UK Hosepipe Ban Map 2026: Is My Area Affected?
Published: June 29, 2026
Three UK water companies have declared formal Temporary Use Bans within roughly two weeks during the record-breaking June 2026 heatwave: South East Water (Kent only, from 3 July), Yorkshire Water (Yorkshire region, from 11 July), and Southern Water (Hampshire and Isle of Wight, from 21 July). Thames Water has escalated from passive drought monitoring to an active advisory urging customers to stop using hosepipes. This page maps the situation visually at regional scale and lists every UK water company with its current status. For your exact supplier (which can differ along regional boundaries) use the postcode checker.
Hover or tap a region to see status. Click to view the full company page.
Schematic, not cartographic. For your exact supplier use the postcode checker.
Full Status List by Water Company
The map above is the visual summary; the list below is the text fallback (and the version search engines and screen readers see). Every UK water company is listed with its current status, service area, and a link to its full company page.
TUB Active (in force now)
- South East Water -South East Water serves Kent and parts of Sussex, Surrey and Berkshire. The 3 July 2026 TUB applies to the Kent supply area ONLY. The ban does NOT apply to South East Water's Sussex, Surrey or Berkshire areas, which the company has explicitly excluded. (effective 3 July 2026)
TUB Declared (upcoming effective date)
- Southern Water -Hampshire, Isle of Wight, and parts of Kent and Sussex (effective 21 July 2026)
- Yorkshire Water -Yorkshire region: West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Riding (effective 11 July 2026)
Advisory (urging restraint)
- Thames Water -London plus Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, and parts of Gloucestershire
Drought Monitoring
- Anglian Water -East Anglia and East Midlands: Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, parts of Essex
Normal Operations
- Severn Trent -Midlands: Birmingham, Coventry, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, and parts of mid Wales
- United Utilities -North West England: Manchester, Liverpool, Lancashire, Cumbria, Cheshire
- Wessex Water -South West (inland): Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, and parts of Hampshire and Gloucestershire
- South West Water -Devon and Cornwall
- Northumbrian Water -North East England (Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham) plus Essex and Suffolk separately
- Welsh Water (Dŵr Cymru) -Wales plus parts of Herefordshire and Cheshire near the Welsh border
- Scottish Water -Scotland (all of mainland and major islands)
How to Use This Map
The map shows each UK water company region colour-coded by current TUB status. Red is an active ban; orange a declared ban with an upcoming effective date; yellow an advisory; blue drought monitoring; green normal operations. Hover or tap a region to see the company name and current status label. Click any region to open that company's detail page.
The map is a schematic, not a cartographic boundary map. It is recognisably UK-shaped and accurate at company-region scale, but boundaries between adjacent companies are smoothed. For postcode-precise lookup (particularly along boundaries where two companies overlap), use the UK postcode checker. For deeper context on a specific company's status, click through from the map to that company's detail page.
Related UK Guides
- UK water restrictions hub -full status table and FAQs.
- UK postcode checker -the exact supplier for your address.
- UK reservoir levels -current EA weekly report figures by region.
- £1,000 hosepipe ban fine explained.
- Keep your UK lawn alive during a hosepipe ban.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which UK areas have a hosepipe ban right now?
As of late June and early July 2026, three water companies have declared formal Temporary Use Bans: South East Water (Kent only, from 3 July 2026), Yorkshire Water (Yorkshire region, from 11 July 2026), and Southern Water (Hampshire and Isle of Wight, from 21 July 2026). Thames Water is actively urging restraint without a formal TUB. Anglian Water has stated no TUB is planned for 2026 despite three of its catchments being in EA drought status.
How accurate is this hosepipe ban map?
The map is a schematic representation of UK water company regions, not a cartographic boundary map. It is colour-coded by current TUB status from the same data source as our postcode checker, so the colours are accurate at company-region scale. For your exact supplier (which can sometimes differ from the dominant company in your area, particularly along boundaries), use the postcode checker.
Why does the map show some regions with different colours?
Colours indicate hosepipe ban status. Red is an active TUB (restrictions in force now); orange is a TUB declared with an upcoming effective date; yellow is a voluntary advisory; blue is drought monitoring without a customer-facing restriction; green is normal operations. The colour scheme matches our company-page status badges across the site.
Can I have a different water company from my neighbour?
Yes, occasionally. UK water company boundaries follow historical infrastructure rather than postcode or council boundaries. Some streets sit on the boundary between two companies. The colour on this map shows the dominant company for the region; the postcode checker is more precise for boundary cases.
Are Scottish Water restrictions on this map?
Scottish Water has not declared a TUB for summer 2026 and is shown as green / normal on the map. Scotland operates under a separate publicly-owned water regime with a different regulatory framework from England and Wales, so the framework around restrictions differs even though our map and our data treat Scottish Water alongside the English and Welsh companies.
What does the postcode checker add that the map does not?
The postcode checker resolves your specific postcode to the exact supplier (or suppliers, where the postcode straddles boundaries) and surfaces the TUB notice details for that company. The map gives you a quick visual answer at regional scale; the postcode checker is the definitive tool when you need to know with certainty which company supplies your property.