Harlow road closed due to burst water main
News / Fri 9th Jan 2026 at 08:03am
Update: Water has come back on for some streets.
https://www.affinitywater.co.uk/alerts?id=15296
Thank you to councillors Brown and Purse who made contact with us.

Update: 1600 hrs
No water
We’re really sorry you if you have no water. We’ve been made aware of a burst water main on Church Road which is causing this.
What we’re doing
Our repair team is currently on Church Road working to repair the burst water main. As soon as we know how much longer this will take, we’ll let you know.
What you can do
Until we’ve sorted this, please avoid using your:
If you still have water, we recommend you put some in your kettle or fridge for drinking in case your water needs switching off for the repair.
We’re really sorry about this, we’re working to get your water back to normal as soon as possible.
We updated this message at 16:00 and we’ll update it again after 18:00.
Update: Water levels are continuing to rise on Church Road. Waters from the woods are now flowing into Church Road and into Chapel Fields.
The waters have not approached properties yet but are getting closer.
https://www.affinitywater.co.uk/alerts?id=15296
A HARLOW road has been shut due to a burst water main.
Church Road in Potter Street has been shut since 3 am this morning (Friday).
Church Road runs between London Road in Potter Street and Chapel Fields.

Affinity Water have issued the following statement.
“We’re really sorry you have got low water pressure. We’ve been made aware of a burst water main on Church Road which is causing this.”
Click here for more details.
That should wash away all the fly tipped rubbish, and drug paraphernalia.
No surprise. This bit of road has been subsiding for months
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