It depends on your exact address in Manchester. We could not confirm a single verdict, so check your postcode.
Manchester has no hosepipe ban: United Utilities lifted the North West restriction and the city's Lake District supply, piped from Thirlmere and Haweswater, has recovered.
We could not confirm United Utilities’s current status from their own page, so we are not asserting a restriction. Check with your supplier before using a hosepipe.
Check with your supplier
Areas covered: The United Utilities supply area across the North West: Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside.
UUUnited Utilities·Status checked yesterday by hand·page dated 15 July 2026
We are an unofficial tracker, so United Utilities’s own notice is the version that legally applies to you.
What this means at your address
A hosepipe ban is set by your water company, not your council, and most bans cover only part of a company’s area. Manchester is billed by United Utilities, so its rules are the ones that apply here, but the boundary can run through a town: your postcode is the only certain answer.
It depends on your exact address in Manchester. We could not confirm a single verdict, so check your postcode.
Which water company supplies Manchester?
Manchester is supplied by United Utilities. Your water bill confirms your supplier, and a ban is set per company, not per town, so the boundary can run through a town.
What is the fine for breaking a hosepipe ban?
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.