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Hosepipe Ban in Wiltshire 2026

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Wiltshire 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.

Thames Water has a ban in force. Wessex Water has a ban in force. Which of these applies at your address depends on which one bills you.

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Ban in force

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.
Thames WaterStatus checked just nowpage dated 24 July 2026

We are an unofficial tracker, so Thames Water’s own notice is the version that legally applies to you.

Ban in force

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
18 August 2026
Ends
Until further notice
Areas covered: The entire Wessex Water water-supply area: Bath, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire, with parts of Gloucestershire and Hampshire.
Wessex WaterStatus checked just nowpage dated 17 August 2026

We are an unofficial tracker, so Wessex Water’s own notice is the version that legally applies to you.