Anglian Water has issued a warning to households across Suffolk. 

The company has advised customers to boil their tap water after test results showed the water quality to be of a lower standard than usual. 

Customers in Gazeley, Red Lodge, Kentham, Tuddenham, Icklingham and the surrounding areas have been asked to follow the advice as a precaution. 

Anyone using tap water for drinking, cooking, preparing food, or brushing their teeth should boil it and then leave it to cool before use. 

Ian Rule, director of water services for Anglian Water, said: “We’re working hard to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, but ask people in this area to please boil their tap water and allow it to cool until further notice as a precaution.

“We’re writing directly to all homes affected with advice on what to do and we’ll regularly update customers until things return to normal.”

People can check their postcodes to see if they are affected on Anglian Water’s website.