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It depends on your exact address in Bournemouth. We could not confirm a single verdict, so check your postcode.
Bournemouth has no hosepipe ban. It is a Wessex Water area drawing on the River Stour and Hampshire Avon, not Southern Water, so the ban to its east does not apply.
We could not confirm Wessex Water’s current status from their own page, so we are not asserting a restriction. Check with your supplier before using a hosepipe.
We are an unofficial tracker, so Wessex Water’s own notice is the version that legally applies to you.
A hosepipe ban is set by your water company, not your council, and most bans cover only part of a company’s area. Bournemouth is billed by Wessex Water, so its rules are the ones that apply here, but the boundary can run through a town: your postcode is the only certain answer.
Whatever the status, a watering can, a bucket and collected rainwater are never restricted. See what you can still do and how the fine works.
It depends on your exact address in Bournemouth. We could not confirm a single verdict, so check your postcode.
Bournemouth is supplied by Wessex Water. Your water bill confirms your supplier, and a ban is set per company, not per town, so the boundary can run through a town.
Up to 1,000 pounds, imposed by a magistrates' court on conviction, not a fixed penalty set by the water company. In practice enforcement starts with a warning.