Data checked 2 August 2026

Where are the UK hosepipe bans?

Nine Temporary Use Bans are now in force across England and Wales after the warmest spring on record and the hottest June since 1884 — and on 3 August Essex & Suffolk Water becomes the ninth company to join, with its first ban since 1997, alongside Thames Water’s ban covering around 10 million customers and South East Water’s restrictions spanning five counties.

Drawing supply areas…

Restrictions by company

Select a company to see its area on the map. Watering cans, buckets and water butts remain allowed everywhere.

Inside a red area but no ban? A few smaller “water-only” suppliers sit inside the big companies’ regions and have no restrictions: SES Water (Sutton, Croydon and east Surrey), Portsmouth Water (Portsmouth, Gosport, Fareham, Havant, Chichester), plus Affinity’s East and Southeast regions (Tendring, Dover, Folkestone) and Southern Water’s Kent supply area (Thanet). They’re shown grey on the map. Your bill says who supplies you.

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