ALOL7 0ANOL7 0AQOL7 0AROL7 0ASOL7 0AUOL7 0AWOL7 0AXOL7 0AYOL7 0BAOL7 0BBOL7 0BEOL7 0BFOL7 0BHOL7 0BJOL7 0BLOL7 0BPOL7 0BQOL7 0BTOL7 0BUOL7 0BWOL7 0BXOL7 0BYOL7 0BZOL7 0DAOL7 0DBOL7 0DDOL7 0DEOL7 0DFOL7 0DGOL7 0DHOL7 0DJOL7 0DNOL7 0DQOL7 0DSOL7 0DTOL7 0DUOL7 0DWOL7 0DXOL7 0DYOL7 0DZOL7 0EDOL7 0EEOL7 0EHOL7 0EJOL7 0ELOL7 0ENOL7 0EQOL7 0ETOL7 0EUOL7 0EWOL7 0EXOL7 0EYOL7 0EZOL7 0FQOL7 0FROL7 0FSOL7 0FTOL7 0FUOL7 0FWOL7 0FXOL7 0FYOL7 0FZOL7 0HAOL7 0HBOL7 0HDOL7 0HEOL7 0HFOL7 0HGOL7 0HHOL7 0HJOL7 0HLOL7 0HNOL7 0HPOL7 0HQOL7 0HROL7 0HSOL7 0HTOL7 0HUOL7 0HWOL7 0HXOL7 0HYOL7 0HZOL7 0JAOL7 0JBOL7 0JDOL7 0JEOL7 0JFOL7 0JGOL7 0JHOL7 0JJOL7 0JLOL7 0JNOL7 0JPOL7 0JQOL7 0JROL7 0JSOL7 0JTOL7 0JUOL7 0JWOL7 0JXOL7 0LAOL7 0LDOL7 0LFOL7 0LGOL7 0LHOL7 0LLOL7 0LNOL7 0LPOL7 0LQOL7 0LSOL7 0LWOL7 0LXOL7 0LYOL7 0LZOL7 0NAOL7 0NBOL7 0NDOL7 0NFOL7 0NGOL7 0NHOL7 0NJOL7 0NLOL7 0NNOL7 0NPOL7 0NQOL7 0NSOL7 0NTOL7 0NUOL7 0NWOL7 0NXOL7 0NYOL7 0NZOL7 0PAOL7 0PDOL7 0PEOL7 0PFOL7 0PGOL7 0PJOL7 0PLOL7 0PNOL7 0PPOL7 0PROL7 0PSOL7 0PTOL7 0PWOL7 0PZOL7 0QAOL7 0QFOL7 0QJOL7 0QNOL7 0QPOL7 0QQOL7 0RBOL7 0REOL7 0RGOL7 0RJOL7 0RQOL7 0RSOL7 0RXOL7 0SAOL7 0SBOL7 0SDOL7 0SEOL7 0SFOL7 0SHOL7 0SLOL7 0SNOL7 0SPOL7 0SROL7 0STOL7 0SUOL7 0SWOL7 0SYOL7 0SZOL7 0TDOL7 0TEOL7 0TFOL7 0TGOL7 0THOL7 0TJOL7 0TLOL7 0TPOL7 0TQOL7 0TROL7 0TSOL7 0TT
OL7 9 (226 postcodes)
OL7 9AAOL7 9ABOL7 9ADOL7 9AEOL7 9AGOL7 9AHOL7 9AJOL7 9ALOL7 9ANOL7 9APOL7 9AQOL7 9AROL7 9ASOL7 9ATOL7 9AUOL7 9AWOL7 9AXOL7 9AYOL7 9AZOL7 9BBOL7 9BGOL7 9BHOL7 9BJOL7 9BLOL7 9BNOL7 9BPOL7 9BQOL7 9BSOL7 9BTOL7 9BUOL7 9BWOL7 9BXOL7 9BYOL7 9BZOL7 9DAOL7 9DBOL7 9DDOL7 9DEOL7 9DHOL7 9DJOL7 9DLOL7 9DNOL7 9DPOL7 9DQOL7 9DROL7 9DSOL7 9DTOL7 9DUOL7 9DWOL7 9DXOL7 9DYOL7 9DZOL7 9EAOL7 9EBOL7 9EDOL7 9EEOL7 9EFOL7 9EJOL7 9ELOL7 9ENOL7 9EPOL7 9EROL7 9ESOL7 9ETOL7 9EUOL7 9EWOL7 9EXOL7 9EYOL7 9EZOL7 9FUOL7 9HAOL7 9HBOL7 9HDOL7 9HEOL7 9HFOL7 9HGOL7 9HHOL7 9HJOL7 9HLOL7 9HNOL7 9HPOL7 9HROL7 9HSOL7 9HUOL7 9HWOL7 9HYOL7 9HZOL7 9JAOL7 9JBOL7 9JDOL7 9JEOL7 9JFOL7 9JGOL7 9JHOL7 9JJOL7 9JLOL7 9JNOL7 9JPOL7 9JQOL7 9JROL7 9JSOL7 9JUOL7 9JWOL7 9JXOL7 9JYOL7 9JZOL7 9LAOL7 9LBOL7 9LDOL7 9LEOL7 9LFOL7 9LGOL7 9LHOL7 9LJOL7 9LLOL7 9LNOL7 9LPOL7 9LQOL7 9LROL7 9LSOL7 9LTOL7 9LUOL7 9LWOL7 9LXOL7 9LYOL7 9LZOL7 9NAOL7 9NBOL7 9NDOL7 9NEOL7 9NGOL7 9NHOL7 9NJOL7 9NLOL7 9NNOL7 9NPOL7 9NQOL7 9NROL7 9NSOL7 9NTOL7 9NUOL7 9NWOL7 9NXOL7 9NYOL7 9NZOL7 9PAOL7 9PBOL7 9PDOL7 9PEOL7 9PFOL7 9PGOL7 9PHOL7 9PJOL7 9PLOL7 9PNOL7 9PPOL7 9PQOL7 9PROL7 9PSOL7 9PTOL7 9PUOL7 9PWOL7 9PXOL7 9PYOL7 9QAOL7 9QBOL7 9QDOL7 9QEOL7 9QFOL7 9QGOL7 9QHOL7 9QJOL7 9QLOL7 9QNOL7 9QPOL7 9QROL7 9QSOL7 9QTOL7 9QUOL7 9QWOL7 9QXOL7 9QYOL7 9QZOL7 9RAOL7 9RBOL7 9RDOL7 9REOL7 9RFOL7 9RGOL7 9RHOL7 9RJOL7 9RLOL7 9RNOL7 9RPOL7 9RQOL7 9RSOL7 9RTOL7 9RUOL7 9RWOL7 9SAOL7 9SEOL7 9SFOL7 9SGOL7 9SHOL7 9SJOL7 9SLOL7 9SNOL7 9SPOL7 9SQOL7 9SROL7 9SSOL7 9STOL7 9SUOL7 9SWOL7 9SXOL7 9SYOL7 9TAOL7 9TBOL7 9TDOL7 9TEOL7 9TFOL7 9TGOL7 9THOL7 9TJOL7 9TTOL7 9UT

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 OL7

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.