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Hosepipe ban in RM16

The hosepipe ban position for the RM16 postcode district — 697 live postcodes, served mostly by Essex & Suffolk Water — checked against the national index on 19 August 2026. This is an index check, not a prediction.

The answer for RM16

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for RM16. Essex & Suffolk Water is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
697
Primary supplier
Essex & Suffolk Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
5

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Garden watering decision · RM16

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 · RM16 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.

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Water suppliers covering RM16

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.

  • Essex & Suffolk Water

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

Water resource zones near RM16

RM16 maps to the water resource zone below. Zones are the official planning areas suppliers use to report how much water they have.

Essex

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RM16 2 (220 postcodes)
RM16 2AARM16 2ADRM16 2AERM16 2AFRM16 2AGRM16 2AHRM16 2AJRM16 2ALRM16 2ANRM16 2APRM16 2AQRM16 2ASRM16 2ATRM16 2AURM16 2AWRM16 2AXRM16 2AYRM16 2AZRM16 2BARM16 2BBRM16 2BDRM16 2BFRM16 2BHRM16 2BJRM16 2BLRM16 2BPRM16 2BSRM16 2BTRM16 2BURM16 2BXRM16 2DARM16 2DBRM16 2DDRM16 2DFRM16 2DGRM16 2DHRM16 2DJRM16 2DLRM16 2DNRM16 2DPRM16 2DQRM16 2DRRM16 2DSRM16 2DTRM16 2DURM16 2DWRM16 2DXRM16 2DYRM16 2DZRM16 2EARM16 2EBRM16 2EDRM16 2EERM16 2EFRM16 2EGRM16 2EHRM16 2EJRM16 2ENRM16 2EPRM16 2EQRM16 2ERRM16 2ESRM16 2ETRM16 2EURM16 2EWRM16 2EXRM16 2EYRM16 2FARM16 2FBRM16 2FDRM16 2GARM16 2GBRM16 2GDRM16 2GERM16 2GFRM16 2GGRM16 2GHRM16 2GJRM16 2GLRM16 2GNRM16 2GPRM16 2GTRM16 2GWRM16 2GYRM16 2GZRM16 2HARM16 2HBRM16 2HDRM16 2HHRM16 2HJRM16 2HLRM16 2HPRM16 2HRRM16 2HSRM16 2HTRM16 2HURM16 2HXRM16 2JARM16 2JBRM16 2JDRM16 2JHRM16 2JTRM16 2JURM16 2JXRM16 2LARM16 2LBRM16 2LDRM16 2LHRM16 2LJRM16 2LLRM16 2LNRM16 2LPRM16 2LRRM16 2LSRM16 2LTRM16 2LURM16 2LWRM16 2LYRM16 2NARM16 2NJRM16 2NLRM16 2NPRM16 2NRRM16 2NSRM16 2NTRM16 2NURM16 2NXRM16 2PARM16 2PJRM16 2PLRM16 2PNRM16 2PPRM16 2PQRM16 2PRRM16 2PSRM16 2PTRM16 2PURM16 2PXRM16 2QARM16 2QBRM16 2QDRM16 2QHRM16 2QJRM16 2QLRM16 2QPRM16 2QRRM16 2QSRM16 2QTRM16 2QURM16 2QXRM16 2RBRM16 2RDRM16 2RLRM16 2RNRM16 2RPRM16 2RRRM16 2RSRM16 2RTRM16 2RURM16 2RWRM16 2RXRM16 2SARM16 2SBRM16 2SDRM16 2SHRM16 2SJRM16 2SLRM16 2SPRM16 2SRRM16 2SSRM16 2STRM16 2SURM16 2SXRM16 2TARM16 2TBRM16 2THRM16 2TJRM16 2TLRM16 2TNRM16 2TPRM16 2TRRM16 2TSRM16 2TTRM16 2TURM16 2TWRM16 2TXRM16 2UARM16 2UBRM16 2UDRM16 2UHRM16 2UJRM16 2ULRM16 2UTRM16 2UURM16 2UXRM16 2WJRM16 2WURM16 2XARM16 2XBRM16 2XDRM16 2XERM16 2XHRM16 2XJRM16 2XLRM16 2XPRM16 2XQRM16 2XRRM16 2XSRM16 2XTRM16 2XURM16 2XXRM16 2XYRM16 2XZRM16 2YARM16 2YBRM16 2YDRM16 2YHRM16 2YJRM16 2YLRM16 2YP
RM16 3 (115 postcodes)
RM16 3AARM16 3ABRM16 3ADRM16 3AERM16 3AGRM16 3AHRM16 3ALRM16 3ANRM16 3APRM16 3AQRM16 3ARRM16 3ASRM16 3ATRM16 3AURM16 3AYRM16 3AZRM16 3BARM16 3BBRM16 3BDRM16 3BERM16 3BFRM16 3BGRM16 3BHRM16 3BLRM16 3BPRM16 3BSRM16 3BTRM16 3BURM16 3BWRM16 3BXRM16 3BYRM16 3DBRM16 3DDRM16 3DERM16 3DFRM16 3DGRM16 3DHRM16 3DJRM16 3DLRM16 3DNRM16 3DPRM16 3DQRM16 3DRRM16 3DTRM16 3DURM16 3DWRM16 3DXRM16 3DYRM16 3DZRM16 3EARM16 3EBRM16 3EDRM16 3EHRM16 3EJRM16 3ELRM16 3ERRM16 3ETRM16 3EURM16 3EXRM16 3GSRM16 3GTRM16 3GURM16 3GWRM16 3GYRM16 3GZRM16 3HARM16 3HBRM16 3HDRM16 3HERM16 3HFRM16 3HGRM16 3HHRM16 3HJRM16 3HLRM16 3HNRM16 3HPRM16 3HQRM16 3HRRM16 3HSRM16 3HTRM16 3HURM16 3HWRM16 3HXRM16 3HZRM16 3JARM16 3JBRM16 3JDRM16 3JERM16 3JHRM16 3JLRM16 3JNRM16 3JPRM16 3JRRM16 3JSRM16 3JTRM16 3JURM16 3JXRM16 3LARM16 3LBRM16 3LDRM16 3LHRM16 3LJRM16 3LPRM16 3LSRM16 3LTRM16 3LXRM16 3NBRM16 3NDRM16 3NHRM16 3NJRM16 3NLRM16 3NPRM16 3NRRM16 3NSRM16 3RZ
RM16 4 (178 postcodes)
RM16 4AQRM16 4ATRM16 4AURM16 4AXRM16 4BARM16 4BBRM16 4BDRM16 4BERM16 4BFRM16 4BGRM16 4BHRM16 4BJRM16 4BLRM16 4BNRM16 4BPRM16 4BSRM16 4BTRM16 4BURM16 4BWRM16 4BXRM16 4DARM16 4DBRM16 4DDRM16 4DERM16 4DFRM16 4DGRM16 4DHRM16 4DJRM16 4DLRM16 4DSRM16 4DTRM16 4DXRM16 4EARM16 4EBRM16 4EDRM16 4EFRM16 4EHRM16 4EJRM16 4ELRM16 4ERRM16 4ESRM16 4ETRM16 4EURM16 4EXRM16 4HARM16 4HBRM16 4HDRM16 4HHRM16 4HJRM16 4HLRM16 4HPRM16 4HRRM16 4HSRM16 4HTRM16 4JARM16 4JBRM16 4JDRM16 4JERM16 4JFRM16 4JHRM16 4JJRM16 4JLRM16 4JNRM16 4JPRM16 4JQRM16 4JRRM16 4JSRM16 4JTRM16 4JURM16 4JWRM16 4JXRM16 4JZRM16 4LARM16 4LDRM16 4LERM16 4LFRM16 4LGRM16 4LHRM16 4LJRM16 4LLRM16 4LPRM16 4LQRM16 4LRRM16 4LSRM16 4LTRM16 4LURM16 4LXRM16 4NARM16 4NBRM16 4NJRM16 4NLRM16 4NPRM16 4NRRM16 4NSRM16 4NTRM16 4NURM16 4NXRM16 4PARM16 4PBRM16 4PDRM16 4PHRM16 4PJRM16 4PLRM16 4PNRM16 4PPRM16 4PRRM16 4PWRM16 4QBRM16 4QDRM16 4QERM16 4QHRM16 4QJRM16 4QPRM16 4QRRM16 4QSRM16 4QTRM16 4QURM16 4QXRM16 4RARM16 4RBRM16 4RDRM16 4RHRM16 4RJRM16 4RLRM16 4RPRM16 4RRRM16 4RSRM16 4RTRM16 4RXRM16 4SARM16 4SHRM16 4SJRM16 4SLRM16 4SPRM16 4SRRM16 4SSRM16 4STRM16 4SURM16 4SXRM16 4TARM16 4TBRM16 4TDRM16 4TERM16 4TFRM16 4TGRM16 4THRM16 4TJRM16 4TLRM16 4TNRM16 4TPRM16 4TQRM16 4TRRM16 4TSRM16 4TTRM16 4TURM16 4TWRM16 4TXRM16 4TYRM16 4TZRM16 4UARM16 4UBRM16 4UNRM16 4UPRM16 4URRM16 4UTRM16 4UURM16 4UWRM16 4UXRM16 4UYRM16 4UZRM16 4XARM16 4XBRM16 4XDRM16 4XHRM16 4XJRM16 4XLRM16 4XPRM16 4XS
RM16 5 (22 postcodes)
RM16 5AARM16 5TZRM16 5UARM16 5UBRM16 5UDRM16 5UERM16 5UFRM16 5UGRM16 5UHRM16 5UJRM16 5ULRM16 5UNRM16 5UPRM16 5UQRM16 5URRM16 5USRM16 5UTRM16 5UURM16 5UWRM16 5UXRM16 5UYRM16 5UZ
RM16 6 (162 postcodes)
RM16 6AGRM16 6APRM16 6AQRM16 6AWRM16 6AYRM16 6AZRM16 6BBRM16 6BDRM16 6BERM16 6BFRM16 6BGRM16 6BHRM16 6BJRM16 6BLRM16 6BNRM16 6BPRM16 6BQRM16 6BSRM16 6BTRM16 6BURM16 6BWRM16 6BXRM16 6BYRM16 6BZRM16 6DARM16 6DDRM16 6DERM16 6DFRM16 6DGRM16 6DJRM16 6DNRM16 6DRRM16 6DSRM16 6DTRM16 6DURM16 6DWRM16 6DYRM16 6EARM16 6EBRM16 6EDRM16 6EERM16 6EJRM16 6ELRM16 6ENRM16 6EPRM16 6ERRM16 6ESRM16 6ETRM16 6EURM16 6EWRM16 6EXRM16 6EYRM16 6EZRM16 6GERM16 6GGRM16 6GXRM16 6GZRM16 6HARM16 6HBRM16 6HHRM16 6LPRM16 6LQRM16 6LRRM16 6LSRM16 6LTRM16 6LURM16 6LWRM16 6LXRM16 6LYRM16 6LZRM16 6NARM16 6NBRM16 6NDRM16 6NERM16 6NFRM16 6NGRM16 6NHRM16 6NJRM16 6NLRM16 6NNRM16 6NPRM16 6NQRM16 6NRRM16 6NSRM16 6NTRM16 6NURM16 6NWRM16 6NXRM16 6NYRM16 6NZRM16 6PARM16 6PBRM16 6PDRM16 6PERM16 6PFRM16 6PGRM16 6PHRM16 6PLRM16 6PNRM16 6PPRM16 6PQRM16 6PRRM16 6PSRM16 6PTRM16 6PURM16 6PWRM16 6PXRM16 6PYRM16 6PZRM16 6QARM16 6QBRM16 6QDRM16 6QERM16 6QFRM16 6QHRM16 6QJRM16 6QLRM16 6QNRM16 6QPRM16 6QQRM16 6QRRM16 6QSRM16 6QTRM16 6QURM16 6QWRM16 6QXRM16 6QYRM16 6RARM16 6RBRM16 6RDRM16 6RERM16 6RGRM16 6RHRM16 6RJRM16 6RLRM16 6RNRM16 6RPRM16 6RQRM16 6RRRM16 6RSRM16 6RTRM16 6RURM16 6RWRM16 6RXRM16 6RYRM16 6RZRM16 6SARM16 6SERM16 6UTRM16 6YARM16 6YBRM16 6YDRM16 6YERM16 6YGRM16 6YHRM16 6YJRM16 6YLRM16 6YNRM16 6YQRM16 6YRRM16 6YSRM16 6YW

Local reservoir outlook

The most recent published reservoir readings for the suppliers serving this district:

  • Hanningfield and Abberton combined storage

    61.0% storage · observed 11 August 2026 · Detail

Hosepipe ban rules for RM16

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.