We could not confirm Anglian Water’s current status from their own page, so we are not asserting a restriction. Check with your supplier before using a hosepipe.
Check with your supplier
Areas covered: The Anglian Water supply area across the East of England, with Hartlepool explicitly excluded.
AWAnglian Water·Status checked yesterday by hand·page dated 17 July 2026
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?
IP (Ipswich) is split between Anglian Water, which has a ban in force, and Essex & Suffolk Water, which has NO ban. They are separate companies despite the overlapping geography, so the supplier named on your water bill decides whether the ban applies to you.