Affinity Water's restriction covers Central and East regions only, and we cannot place CM on either side of that boundary.
Check with your supplier
Affinity Water's ban covers only part of its supply area, and your postcode could be on either side of the boundary. Check Affinity Water's own affected-area list before using a hosepipe.
Across the whole of Affinity Water, the status is ban in force. Your area is the answer above.
Central region
from 11 July 2026
East region
date not published
Areas covered: Affinity Water's Central region (Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey, parts of London and Essex) and its East region (the Tendring peninsula of north-east Essex).
We are an unofficial tracker, so Essex & Suffolk Water’s own notice is the version that legally applies to you.
Which of these applies to you?
CM (Chelmsford) is split between Anglian Water and Affinity Water, both of which have a ban in force, and Essex & Suffolk Water, which does not. Confirm your supplier on your water bill.