Leak detection coverage by town and postcode district
Red Rose Leak Detection covers 260 postcode districts in 15 postcode areas across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria; Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton, Preston and Chester have their own pages, and the rest of the covered towns and districts are listed below.
Does your town have its own leak detection page?
Five towns have their own page: Manchester (with Salford), Liverpool (with Bootle, Prescot and Ormskirk), Bolton (with Bury), Preston (with Chorley and Leyland) and Chester (with Neston and Ellesmere Port).
- Leak detection in ManchesterManchester and Salford
- Leak detection in LiverpoolLiverpool, Bootle and Prescot
- Leak detection in BoltonBolton and Bury
- Leak detection in PrestonPreston, Chorley and Leyland
- Leak detection in ChesterChester and Ellesmere Port
Stockport, Warrington, Wigan, Oldham, Blackburn, Blackpool, Lancaster, Carlisle and Crewe have no page of their own; their districts are in the lists further down, under the postcode area each one belongs to.
Which postcode areas and counties are covered?
The coverage spans 15 postcode areas, each listed below with its name, the counties its districts sit in and its number of covered districts.
- MManchester42 districtsHas a town page
- LLiverpool40 districtsHas a town page
- WAWarrington16 districts
- CHChester20 districtsHas a town page
- PRPreston11 districtsHas a town page
- SKStockport14 districts
- BBBlackburn13 districts
- OLOldham15 districts
- BLBolton10 districtsHas a town page
- LALancaster23 districts
- CACarlisle28 districts
- WNWigan8 districts
- CWCrewe11 districts
- FYBlackpool8 districts
- SYMalpas1 district
| Area | Area name | Counties | Covered districts |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 42 |
| L | Liverpool | Merseyside, Lancashire | 40 |
| WA | Warrington | Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester | 16 |
| CH | Chester | Cheshire, Merseyside | 20 |
| PR | Preston | Lancashire, Merseyside | 11 |
| SK | Stockport | Greater Manchester, Cheshire | 14 |
| BB | Blackburn | Lancashire | 13 |
| OL | Oldham | Greater Manchester, Lancashire | 15 |
| BL | Bolton | Greater Manchester | 10 |
| LA | Lancaster | Lancashire, Cumbria | 23 |
| CA | Carlisle | Cumbria | 28 |
| WN | Wigan | Greater Manchester, Lancashire | 8 |
| CW | Crewe | Cheshire | 11 |
| FY | Blackpool | Lancashire | 8 |
| SY | Malpas | Cheshire | 1 |
Each area keeps the name Royal Mail gives it, except SY: its official name, Shrewsbury, lies outside the coverage, so the area is named after Malpas, its only covered town. CH carries the name Chester although Wirral is its largest covered post town.
Which postcode districts are covered in each area?
Every covered district is listed below by postcode area and post town, from M1 in Manchester to SY14 in Malpas.
M Manchester
- Manchester
- M1, M2, M4, M8, M9, M11, M12, M13, M14, M15, M16, M17, M18, M19, M20, M21, M22, M23, M24, M25, M26, M27, M28, M29, M30, M31, M32, M33, M34, M35, M38, M40, M41, M43, M44, M45, M46
- Manchester, Salford
- M3
- Salford
- M5, M6, M7, M50
L Liverpool
- Liverpool
- L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L17, L18, L19, L21, L22, L23, L24, L25, L26, L27, L28, L29, L31, L32, L33, L36, L37, L38
- Liverpool, Bootle
- L20
- Bootle
- L30
- Prescot
- L34, L35
- Ormskirk
- L39, L40
WA Warrington
- Warrington
- WA1, WA2, WA3, WA4, WA5
- Frodsham
- WA6
- Runcorn
- WA7
- Widnes
- WA8
- St Helens
- WA9, WA10, WA11
- Newton-le-Willows
- WA12
- Lymm
- WA13
- Altrincham
- WA14, WA15
- Knutsford
- WA16
CH Chester
- Chester
- CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4
- Birkenhead
- CH41, CH42
- Prenton
- CH43
- Wallasey
- CH44, CH45
- Wirral
- CH46, CH47, CH48, CH49, CH60, CH61, CH62, CH63
- Neston
- CH64
- Ellesmere Port
- CH65, CH66
PR Preston
- Preston
- PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5
- Chorley
- PR6, PR7
- Southport
- PR8, PR9
- Leyland
- PR25, PR26
SK Stockport
- Stockport
- SK1, SK2, SK3, SK4, SK5, SK6, SK7
- Cheadle
- SK8
- Alderley Edge, Wilmslow
- SK9
- Macclesfield
- SK10, SK11
- Hyde
- SK14
- Stalybridge
- SK15
- Dukinfield
- SK16
BB Blackburn
- Blackburn
- BB1, BB2, BB6
- Darwen
- BB3
- Rossendale
- BB4
- Accrington
- BB5
- Clitheroe
- BB7
- Colne
- BB8
- Nelson
- BB9
- Burnley
- BB10, BB11, BB12
- Barnoldswick
- BB18
OL Oldham
- Oldham
- OL1, OL2, OL3, OL4, OL8, OL9
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- OL5, OL6, OL7
- Heywood
- OL10
- Rochdale
- OL11, OL12
- Bacup
- OL13
- Littleborough
- OL15
- Rochdale, Littleborough
- OL16
BL Bolton
- Bury
- BL0, BL8, BL9
- Bolton
- BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, BL5, BL6, BL7
LA Lancaster
- Lancaster
- LA1, LA2
- Morecambe
- LA3, LA4
- Carnforth
- LA5, LA6
- Milnthorpe
- LA7
- Kendal
- LA8, LA9
- Sedbergh
- LA10
- Grange-over-Sands
- LA11
- Ulverston
- LA12
- Barrow-in-Furness
- LA13
- Barrow-in-Furness, Dalton-in-Furness
- LA14
- Dalton-in-Furness
- LA15
- Askam-in-Furness
- LA16
- Kirkby-in-Furness
- LA17
- Millom
- LA18, LA19
- Broughton-in-Furness
- LA20
- Coniston
- LA21
- Ambleside
- LA22
- Windermere
- LA23
CA Carlisle
- Carlisle
- CA1, CA2, CA3, CA4, CA5, CA6
- Wigton
- CA7
- Brampton
- CA8
- Alston
- CA9
- Penrith
- CA10, CA11
- Keswick
- CA12
- Cockermouth
- CA13
- Workington
- CA14
- Maryport
- CA15
- Appleby-in-Westmorland
- CA16
- Kirkby Stephen
- CA17
- Ravenglass
- CA18
- Holmrook
- CA19
- Seascale
- CA20
- Beckermet
- CA21
- Egremont
- CA22
- Cleator
- CA23
- Moor Row
- CA24
- Cleator Moor
- CA25
- Frizington
- CA26
- St Bees
- CA27
- Whitehaven
- CA28
WN Wigan
- Wigan
- WN1, WN2, WN3, WN4, WN5, WN6
- Leigh
- WN7
- Wigan, Skelmersdale
- WN8
CW Crewe
- Crewe
- CW1, CW2, CW4
- Nantwich
- CW5
- Tarporley
- CW6
- Winsford
- CW7
- Northwich
- CW8, CW9
- Middlewich
- CW10
- Sandbach
- CW11
- Congleton
- CW12
FY Blackpool
- Blackpool
- FY1, FY2, FY3, FY4
- Thornton-Cleveleys
- FY5
- Poulton-le-Fylde
- FY6
- Fleetwood
- FY7
- Lytham St Annes
- FY8
SY Malpas
- Malpas
- SY14
Non-geographic districts, the 33 with no residents in the 2011 Census, are left off the list.
Which water company supplies each part of the coverage?
United Utilities supplies water to most of the coverage, in its own words “from Carlisle to Crewe”; Severn Trent supplies Chester city, water only; and Yorkshire Water supplies the area around Earby and the Craven villages of Bentham and Ingleton.
| Company | Drinking water for | A leak on its pipes | A leak on the owner's pipe |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Utilities | Most of the coverage, Ellesmere Port, Neston, Malpas and villages around Chester included | Report it on the Report a problem page | Read the Leaking supply pipe page |
| Severn Trent | The city of Chester, water only | Report it through the Check my area page | Contact Customer Leakage Support from the Your water supply page |
| Yorkshire Water | The area around Earby, Barnoldswick by Yorkshire Water's own checker, and the Craven villages in LA2 and LA6, Bentham and Ingleton among them | Report it on the Report a leak page | Read the Supply pipe leaks page |
At a few rural edges of the coverage, Garsdale and upper Dentdale, Gilsland, Wincle, Mickle Trafford and Waverton among them, United Utilities provides wastewater only, and the drinking water supplier is not named here; United Utilities' postcode checker shows which services reach an address.
Whichever company supplies the water, its pipe stops near the property boundary and the supply pipe on the owner's side is the owner's to repair; the page on who repairs a leaking supply pipe covers that length.