Postcode district outlook

Hosepipe ban in PL7

The hosepipe ban position for the PL7 postcode district — 741 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 PL7

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for PL7. South West Water is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
741
Primary supplier
South West Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
5

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Garden watering decision · PL7

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 · PL7 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 PL7

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 PL7

PL7 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 PL7 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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PL7 1 (188 postcodes)
PL7 2 (207 postcodes)
PL7 4 (217 postcodes)
PL7 4AAPL7 4ABPL7 4ADPL7 4AEPL7 4AGPL7 4AHPL7 4AJPL7 4ALPL7 4ANPL7 4APPL7 4ATPL7 4AUPL7 4AWPL7 4AXPL7 4AYPL7 4BAPL7 4BDPL7 4BHPL7 4BJPL7 4BLPL7 4BNPL7 4BPPL7 4BRPL7 4BSPL7 4BTPL7 4BUPL7 4BWPL7 4BXPL7 4BYPL7 4BZPL7 4DAPL7 4DBPL7 4DDPL7 4DEPL7 4DFPL7 4DGPL7 4DHPL7 4DJPL7 4DLPL7 4DNPL7 4DPPL7 4DQPL7 4DRPL7 4DSPL7 4DTPL7 4DUPL7 4DWPL7 4DXPL7 4DYPL7 4DZPL7 4EAPL7 4EBPL7 4EDPL7 4EEPL7 4EFPL7 4EGPL7 4EHPL7 4EJPL7 4ELPL7 4ENPL7 4EPPL7 4EQPL7 4ERPL7 4ESPL7 4ETPL7 4EUPL7 4EWPL7 4EXPL7 4EYPL7 4FAPL7 4FBPL7 4FDPL7 4FEPL7 4FFPL7 4FGPL7 4FHPL7 4FJPL7 4FLPL7 4HAPL7 4HBPL7 4HEPL7 4HHPL7 4HJPL7 4HLPL7 4HNPL7 4HPPL7 4HQPL7 4HRPL7 4HSPL7 4HTPL7 4HUPL7 4HWPL7 4HXPL7 4HYPL7 4HZPL7 4JAPL7 4JBPL7 4JDPL7 4JEPL7 4JFPL7 4JGPL7 4JHPL7 4JLPL7 4JNPL7 4JPPL7 4JQPL7 4JRPL7 4JTPL7 4JUPL7 4JWPL7 4JXPL7 4JYPL7 4JZPL7 4LAPL7 4LDPL7 4LEPL7 4LFPL7 4LHPL7 4LJPL7 4LLPL7 4LNPL7 4LPPL7 4LQPL7 4LRPL7 4LSPL7 4LTPL7 4LUPL7 4LWPL7 4LXPL7 4LYPL7 4LZPL7 4NAPL7 4NBPL7 4NDPL7 4NEPL7 4NFPL7 4NHPL7 4NJPL7 4NRPL7 4NTPL7 4NUPL7 4NWPL7 4NXPL7 4NYPL7 4NZPL7 4PAPL7 4PDPL7 4PEPL7 4PFPL7 4PGPL7 4PHPL7 4PJPL7 4PLPL7 4PNPL7 4PPPL7 4PQPL7 4PRPL7 4PSPL7 4PTPL7 4PUPL7 4PWPL7 4PXPL7 4PYPL7 4PZPL7 4QAPL7 4QBPL7 4QDPL7 4QEPL7 4QFPL7 4QGPL7 4QHPL7 4QJPL7 4QLPL7 4QNPL7 4QPPL7 4QQPL7 4QSPL7 4QTPL7 4QUPL7 4QWPL7 4QXPL7 4QYPL7 4QZPL7 4RAPL7 4RBPL7 4RDPL7 4REPL7 4RFPL7 4RGPL7 4RHPL7 4RJPL7 4RLPL7 4RNPL7 4RPPL7 4RQPL7 4RRPL7 4RSPL7 4RTPL7 4RUPL7 4RWPL7 4RXPL7 4RYPL7 4RZPL7 4SAPL7 4SBPL7 4SDPL7 4SEPL7 4SFPL7 4SGPL7 4SHPL7 4SJPL7 4SQPL7 4SRPL7 4SYPL7 4TAPL7 4TBPL7 4YH
PL7 5 (125 postcodes)
PL7 9 (4 postcodes)

Hosepipe ban rules for PL7

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.