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Hosepipe ban in SS12

The hosepipe ban position for the SS12 postcode district — 404 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 SS12

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for SS12. Essex & Suffolk Water is the primary supplier.

Postcodes
404
Primary supplier
Essex & Suffolk Water
Share of district
100%
Sectors
2

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Garden watering decision · SS12

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 · SS12 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 SS12

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 SS12

SS12 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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Every live postcode in SS12 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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SS12 0 (169 postcodes)
SS12 0AASS12 0ABSS12 0ADSS12 0AESS12 0AGSS12 0AJSS12 0ALSS12 0ANSS12 0APSS12 0AQSS12 0ARSS12 0ASSS12 0ATSS12 0AUSS12 0AWSS12 0AXSS12 0AYSS12 0AZSS12 0BBSS12 0BDSS12 0BESS12 0BGSS12 0BHSS12 0BJSS12 0BLSS12 0BNSS12 0BPSS12 0BQSS12 0BUSS12 0BWSS12 0BXSS12 0BYSS12 0BZSS12 0DASS12 0DBSS12 0DDSS12 0DHSS12 0DJSS12 0DLSS12 0DNSS12 0DPSS12 0DRSS12 0DSSS12 0DTSS12 0DUSS12 0DWSS12 0DXSS12 0DYSS12 0DZSS12 0EASS12 0EFSS12 0EGSS12 0EJSS12 0ELSS12 0ENSS12 0EPSS12 0ERSS12 0ESSS12 0ETSS12 0EUSS12 0EWSS12 0EXSS12 0FASS12 0FDSS12 0FESS12 0FFSS12 0FHSS12 0FJSS12 0FLSS12 0HASS12 0HBSS12 0HDSS12 0HESS12 0HFSS12 0HGSS12 0HHSS12 0HJSS12 0HLSS12 0HNSS12 0HPSS12 0HQSS12 0HRSS12 0HSSS12 0HTSS12 0HUSS12 0HWSS12 0HZSS12 0JASS12 0JBSS12 0JDSS12 0JESS12 0JFSS12 0JGSS12 0JNSS12 0JPSS12 0JQSS12 0JRSS12 0JSSS12 0JTSS12 0JUSS12 0JWSS12 0JXSS12 0JYSS12 0JZSS12 0LASS12 0LBSS12 0LDSS12 0LESS12 0LFSS12 0LGSS12 0LJSS12 0LNSS12 0LPSS12 0LRSS12 0LSSS12 0LTSS12 0LUSS12 0LWSS12 0LXSS12 0LYSS12 0LZSS12 0NASS12 0NBSS12 0NDSS12 0NESS12 0NFSS12 0NGSS12 0NHSS12 0NJSS12 0NLSS12 0NNSS12 0NPSS12 0NQSS12 0NRSS12 0NSSS12 0NWSS12 0NXSS12 0NYSS12 0NZSS12 0PASS12 0PBSS12 0PDSS12 0PESS12 0PFSS12 0PGSS12 0PHSS12 0PJSS12 0PLSS12 0PNSS12 0PPSS12 0PQSS12 0PRSS12 0PSSS12 0PTSS12 0PUSS12 0PWSS12 0PXSS12 0PYSS12 0PZSS12 0QASS12 0QBSS12 0QDSS12 0QGSS12 0QQSS12 0RASS12 0RDSS12 0RGSS12 0RHSS12 0WH
SS12 9 (235 postcodes)
SS12 9AASS12 9ABSS12 9ADSS12 9AESS12 9AFSS12 9AGSS12 9AHSS12 9AJSS12 9ALSS12 9APSS12 9AQSS12 9ARSS12 9ASSS12 9ATSS12 9AUSS12 9AWSS12 9AXSS12 9AZSS12 9BBSS12 9BDSS12 9BESS12 9BFSS12 9BGSS12 9BHSS12 9BJSS12 9BLSS12 9BNSS12 9BPSS12 9BQSS12 9BSSS12 9BTSS12 9BUSS12 9BWSS12 9BXSS12 9BYSS12 9BZSS12 9DASS12 9DBSS12 9DDSS12 9DESS12 9DFSS12 9DGSS12 9DHSS12 9DJSS12 9DLSS12 9DNSS12 9DPSS12 9DRSS12 9DSSS12 9DTSS12 9DUSS12 9DWSS12 9DXSS12 9DYSS12 9DZSS12 9EASS12 9EBSS12 9EDSS12 9EESS12 9EFSS12 9EGSS12 9EHSS12 9EJSS12 9ENSS12 9EPSS12 9EQSS12 9ERSS12 9ESSS12 9EUSS12 9EXSS12 9EYSS12 9EZSS12 9FASS12 9FDSS12 9FESS12 9FGSS12 9FLSS12 9FNSS12 9FPSS12 9FQSS12 9FTSS12 9FUSS12 9FWSS12 9FYSS12 9FZSS12 9GASS12 9GBSS12 9GDSS12 9GESS12 9GFSS12 9GGSS12 9GHSS12 9GJSS12 9GLSS12 9GNSS12 9GPSS12 9GQSS12 9GRSS12 9GSSS12 9GTSS12 9GUSS12 9GWSS12 9GXSS12 9GYSS12 9HASS12 9HBSS12 9HDSS12 9HESS12 9HFSS12 9HGSS12 9HJSS12 9HLSS12 9HPSS12 9HRSS12 9HSSS12 9HTSS12 9HUSS12 9HXSS12 9HZSS12 9JASS12 9JDSS12 9JESS12 9JFSS12 9JGSS12 9JHSS12 9JJSS12 9JLSS12 9JNSS12 9JPSS12 9JQSS12 9JRSS12 9JSSS12 9JTSS12 9JUSS12 9JWSS12 9JXSS12 9JYSS12 9JZSS12 9LASS12 9LBSS12 9LDSS12 9LESS12 9LFSS12 9LGSS12 9LHSS12 9LJSS12 9LLSS12 9LNSS12 9LPSS12 9LQSS12 9LSSS12 9LUSS12 9LYSS12 9LZSS12 9NASS12 9NBSS12 9NDSS12 9NESS12 9NFSS12 9NGSS12 9NHSS12 9NJSS12 9NRSS12 9NXSS12 9NYSS12 9NZSS12 9PASS12 9PBSS12 9PDSS12 9PESS12 9PFSS12 9PGSS12 9PHSS12 9PJSS12 9PLSS12 9PNSS12 9PPSS12 9PQSS12 9PRSS12 9PSSS12 9PTSS12 9PUSS12 9PWSS12 9PXSS12 9PYSS12 9PZSS12 9QASS12 9QBSS12 9QDSS12 9QESS12 9QFSS12 9QGSS12 9QHSS12 9QJSS12 9QLSS12 9QNSS12 9QPSS12 9QQSS12 9QRSS12 9QSSS12 9QTSS12 9QUSS12 9QWSS12 9QXSS12 9QYSS12 9QZSS12 9RASS12 9RBSS12 9RDSS12 9RESS12 9RFSS12 9RGSS12 9RHSS12 9RJSS12 9RLSS12 9RPSS12 9RQSS12 9RRSS12 9RSSS12 9RYSS12 9RZSS12 9SASS12 9SBSS12 9SDSS12 9SESS12 9SFSS12 9SGSS12 9SHSS12 9SJSS12 9SLSS12 9SNSS12 9TJSS12 9TLSS12 9WJSS12 9YW

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 SS12

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.