Postcode district outlook

Hosepipe ban in PL5

The hosepipe ban position for the PL5 postcode district — 901 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 PL5

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for PL5. South West Water is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
901
Primary supplier
South West Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
5

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Garden watering decision · PL5

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 · PL5 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 PL5

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 PL5

PL5 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

Find your exact postcode

Every live postcode in PL5 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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PL5 1 (246 postcodes)
PL5 1AAPL5 1ABPL5 1ADPL5 1AEPL5 1AFPL5 1AGPL5 1AHPL5 1AJPL5 1ALPL5 1ANPL5 1APPL5 1AQPL5 1ARPL5 1ASPL5 1ATPL5 1AUPL5 1AWPL5 1AXPL5 1AYPL5 1AZPL5 1BAPL5 1BBPL5 1BDPL5 1BEPL5 1BGPL5 1BHPL5 1BJPL5 1BLPL5 1BPPL5 1BQPL5 1BSPL5 1BTPL5 1BUPL5 1BWPL5 1BXPL5 1DAPL5 1DDPL5 1DEPL5 1DHPL5 1DJPL5 1DLPL5 1DNPL5 1DPPL5 1DQPL5 1DRPL5 1DSPL5 1DTPL5 1DUPL5 1DWPL5 1DZPL5 1EAPL5 1EBPL5 1EDPL5 1EEPL5 1EFPL5 1EGPL5 1EHPL5 1EJPL5 1ELPL5 1ENPL5 1EPPL5 1EQPL5 1ERPL5 1ESPL5 1EUPL5 1EWPL5 1EXPL5 1EYPL5 1EZPL5 1FAPL5 1FBPL5 1FDPL5 1FEPL5 1FFPL5 1FGPL5 1FHPL5 1FJPL5 1FLPL5 1FPPL5 1FQPL5 1FRPL5 1FTPL5 1FUPL5 1GZPL5 1HAPL5 1HBPL5 1HDPL5 1HEPL5 1HFPL5 1HGPL5 1HHPL5 1HJPL5 1HLPL5 1HNPL5 1HQPL5 1HRPL5 1HSPL5 1HTPL5 1HUPL5 1HXPL5 1HYPL5 1HZPL5 1JEPL5 1JHPL5 1JJPL5 1JLPL5 1JNPL5 1JPPL5 1JQPL5 1JRPL5 1JSPL5 1JTPL5 1JUPL5 1JWPL5 1JXPL5 1JYPL5 1JZPL5 1LAPL5 1LBPL5 1LDPL5 1LEPL5 1LFPL5 1LGPL5 1LHPL5 1LJPL5 1LPPL5 1LQPL5 1LRPL5 1LSPL5 1LTPL5 1LUPL5 1LXPL5 1LYPL5 1LZPL5 1NAPL5 1NBPL5 1NDPL5 1NEPL5 1NFPL5 1NGPL5 1NHPL5 1NJPL5 1NLPL5 1NNPL5 1NPPL5 1NQPL5 1NRPL5 1NSPL5 1NTPL5 1NUPL5 1NWPL5 1NYPL5 1NZPL5 1PAPL5 1PBPL5 1PDPL5 1PEPL5 1PFPL5 1PGPL5 1PHPL5 1PJPL5 1PLPL5 1PPPL5 1PQPL5 1PRPL5 1PSPL5 1PTPL5 1PUPL5 1PXPL5 1PYPL5 1PZPL5 1QAPL5 1QBPL5 1QDPL5 1QEPL5 1QFPL5 1QGPL5 1QHPL5 1QJPL5 1QLPL5 1QNPL5 1QPPL5 1QQPL5 1QSPL5 1QTPL5 1QUPL5 1QYPL5 1QZPL5 1RAPL5 1RBPL5 1RDPL5 1RFPL5 1RGPL5 1RHPL5 1RJPL5 1RNPL5 1RQPL5 1RRPL5 1RWPL5 1RXPL5 1RYPL5 1RZPL5 1SAPL5 1SBPL5 1SDPL5 1SEPL5 1SFPL5 1SHPL5 1SJPL5 1SLPL5 1SNPL5 1SPPL5 1SRPL5 1SSPL5 1SWPL5 1TEPL5 1TFPL5 1TGPL5 1THPL5 1TJPL5 1TLPL5 1TNPL5 1TPPL5 1TQPL5 1TRPL5 1TSPL5 1TTPL5 1TUPL5 1TWPL5 1TXPL5 1TYPL5 1TZPL5 1UAPL5 1UBPL5 1UDPL5 1UHPL5 1UJPL5 1ULPL5 1UNPL5 1UPPL5 1UQPL5 1URPL5 1UTPL5 1UUPL5 1UWPL5 1UX
PL5 2 (211 postcodes)
PL5 3 (261 postcodes)
PL5 3AAPL5 3ABPL5 3ADPL5 3AFPL5 3AGPL5 3AHPL5 3ALPL5 3ANPL5 3APPL5 3ARPL5 3ASPL5 3ATPL5 3AUPL5 3AWPL5 3AXPL5 3AYPL5 3AZPL5 3BAPL5 3BBPL5 3BDPL5 3BEPL5 3BGPL5 3BHPL5 3BLPL5 3BNPL5 3BPPL5 3BQPL5 3BRPL5 3BSPL5 3BTPL5 3BUPL5 3BWPL5 3BXPL5 3BYPL5 3BZPL5 3DAPL5 3DBPL5 3DDPL5 3DEPL5 3DFPL5 3DGPL5 3DHPL5 3DJPL5 3DLPL5 3DNPL5 3DPPL5 3DQPL5 3DRPL5 3DSPL5 3DTPL5 3DUPL5 3DWPL5 3DXPL5 3DYPL5 3DZPL5 3EAPL5 3EBPL5 3EDPL5 3EEPL5 3EFPL5 3EGPL5 3EHPL5 3ELPL5 3ENPL5 3EPPL5 3EQPL5 3ERPL5 3ESPL5 3ETPL5 3EUPL5 3EWPL5 3EXPL5 3EYPL5 3EZPL5 3FAPL5 3FDPL5 3FEPL5 3FFPL5 3FGPL5 3FJPL5 3FLPL5 3FNPL5 3FPPL5 3FQPL5 3FRPL5 3FSPL5 3HAPL5 3HBPL5 3HDPL5 3HEPL5 3HFPL5 3HGPL5 3HHPL5 3HJPL5 3HLPL5 3HNPL5 3HPPL5 3HQPL5 3HRPL5 3HSPL5 3HTPL5 3HUPL5 3HWPL5 3HXPL5 3HYPL5 3HZPL5 3JAPL5 3JBPL5 3JDPL5 3JEPL5 3JFPL5 3JGPL5 3JHPL5 3JJPL5 3JLPL5 3JNPL5 3JQPL5 3JSPL5 3JTPL5 3JUPL5 3JWPL5 3JXPL5 3LAPL5 3LBPL5 3LDPL5 3LEPL5 3LFPL5 3LGPL5 3LHPL5 3LJPL5 3LLPL5 3LQPL5 3LRPL5 3LSPL5 3LTPL5 3LXPL5 3LZPL5 3NEPL5 3NGPL5 3NHPL5 3NLPL5 3NNPL5 3NPPL5 3NRPL5 3NSPL5 3NTPL5 3NUPL5 3NWPL5 3NXPL5 3NYPL5 3NZPL5 3PAPL5 3PBPL5 3PDPL5 3PEPL5 3PFPL5 3PGPL5 3PHPL5 3PJPL5 3PLPL5 3PNPL5 3PPPL5 3PQPL5 3PRPL5 3PSPL5 3PTPL5 3PUPL5 3PWPL5 3PXPL5 3PYPL5 3PZPL5 3QBPL5 3QGPL5 3QHPL5 3QJPL5 3QLPL5 3QNPL5 3QPPL5 3QQPL5 3QRPL5 3QSPL5 3QTPL5 3QUPL5 3QWPL5 3QXPL5 3QYPL5 3QZPL5 3RAPL5 3RBPL5 3RDPL5 3REPL5 3RFPL5 3RGPL5 3RHPL5 3RJPL5 3RLPL5 3RNPL5 3RPPL5 3RQPL5 3RRPL5 3RSPL5 3RTPL5 3RUPL5 3RWPL5 3RXPL5 3RYPL5 3RZPL5 3SAPL5 3SBPL5 3SDPL5 3SGPL5 3SHPL5 3SJPL5 3SLPL5 3SNPL5 3SQPL5 3SRPL5 3SSPL5 3STPL5 3SUPL5 3SXPL5 3SYPL5 3SZPL5 3TAPL5 3TBPL5 3TEPL5 3TFPL5 3TGPL5 3THPL5 3TJPL5 3TLPL5 3TPPL5 3TQPL5 3TRPL5 3TSPL5 3TTPL5 3TUPL5 3TWPL5 3TXPL5 3TYPL5 3TZPL5 3UAPL5 3UBPL5 3UDPL5 3UEPL5 3UFPL5 3UGPL5 3UHPL5 3UJPL5 3ULPL5 3UNPL5 3UPPL5 3UQPL5 3URPL5 3USPL5 3UTPL5 3UUPL5 3UWPL5 3UXPL5 3UYPL5 3UZ
PL5 4 (178 postcodes)
PL5 9 (5 postcodes)

Hosepipe ban rules for PL5

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.