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Hosepipe ban in OL8

The hosepipe ban position for the OL8 postcode district — 848 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 OL8

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for OL8. United Utilities is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
848
Primary supplier
United Utilities
Share of district
100%
Sectors
4

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Garden watering decision · OL8

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 · OL8 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 OL8

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 OL8

OL8 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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OL8 1 (205 postcodes)
OL8 1AAOL8 1ADOL8 1AEOL8 1AFOL8 1AGOL8 1AHOL8 1AJOL8 1ALOL8 1ANOL8 1APOL8 1AROL8 1ASOL8 1ATOL8 1AUOL8 1AXOL8 1AYOL8 1AZOL8 1BAOL8 1BBOL8 1BDOL8 1BEOL8 1BFOL8 1BGOL8 1BHOL8 1BJOL8 1BLOL8 1BNOL8 1BPOL8 1BQOL8 1BSOL8 1BTOL8 1BUOL8 1BWOL8 1BXOL8 1BYOL8 1BZOL8 1DBOL8 1DDOL8 1DFOL8 1DHOL8 1DLOL8 1DPOL8 1DQOL8 1DROL8 1DWOL8 1DXOL8 1EAOL8 1EBOL8 1EDOL8 1EFOL8 1EGOL8 1EHOL8 1EJOL8 1ELOL8 1ENOL8 1EQOL8 1ESOL8 1EUOL8 1EWOL8 1EZOL8 1FROL8 1FSOL8 1FTOL8 1HBOL8 1HEOL8 1HFOL8 1HGOL8 1HJOL8 1HLOL8 1HNOL8 1HPOL8 1HQOL8 1HROL8 1HSOL8 1HUOL8 1HWOL8 1HXOL8 1HYOL8 1JGOL8 1JHOL8 1JPOL8 1JROL8 1JUOL8 1JXOL8 1LAOL8 1LBOL8 1LDOL8 1LEOL8 1LHOL8 1LJOL8 1LLOL8 1LNOL8 1LPOL8 1LQOL8 1LROL8 1LSOL8 1LTOL8 1LUOL8 1LWOL8 1LXOL8 1LYOL8 1LZOL8 1NBOL8 1NGOL8 1NHOL8 1NJOL8 1NLOL8 1NNOL8 1NPOL8 1NQOL8 1NROL8 1NSOL8 1NTOL8 1NUOL8 1NWOL8 1NXOL8 1PAOL8 1PEOL8 1PFOL8 1PGOL8 1PHOL8 1PJOL8 1PLOL8 1PNOL8 1PPOL8 1PQOL8 1PUOL8 1PWOL8 1QBOL8 1QDOL8 1QFOL8 1QGOL8 1QJOL8 1QNOL8 1QPOL8 1QQOL8 1QROL8 1QSOL8 1QTOL8 1QUOL8 1QXOL8 1QZOL8 1RAOL8 1RBOL8 1RDOL8 1REOL8 1RFOL8 1RGOL8 1RJOL8 1RPOL8 1RQOL8 1RROL8 1RTOL8 1RUOL8 1RYOL8 1RZOL8 1SDOL8 1SEOL8 1SFOL8 1SGOL8 1SHOL8 1SJOL8 1SNOL8 1SQOL8 1SSOL8 1SXOL8 1SYOL8 1TAOL8 1TFOL8 1TGOL8 1THOL8 1TJOL8 1TPOL8 1TROL8 1TSOL8 1TTOL8 1TUOL8 1TXOL8 1TYOL8 1TZOL8 1UAOL8 1UBOL8 1UFOL8 1UJOL8 1ULOL8 1UNOL8 1UPOL8 1UQOL8 1UROL8 1UTOL8 1UUOL8 1UWOL8 1UXOL8 1UYOL8 1XBOL8 1XEOL8 1XFOL8 1XHOL8 1XJOL8 1XLOL8 1XNOL8 1XPOL8 1XTOL8 1XUOL8 1XW
OL8 2 (240 postcodes)
OL8 2AAOL8 2ABOL8 2ADOL8 2AEOL8 2AFOL8 2AGOL8 2AHOL8 2AJOL8 2ALOL8 2ANOL8 2APOL8 2AQOL8 2AROL8 2ASOL8 2ATOL8 2AUOL8 2AWOL8 2AXOL8 2AYOL8 2AZOL8 2BAOL8 2BBOL8 2BDOL8 2BEOL8 2BFOL8 2BGOL8 2BHOL8 2BJOL8 2BLOL8 2BNOL8 2BPOL8 2BQOL8 2BSOL8 2BTOL8 2BUOL8 2BWOL8 2BXOL8 2BYOL8 2BZOL8 2DAOL8 2DBOL8 2DDOL8 2DEOL8 2DFOL8 2DGOL8 2DHOL8 2DJOL8 2DLOL8 2DQOL8 2DWOL8 2DXOL8 2EAOL8 2EBOL8 2EDOL8 2EEOL8 2EHOL8 2ELOL8 2ENOL8 2EPOL8 2EROL8 2ESOL8 2ETOL8 2EUOL8 2EWOL8 2EXOL8 2EYOL8 2EZOL8 2FNOL8 2FPOL8 2FQOL8 2FROL8 2FSOL8 2FUOL8 2FWOL8 2FXOL8 2FYOL8 2HAOL8 2HBOL8 2HDOL8 2HEOL8 2HFOL8 2HGOL8 2HHOL8 2HJOL8 2HLOL8 2HPOL8 2HQOL8 2HROL8 2HSOL8 2HTOL8 2HUOL8 2HXOL8 2HYOL8 2HZOL8 2JAOL8 2JBOL8 2JDOL8 2JEOL8 2JFOL8 2JGOL8 2JHOL8 2JJOL8 2JLOL8 2JNOL8 2JPOL8 2JROL8 2JSOL8 2JTOL8 2JUOL8 2JWOL8 2JXOL8 2JYOL8 2JZOL8 2LAOL8 2LBOL8 2LDOL8 2LEOL8 2LFOL8 2LGOL8 2LLOL8 2LNOL8 2LPOL8 2LQOL8 2LROL8 2LSOL8 2LTOL8 2LUOL8 2LWOL8 2LXOL8 2LZOL8 2NAOL8 2NBOL8 2NDOL8 2NEOL8 2NFOL8 2NGOL8 2NHOL8 2NJOL8 2NLOL8 2NNOL8 2NPOL8 2NQOL8 2NROL8 2NSOL8 2NTOL8 2NUOL8 2NWOL8 2NXOL8 2NYOL8 2NZOL8 2PBOL8 2PDOL8 2PEOL8 2PFOL8 2PHOL8 2PJOL8 2PLOL8 2PNOL8 2PROL8 2PSOL8 2PTOL8 2PXOL8 2PYOL8 2PZOL8 2QAOL8 2QBOL8 2QDOL8 2QFOL8 2QGOL8 2QHOL8 2QJOL8 2QLOL8 2QNOL8 2QPOL8 2QQOL8 2QROL8 2QSOL8 2RAOL8 2RBOL8 2RDOL8 2REOL8 2RFOL8 2RGOL8 2RHOL8 2RJOL8 2RLOL8 2RPOL8 2RQOL8 2RROL8 2RSOL8 2RTOL8 2RUOL8 2RWOL8 2SAOL8 2SBOL8 2SDOL8 2SEOL8 2SFOL8 2SGOL8 2SHOL8 2SJOL8 2SLOL8 2SNOL8 2SPOL8 2SQOL8 2SROL8 2STOL8 2SUOL8 2SWOL8 2SXOL8 2SYOL8 2SZOL8 2TAOL8 2TBOL8 2TDOL8 2TEOL8 2TGOL8 2THOL8 2TJOL8 2TLOL8 2TNOL8 2TPOL8 2TQOL8 2TROL8 2TSOL8 2TTOL8 2TUOL8 2TWOL8 2TXOL8 2TYOL8 2TZOL8 2UAOL8 2UBOL8 2XAOL8 2XBOL8 2XDOL8 2XEOL8 2XHOL8 2XLOL8 2XQ
OL8 3 (226 postcodes)
OL8 3AAOL8 3ABOL8 3ADOL8 3AEOL8 3AFOL8 3AGOL8 3AHOL8 3AJOL8 3ALOL8 3ANOL8 3APOL8 3AQOL8 3AROL8 3ASOL8 3ATOL8 3AUOL8 3AWOL8 3AXOL8 3AYOL8 3AZOL8 3BAOL8 3BBOL8 3BDOL8 3BEOL8 3BGOL8 3BHOL8 3BJOL8 3BNOL8 3BPOL8 3BQOL8 3BSOL8 3BTOL8 3BUOL8 3BWOL8 3BXOL8 3BYOL8 3DAOL8 3DBOL8 3DDOL8 3DEOL8 3DFOL8 3DGOL8 3DHOL8 3DJOL8 3DLOL8 3DNOL8 3DPOL8 3DQOL8 3DROL8 3DSOL8 3DTOL8 3DUOL8 3DWOL8 3DYOL8 3DZOL8 3EAOL8 3EDOL8 3EEOL8 3EJOL8 3EPOL8 3EROL8 3ESOL8 3ETOL8 3EUOL8 3EWOL8 3EXOL8 3EYOL8 3EZOL8 3HAOL8 3HBOL8 3HDOL8 3HEOL8 3HFOL8 3HGOL8 3HHOL8 3HJOL8 3HPOL8 3HSOL8 3HTOL8 3HUOL8 3HWOL8 3HXOL8 3HZOL8 3JAOL8 3JDOL8 3JEOL8 3JHOL8 3JJOL8 3JLOL8 3JNOL8 3JPOL8 3JQOL8 3JSOL8 3JTOL8 3JUOL8 3JYOL8 3JZOL8 3LAOL8 3LBOL8 3LEOL8 3LFOL8 3LGOL8 3LHOL8 3LJOL8 3LLOL8 3LNOL8 3LQOL8 3LROL8 3LSOL8 3LTOL8 3LUOL8 3LZOL8 3NAOL8 3NBOL8 3NGOL8 3NLOL8 3NNOL8 3NPOL8 3NQOL8 3NWOL8 3NZOL8 3PAOL8 3PBOL8 3PDOL8 3PEOL8 3PFOL8 3PGOL8 3PHOL8 3PLOL8 3PNOL8 3PPOL8 3PQOL8 3PROL8 3PSOL8 3PTOL8 3PUOL8 3PWOL8 3PXOL8 3PYOL8 3PZOL8 3QAOL8 3QBOL8 3QDOL8 3QEOL8 3QFOL8 3QGOL8 3QHOL8 3QJOL8 3QLOL8 3QPOL8 3QQOL8 3RBOL8 3RGOL8 3RJOL8 3RNOL8 3RQOL8 3RTOL8 3RUOL8 3RXOL8 3RYOL8 3RZOL8 3SAOL8 3SBOL8 3SDOL8 3SEOL8 3SFOL8 3SGOL8 3SHOL8 3SJOL8 3SLOL8 3SNOL8 3SPOL8 3SQOL8 3SROL8 3SSOL8 3STOL8 3SUOL8 3SWOL8 3SXOL8 3SYOL8 3TAOL8 3TBOL8 3TDOL8 3THOL8 3TLOL8 3TNOL8 3TPOL8 3TROL8 3TSOL8 3TTOL8 3TUOL8 3TWOL8 3TXOL8 3TYOL8 3TZOL8 3UAOL8 3UBOL8 3UDOL8 3UEOL8 3UFOL8 3UGOL8 3UHOL8 3UJOL8 3ULOL8 3UNOL8 3UPOL8 3UQOL8 3UROL8 3UTOL8 3UUOL8 3UWOL8 3UXOL8 3UYOL8 3WAOL8 3WBOL8 3WDOL8 3WEOL8 3WGOL8 3WHOL8 3WJOL8 3WLOL8 3WNOL8 3WQOL8 3XAOL8 3XBOL8 3XD
OL8 4 (177 postcodes)
OL8 4AAOL8 4ABOL8 4ADOL8 4AEOL8 4AFOL8 4AGOL8 4AHOL8 4AJOL8 4ALOL8 4ANOL8 4APOL8 4ASOL8 4ATOL8 4AUOL8 4AWOL8 4AXOL8 4AZOL8 4BAOL8 4BBOL8 4BDOL8 4BEOL8 4BGOL8 4BHOL8 4BJOL8 4BLOL8 4BNOL8 4BUOL8 4BWOL8 4BXOL8 4BYOL8 4BZOL8 4DAOL8 4DDOL8 4DGOL8 4DHOL8 4DJOL8 4DLOL8 4DNOL8 4DPOL8 4DQOL8 4DROL8 4DSOL8 4DTOL8 4DUOL8 4DWOL8 4DXOL8 4DYOL8 4DZOL8 4EAOL8 4EBOL8 4EEOL8 4EFOL8 4EGOL8 4EHOL8 4EJOL8 4ELOL8 4EQOL8 4EROL8 4ESOL8 4EUOL8 4HAOL8 4HBOL8 4HDOL8 4HEOL8 4HFOL8 4HGOL8 4HHOL8 4HJOL8 4HLOL8 4HNOL8 4HPOL8 4HQOL8 4HROL8 4HSOL8 4HTOL8 4HUOL8 4HWOL8 4HXOL8 4HYOL8 4HZOL8 4JAOL8 4JBOL8 4JDOL8 4JEOL8 4JFOL8 4JGOL8 4JLOL8 4JPOL8 4JROL8 4JSOL8 4JTOL8 4JUOL8 4JZOL8 4LBOL8 4LDOL8 4LEOL8 4LGOL8 4LHOL8 4LJOL8 4LNOL8 4LPOL8 4LROL8 4LSOL8 4LTOL8 4LUOL8 4LWOL8 4LXOL8 4LYOL8 4LZOL8 4NAOL8 4NBOL8 4NDOL8 4NEOL8 4NGOL8 4NHOL8 4NJOL8 4NLOL8 4NNOL8 4NPOL8 4NROL8 4NSOL8 4NTOL8 4NUOL8 4NWOL8 4NXOL8 4NYOL8 4NZOL8 4PBOL8 4PEOL8 4PPOL8 4PQOL8 4PROL8 4PSOL8 4PWOL8 4PXOL8 4PYOL8 4QAOL8 4QBOL8 4QEOL8 4QFOL8 4QGOL8 4QHOL8 4QJOL8 4QLOL8 4QNOL8 4QPOL8 4QQOL8 4QROL8 4QSOL8 4QTOL8 4QUOL8 4QWOL8 4QXOL8 4QYOL8 4RBOL8 4RDOL8 4REOL8 4RFOL8 4RGOL8 4RHOL8 4RQOL8 4RXOL8 4SAOL8 4SEOL8 4SFOL8 4SGOL8 4SHOL8 4SJOL8 4SLOL8 4SNOL8 4SQOL8 4SROL8 4SSOL8 4STOL8 4SUOL8 4TAOL8 4UJ

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 OL8

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.