Postcode district outlook

Hosepipe ban in SS5

The hosepipe ban position for the SS5 postcode district — 544 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 SS5

No ban listed

No Temporary Use Ban is listed in the national index for SS5. Essex & Suffolk Water is the primary supplier.

Postcodes: 544
Primary supplier: Essex & Suffolk Water
Share of district: 100%
Sectors: 4

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Garden watering decision · SS5

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 · SS5 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 SS5

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 SS5

SS5 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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SS5 4 (248 postcodes)

SS5 4AA SS5 4AB SS5 4AD SS5 4AR SS5 4AS SS5 4AT SS5 4AX SS5 4AY SS5 4AZ SS5 4BE SS5 4BG SS5 4BH SS5 4BQ SS5 4BS SS5 4BT SS5 4BU SS5 4BX SS5 4BY SS5 4BZ SS5 4DA SS5 4DB SS5 4DD SS5 4DE SS5 4DF SS5 4DG SS5 4DH SS5 4DJ SS5 4DL SS5 4DN SS5 4DP SS5 4DQ SS5 4DR SS5 4DS SS5 4DT SS5 4DW SS5 4DX SS5 4DY SS5 4EA SS5 4ED SS5 4EE SS5 4EG SS5 4EH SS5 4EJ SS5 4EL SS5 4EN SS5 4EP SS5 4EQ SS5 4ER SS5 4ES SS5 4ET SS5 4EU SS5 4EW SS5 4EX SS5 4EY SS5 4EZ SS5 4FA SS5 4FE SS5 4FF SS5 4FG SS5 4FH SS5 4FJ SS5 4FL SS5 4FN SS5 4FP SS5 4FQ SS5 4FR SS5 4FS SS5 4FU SS5 4FW SS5 4FX SS5 4FY SS5 4FZ SS5 4GB SS5 4GD SS5 4GE SS5 4GN SS5 4HA SS5 4HB SS5 4HD SS5 4HE SS5 4HF SS5 4HG SS5 4HH SS5 4HJ SS5 4HL SS5 4HN SS5 4HP SS5 4HQ SS5 4HS SS5 4HW SS5 4JA SS5 4JB SS5 4JD SS5 4JE SS5 4JF SS5 4JH SS5 4JL SS5 4JN SS5 4JP SS5 4JQ SS5 4JR SS5 4JS SS5 4JT SS5 4JU SS5 4JW SS5 4JX SS5 4JY SS5 4JZ SS5 4LA SS5 4LB SS5 4LD SS5 4LE SS5 4LF SS5 4LG SS5 4LH SS5 4LJ SS5 4LL SS5 4LN SS5 4LP SS5 4LQ SS5 4LR SS5 4LS SS5 4LT SS5 4LW SS5 4LX SS5 4LY SS5 4NA SS5 4NB SS5 4ND SS5 4NE SS5 4NF SS5 4NG SS5 4NH SS5 4NN SS5 4NP SS5 4NQ SS5 4NR SS5 4NS SS5 4NT SS5 4NU SS5 4NW SS5 4NX SS5 4NY SS5 4NZ SS5 4PA SS5 4PH SS5 4PJ SS5 4PL SS5 4PN SS5 4PP SS5 4PQ SS5 4PR SS5 4PS SS5 4PT SS5 4PU SS5 4PW SS5 4PX SS5 4PY SS5 4PZ SS5 4QA SS5 4QB SS5 4QD SS5 4QE SS5 4QF SS5 4QG SS5 4QH SS5 4QL SS5 4QN SS5 4QQ SS5 4QR SS5 4QS SS5 4QU SS5 4QW SS5 4QY SS5 4RA SS5 4RB SS5 4RD SS5 4RE SS5 4RF SS5 4RG SS5 4RH SS5 4RJ SS5 4RL SS5 4RN SS5 4RP SS5 4RQ SS5 4RR SS5 4RS SS5 4RT SS5 4RU SS5 4RW SS5 4RZ SS5 4SA SS5 4SB SS5 4SE SS5 4SF SS5 4SG SS5 4SH SS5 4SJ SS5 4SL SS5 4SN SS5 4SP SS5 4SQ SS5 4SR SS5 4SS SS5 4ST SS5 4SU SS5 4SW SS5 4SX SS5 4SY SS5 4SZ SS5 4TA SS5 4TB SS5 4TD SS5 4TF SS5 4TG SS5 4TN SS5 4TP SS5 4TW SS5 4UA SS5 4UB SS5 4UD SS5 4UE SS5 4UF SS5 4UG SS5 4UH SS5 4UJ SS5 4UL SS5 4UN SS5 4UP SS5 4UQ SS5 4UR SS5 4UT SS5 4UU SS5 4UW SS5 4UX SS5 4UZ SS5 4WL SS5 4XA SS5 4XB SS5 4XD SS5 4XE SS5 4XF SS5 4XG SS5 4XH SS5 4XJ SS5 4XN SS5 4XQ

SS5 5 (134 postcodes)

SS5 5AA SS5 5AB SS5 5AD SS5 5AE SS5 5AF SS5 5AG SS5 5AH SS5 5AJ SS5 5AL SS5 5AN SS5 5AP SS5 5AQ SS5 5AR SS5 5AS SS5 5AT SS5 5AU SS5 5AW SS5 5AX SS5 5AY SS5 5AZ SS5 5BA SS5 5BB SS5 5BD SS5 5BE SS5 5BF SS5 5BG SS5 5BH SS5 5BJ SS5 5BN SS5 5BP SS5 5BT SS5 5BU SS5 5BW SS5 5BX SS5 5BY SS5 5BZ SS5 5DA SS5 5DB SS5 5DD SS5 5DE SS5 5DF SS5 5DG SS5 5DH SS5 5DJ SS5 5DQ SS5 5DS SS5 5DT SS5 5DU SS5 5DX SS5 5DY SS5 5DZ SS5 5EA SS5 5EB SS5 5ED SS5 5EE SS5 5EF SS5 5EG SS5 5EJ SS5 5EL SS5 5EN SS5 5EP SS5 5EQ SS5 5EW SS5 5FA SS5 5HA SS5 5HB SS5 5HD SS5 5HE SS5 5HF SS5 5HG SS5 5HH SS5 5HJ SS5 5HL SS5 5HN SS5 5HP SS5 5HQ SS5 5HR SS5 5HS SS5 5HT SS5 5HU SS5 5HX SS5 5HY SS5 5HZ SS5 5JA SS5 5JB SS5 5JH SS5 5JL SS5 5JN SS5 5JP SS5 5JR SS5 5JS SS5 5JT SS5 5JU SS5 5JW SS5 5JX SS5 5JY SS5 5LA SS5 5LB SS5 5LD SS5 5LE SS5 5LF SS5 5LG SS5 5LH SS5 5LN SS5 5LQ SS5 5LR SS5 5LS SS5 5LT SS5 5LU SS5 5LX SS5 5LY SS5 5LZ SS5 5NA SS5 5NB SS5 5ND SS5 5NE SS5 5NG SS5 5NL SS5 5NP SS5 5NQ SS5 5NR SS5 5NT SS5 5NU SS5 5NW SS5 5NZ SS5 5PA SS5 5PB SS5 5PF SS5 5PG SS5 5PH SS5 5PJ SS5 5PL SS5 5PQ SS5 5YY

SS5 6 (158 postcodes)

SS5 6AA SS5 6AB SS5 6AD SS5 6AE SS5 6AF SS5 6AG SS5 6AJ SS5 6AL SS5 6AN SS5 6AP SS5 6AQ SS5 6AR SS5 6AS SS5 6AT SS5 6AU SS5 6AW SS5 6AZ SS5 6BA SS5 6BB SS5 6BD SS5 6BE SS5 6BG SS5 6BH SS5 6BJ SS5 6BL SS5 6BN SS5 6BP SS5 6BQ SS5 6BS SS5 6BU SS5 6BW SS5 6BY SS5 6BZ SS5 6DA SS5 6DB SS5 6DD SS5 6DE SS5 6DF SS5 6DG SS5 6DH SS5 6DJ SS5 6DL SS5 6DN SS5 6DP SS5 6DQ SS5 6DR SS5 6DS SS5 6DT SS5 6DU SS5 6DW SS5 6DX SS5 6DY SS5 6EB SS5 6EF SS5 6EG SS5 6EH SS5 6EJ SS5 6EL SS5 6EN SS5 6EP SS5 6EQ SS5 6ER SS5 6ES SS5 6ET SS5 6EU SS5 6EW SS5 6EX SS5 6EY SS5 6EZ SS5 6FD SS5 6FE SS5 6FF SS5 6FG SS5 6FH SS5 6FJ SS5 6FL SS5 6FN SS5 6FP SS5 6FR SS5 6FS SS5 6FT SS5 6HA SS5 6HB SS5 6HD SS5 6HE SS5 6HF SS5 6HG SS5 6HH SS5 6HJ SS5 6HL SS5 6HN SS5 6HQ SS5 6HW SS5 6JA SS5 6JB SS5 6JD SS5 6JE SS5 6JF SS5 6JG SS5 6JH SS5 6JJ SS5 6JL SS5 6JN SS5 6JP SS5 6JQ SS5 6JR SS5 6JT SS5 6JU SS5 6JW SS5 6JX SS5 6JY SS5 6JZ SS5 6LA SS5 6LB SS5 6LD SS5 6LE SS5 6LF SS5 6LN SS5 6LP SS5 6LR SS5 6LS SS5 6LT SS5 6LU SS5 6LW SS5 6LX SS5 6LY SS5 6LZ SS5 6NA SS5 6NB SS5 6ND SS5 6NE SS5 6NF SS5 6NH SS5 6PA SS5 6PB SS5 6PD SS5 6PE SS5 6PF SS5 6PG SS5 6PH SS5 6PJ SS5 6PL SS5 6PN SS5 6PP SS5 6PQ SS5 6PR SS5 6PS SS5 6PT SS5 6PU SS5 6PW SS5 6PX SS5 6PY SS5 6PZ SS5 6QA SS5 6QB SS5 6QD SS5 6QE SS5 6QF

SS5 9 (4 postcodes)

SS5 9AH SS5 9BR SS5 9BT SS5 9DF

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 SS5

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.