Jan Hui
You could have a plumber pop around and see if a stopcock can be installed inside your property, with reasonable space provisions for a water meter to be fitted after (it must be before it tees off anywhere around the house/shared outside taps exclude the fitment of a water meter too). Without seeing the property it's difficult to gauge if a new pipe run from the street to your home is the best solution. There are devices you can fit to the mains to increase/stabilize pressure (salamander homeboost is one) and it could prove to be a minimal fuss/cost effective solution. I hope this helps, Jan SouthCoastBoilers
