Postcode district outlook

Hosepipe ban in PL3

The hosepipe ban position for the PL3 postcode district — 694 live postcodes, served mostly by South West Water — checked against the national index on 19 August 2026. This is an index check, not a prediction.

The answer for PL3

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for PL3. South West Water is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
694
Primary supplier
South West Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
3

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Garden watering decision · PL3

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 · PL3 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.

Water suppliers covering PL3

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.

  • South West Water

    Active100% of mapped units · high confidence · Full status page

Water resource zones near PL3

PL3 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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Every live postcode in PL3 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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PL3 4 (218 postcodes)
PL3 4AAPL3 4ADPL3 4AEPL3 4AFPL3 4AGPL3 4AHPL3 4AJPL3 4ALPL3 4ANPL3 4APPL3 4AQPL3 4ARPL3 4ASPL3 4ATPL3 4AUPL3 4AWPL3 4AXPL3 4AYPL3 4AZPL3 4BAPL3 4BBPL3 4BDPL3 4BEPL3 4BGPL3 4BHPL3 4BJPL3 4BLPL3 4BNPL3 4BPPL3 4BQPL3 4BRPL3 4BSPL3 4BTPL3 4BWPL3 4BYPL3 4BZPL3 4DAPL3 4DBPL3 4DDPL3 4DEPL3 4DFPL3 4DHPL3 4DJPL3 4DLPL3 4DNPL3 4DPPL3 4DRPL3 4DSPL3 4DTPL3 4DUPL3 4DWPL3 4DXPL3 4DZPL3 4EBPL3 4EEPL3 4EGPL3 4EHPL3 4ELPL3 4EPPL3 4EQPL3 4ERPL3 4ETPL3 4EUPL3 4EWPL3 4EXPL3 4EYPL3 4EZPL3 4FAPL3 4FDPL3 4FEPL3 4FFPL3 4FGPL3 4FHPL3 4GYPL3 4HAPL3 4HBPL3 4HDPL3 4HEPL3 4HFPL3 4HGPL3 4HHPL3 4HJPL3 4HLPL3 4HNPL3 4HPPL3 4HQPL3 4HRPL3 4HSPL3 4HTPL3 4HUPL3 4HWPL3 4HZPL3 4JAPL3 4JBPL3 4JDPL3 4JEPL3 4JFPL3 4JGPL3 4JHPL3 4JJPL3 4JLPL3 4JNPL3 4JQPL3 4JSPL3 4JTPL3 4JXPL3 4JYPL3 4JZPL3 4LAPL3 4LBPL3 4LDPL3 4LEPL3 4LFPL3 4LGPL3 4LHPL3 4LJPL3 4LLPL3 4LNPL3 4LPPL3 4LQPL3 4LRPL3 4LSPL3 4LTPL3 4LWPL3 4NAPL3 4NBPL3 4NDPL3 4NEPL3 4NFPL3 4NGPL3 4NHPL3 4NJPL3 4NLPL3 4NNPL3 4NPPL3 4NQPL3 4NRPL3 4NSPL3 4NTPL3 4NUPL3 4NWPL3 4NYPL3 4PAPL3 4PBPL3 4PDPL3 4PEPL3 4PGPL3 4PHPL3 4PJPL3 4PLPL3 4PNPL3 4PPPL3 4PQPL3 4PRPL3 4PSPL3 4PTPL3 4PUPL3 4PWPL3 4PXPL3 4PYPL3 4PZPL3 4QAPL3 4QBPL3 4QDPL3 4QEPL3 4QFPL3 4QGPL3 4QHPL3 4QJPL3 4QLPL3 4QNPL3 4QPPL3 4QQPL3 4QRPL3 4QSPL3 4QWPL3 4RAPL3 4RBPL3 4RDPL3 4REPL3 4RFPL3 4RGPL3 4RJPL3 4RLPL3 4RNPL3 4RQPL3 4RSPL3 4RTPL3 4RUPL3 4RWPL3 4RXPL3 4RYPL3 4RZPL3 4SAPL3 4SBPL3 4SDPL3 4SEPL3 4SFPL3 4SGPL3 4SPPL3 4SQPL3 4SRPL3 4SSPL3 4STPL3 4SXPL3 4SYPL3 4SZPL3 4TAPL3 4TBPL3 4TDPL3 4TEPL3 4TFPL3 4TGPL3 4THPL3 4TJPL3 4WAPL3 4WLPL3 4ZQ
PL3 5 (253 postcodes)
PL3 5AAPL3 5ABPL3 5ADPL3 5AEPL3 5AFPL3 5AGPL3 5AJPL3 5ALPL3 5ANPL3 5APPL3 5AQPL3 5ARPL3 5ASPL3 5ATPL3 5AUPL3 5AWPL3 5AXPL3 5AYPL3 5AZPL3 5BAPL3 5BBPL3 5BDPL3 5BEPL3 5BGPL3 5BHPL3 5BJPL3 5BLPL3 5BNPL3 5BPPL3 5BQPL3 5BRPL3 5BSPL3 5BUPL3 5BWPL3 5BXPL3 5BYPL3 5BZPL3 5DAPL3 5DBPL3 5DDPL3 5DEPL3 5DFPL3 5DGPL3 5DHPL3 5DJPL3 5DLPL3 5DNPL3 5DPPL3 5DQPL3 5DRPL3 5DSPL3 5DTPL3 5DUPL3 5DWPL3 5DXPL3 5DYPL3 5DZPL3 5EAPL3 5EBPL3 5EDPL3 5EEPL3 5EFPL3 5EGPL3 5EHPL3 5EJPL3 5ELPL3 5ENPL3 5EPPL3 5EQPL3 5ERPL3 5ESPL3 5ETPL3 5EUPL3 5EWPL3 5EXPL3 5EYPL3 5EZPL3 5FAPL3 5GAPL3 5HAPL3 5HDPL3 5HEPL3 5HFPL3 5HGPL3 5HJPL3 5HLPL3 5HNPL3 5HPPL3 5HQPL3 5HRPL3 5HSPL3 5HTPL3 5HUPL3 5HWPL3 5HXPL3 5HYPL3 5HZPL3 5JAPL3 5JBPL3 5JDPL3 5JEPL3 5JFPL3 5JGPL3 5JHPL3 5JJPL3 5JLPL3 5JNPL3 5JPPL3 5JQPL3 5JRPL3 5JSPL3 5JTPL3 5JUPL3 5JWPL3 5JXPL3 5JYPL3 5JZPL3 5LAPL3 5LBPL3 5LDPL3 5LEPL3 5LFPL3 5LGPL3 5LHPL3 5LJPL3 5LLPL3 5LNPL3 5LQPL3 5LTPL3 5LUPL3 5LWPL3 5LXPL3 5LYPL3 5LZPL3 5NAPL3 5NBPL3 5NEPL3 5NFPL3 5NGPL3 5NHPL3 5NJPL3 5NLPL3 5NNPL3 5NPPL3 5NQPL3 5NRPL3 5NSPL3 5NTPL3 5NUPL3 5NWPL3 5NYPL3 5NZPL3 5PAPL3 5PBPL3 5PDPL3 5PEPL3 5PFPL3 5PGPL3 5PHPL3 5PJPL3 5PLPL3 5PNPL3 5PQPL3 5PRPL3 5PSPL3 5PTPL3 5PUPL3 5PWPL3 5PXPL3 5PYPL3 5PZPL3 5QAPL3 5QBPL3 5QDPL3 5QEPL3 5QFPL3 5QGPL3 5QHPL3 5QJPL3 5QLPL3 5QNPL3 5QPPL3 5QQPL3 5QRPL3 5QSPL3 5QTPL3 5QUPL3 5QWPL3 5QXPL3 5QYPL3 5QZPL3 5RAPL3 5RBPL3 5REPL3 5RFPL3 5RHPL3 5RJPL3 5RLPL3 5RNPL3 5RPPL3 5RRPL3 5RSPL3 5RTPL3 5RUPL3 5RWPL3 5RXPL3 5RYPL3 5RZPL3 5SAPL3 5SBPL3 5SDPL3 5SEPL3 5SFPL3 5SGPL3 5SHPL3 5SJPL3 5SLPL3 5SNPL3 5SQPL3 5STPL3 5SUPL3 5SXPL3 5SYPL3 5TAPL3 5TBPL3 5TDPL3 5TEPL3 5TFPL3 5TGPL3 5THPL3 5TJPL3 5TLPL3 5TNPL3 5TPPL3 5TQPL3 5TRPL3 5TSPL3 5TTPL3 5TUPL3 5TWPL3 5TXPL3 5UBPL3 5UDPL3 5UEPL3 5UFPL3 5UQPL3 5WDPL3 5WEPL3 5XGPL3 5XQPL3 5YQPL3 5YSPL3 5ZN
PL3 6 (223 postcodes)
PL3 6AAPL3 6ABPL3 6ADPL3 6AEPL3 6AFPL3 6AGPL3 6AHPL3 6AJPL3 6ALPL3 6APPL3 6AQPL3 6ARPL3 6ASPL3 6ATPL3 6AUPL3 6AWPL3 6AXPL3 6AYPL3 6BBPL3 6BDPL3 6BEPL3 6BGPL3 6BHPL3 6BJPL3 6BLPL3 6BNPL3 6BPPL3 6BQPL3 6BRPL3 6BSPL3 6BTPL3 6BUPL3 6BWPL3 6BXPL3 6BYPL3 6BZPL3 6DAPL3 6DBPL3 6DDPL3 6DEPL3 6DFPL3 6DGPL3 6DHPL3 6DJPL3 6DLPL3 6DNPL3 6DPPL3 6DQPL3 6DRPL3 6DSPL3 6DTPL3 6DUPL3 6DWPL3 6DXPL3 6DYPL3 6DZPL3 6EAPL3 6EEPL3 6EFPL3 6EGPL3 6EHPL3 6EJPL3 6ELPL3 6ENPL3 6EPPL3 6EQPL3 6ERPL3 6ESPL3 6EWPL3 6EXPL3 6EYPL3 6EZPL3 6FGPL3 6GZPL3 6HAPL3 6HBPL3 6HDPL3 6HEPL3 6HFPL3 6HGPL3 6HHPL3 6HJPL3 6HLPL3 6HNPL3 6HPPL3 6HQPL3 6HRPL3 6HSPL3 6HTPL3 6HWPL3 6HXPL3 6HYPL3 6HZPL3 6JBPL3 6JDPL3 6JEPL3 6JFPL3 6JGPL3 6JHPL3 6JJPL3 6JLPL3 6JNPL3 6JPPL3 6JQPL3 6JRPL3 6JSPL3 6JTPL3 6JUPL3 6JWPL3 6JXPL3 6JYPL3 6JZPL3 6LAPL3 6LBPL3 6LDPL3 6LEPL3 6LFPL3 6LGPL3 6LHPL3 6LJPL3 6LLPL3 6LNPL3 6LPPL3 6LQPL3 6LRPL3 6LSPL3 6LTPL3 6LUPL3 6LWPL3 6LXPL3 6LYPL3 6LZPL3 6NDPL3 6NEPL3 6NFPL3 6NGPL3 6NHPL3 6NJPL3 6NLPL3 6NNPL3 6NPPL3 6NQPL3 6NRPL3 6NSPL3 6NTPL3 6NUPL3 6NWPL3 6NXPL3 6NYPL3 6NZPL3 6PAPL3 6PBPL3 6PDPL3 6PEPL3 6PFPL3 6PGPL3 6PHPL3 6PJPL3 6PLPL3 6PNPL3 6PPPL3 6PRPL3 6PSPL3 6PTPL3 6PUPL3 6PXPL3 6PYPL3 6PZPL3 6QAPL3 6QBPL3 6QDPL3 6QEPL3 6QFPL3 6QGPL3 6QHPL3 6QJPL3 6QLPL3 6QNPL3 6QPPL3 6QQPL3 6QRPL3 6QSPL3 6QTPL3 6QUPL3 6QXPL3 6QYPL3 6QZPL3 6RAPL3 6RBPL3 6RDPL3 6REPL3 6RJPL3 6RLPL3 6RUPL3 6RWPL3 6RXPL3 6RYPL3 6RZPL3 6SAPL3 6SBPL3 6SDPL3 6SEPL3 6SFPL3 6SGPL3 6SHPL3 6SJPL3 6SLPL3 6SNPL3 6SPPL3 6SQPL3 6SRPL3 6SSPL3 6STPL3 6SUPL3 6SWPL3 6SXPL3 6SYPL3 6SZPL3 6TAPL3 6TBPL3 6TDPL3 6TPPL3 6TR

Hosepipe ban rules for PL3

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.