Home / Suffolk Hosepipe Ban in Suffolk 2026 Published: 1 July 2026 · Updated: 16 September 2026
Suffolk 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.
Essex & Suffolk Water has a ban in force. Anglian Water has a ban in force. Which of these applies at your address depends on which one bills you.
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 3 August 2026
Ends Until further notice Areas covered: The entire Essex & Suffolk Water supply area, around 2 million customers.
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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 11 July 2026
Ends Until further notice Areas covered: The Anglian Water supply area across the East of England, with Hartlepool explicitly excluded.
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We are an unofficial tracker, so Anglian Water’s own notice is the version that legally applies to you.
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Why neighbours can differ Supply boundaries follow historical infrastructure, not county lines, so parts of Suffolk can sit under different companies with different rules on the same day. The supplier on your water bill is the one whose rules apply.
The 2026 season Every ban and appeal this year: who declared, when, and for how long.
Season archive → Rules and exemptions Watering cans are never restricted, most companies exempt drip systems and new turf, and the maximum fine is £1,000.
What a ban actually stops →