You cannot use a hosepipe or sprinkler at home. A watering can or bucket is still fine, and the maximum fine is £1,000.
Kent
from 3 July 2026
Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire
from 25 July 2026
Areas covered: The entire South East Water supply area, under two separate legal notices. Kent has been in force since 00:01 on Friday 3 July 2026. Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire come into force at 00:01 on Saturday 25 July 2026.
RH is specifically excluded from Southern Water's restriction.
No restrictions
Your area is specifically excluded from Southern Water's ban, so no hosepipe restriction applies to you.
Across the whole of Southern Water, the status is ban in force. Your area is the answer above.
Areas covered: The Hampshire and Isle of Wight supply area ONLY, about 1 million customers. Southern Water's Sussex and Kent customers are not covered.
SWSouthern Water·Status checked just now·page dated 10 July 2026
You cannot use a hosepipe or sprinkler at home. A watering can or bucket is still fine, and the maximum fine is £1,000.
Started
23 July 2026
Ends
Until further notice
Areas covered: The whole Thames Water drinking-water supply area, covering London, the Thames Valley and the home counties. Customers Thames Water serves for wastewater only, and customers supplied with drinking water by another company, are not affected.
TWThames Water·Status checked just now·page dated 24 July 2026
We are an unofficial tracker, so SES Water’s own notice is the version that legally applies to you.
Which of these applies to you?
RH (Redhill, Horsham and Crawley) splits across four suppliers: South East Water, Southern Water, Thames Water and SES Water. Each runs its own restriction regime across Sussex and Surrey. Confirm your supplier on your water bill.