{"id":1823,"date":"2025-07-15T09:48:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/1823\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T09:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:48:05","slug":"which-uk-areas-have-a-hosepipe-ban-in-july-2025-full-list-of-locations-and-when-restrictions-will-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/1823\/","title":{"rendered":"Which UK Areas Have a Hosepipe Ban in July 2025? Full List of Locations, And When Restrictions Will End"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yep, it\u2019s hot. The UK is\u00a0sweltering through the end of its third heatwave of summer 2025, having peaked at 34C over the past weekend (July 12-13) \u2013 and, after Britain\u2019s driest spring since 1893, all that hot weather hasn\u2019t been good for the country\u2019s water levels.<\/p>\n

So, what comes with long periods of hot, dry weather? You guessed it \u2013 hosepipe bans. Water companies across England have already begun to implement hosepipe bans, impacting millions of Brits.<\/p>\n

Wondering if you\u2019ve been hit by a hosepipe ban? Here\u2019s what you need to know, including impacted areas and when restrictions are likely to end.<\/p>\n

RECOMMENDED: The best open water swimming spots near London<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Which parts of England have a hosepipe ban? <\/p>\n

Yorkshire Water started a hosepipe ban on July 11, impacting five million customers who get water from the company. Yorkshire Water supplies West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, part of North Lincolnshire, most of North Yorkshire and part of Derbyshire. The ban only impacts those who get their mains water supply from Yorkshire Water, not those who only have waste water managed by the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n

South East Water announced on Friday (July 11) that some of its customers will be under a hosepipe ban from July 18. However, not all of those supplied by South East Water\u00a0are included in the ban \u2013 only those in Kent and Sussex are restricted. Southern Water customers in Kent and East\/West Sussex are currently unaffected.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thames Water is the latest to announce a ban, saying today (July 13) that customers in\u00a0Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire will face restrictions from July 22. Postcodes\u00a0OX, GL, SN, RG4, RG8 and RG9 are impacted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When will the hosepipe ban end?<\/p>\n

None of Yorkshire Water, South East Water or Thames Water have specified when restrictions will be lifted.<\/p>\n

South East Water says the ban will end \u2018when we\u2019re satisfied that both customer demand and water supply levels are restored to a point where they are not breaching our Drought plan\u2019.<\/p>\n

Yorkshire Water says its restrictions will be in place \u2018until we receive significant rainfall, and our reservoir levels return to a situation much closer to normal\u2019.<\/p>\n

Thames Water has said it needs \u2018prolonged and significant rainfall\u2019 before the ban can be lifted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What does a hosepipe ban mean? <\/p>\n

A hosepipe ban\u00a0is pretty much what it says on the tin: a ban on using hosepipes connected to a mains water supply. That means no using a hosepipe to water plants, fill or upkeep lakes and pools, and wash windows or cars.<\/p>\n

What is the penalty for using a hosepipe during the ban?<\/p>\n

If you ignore the ban, you could face a fine of up to \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n

Stay in the loop: sign up to our\u00a0free Time Out UK newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for the latest UK news and the best stuff happening across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yep, it\u2019s hot. The UK is\u00a0sweltering through the end of its third heatwave of summer 2025, having peaked…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1424,1422,1421,59,57,58,50,1423,1420,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-1823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-audience-location-audience-united-kingdom","tag-categories-things-to-do","tag-europe-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-news-city-life","tag-things-to-do","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}