East Sussex is served by 2 different water companies, and a ban is set per company, not per county. The county is genuinely the wrong unit of answer: your postcode decides.
South East Water could not be confirmed, so check with them directly. Southern Water could not be confirmed, so check with them directly. Which of these applies at your address depends on which one bills you.
We could not confirm South East Water’s current status from their own page, so we are not asserting a restriction. Check with your supplier before using a hosepipe.
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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.
We could not confirm Southern Water’s current status from their own page, so we are not asserting a restriction. Check with your supplier before using a hosepipe.
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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 yesterday by hand·page dated 10 July 2026