Street naming and numbering

The address of a property is a very important issue. Many organisations such as Royal Mail, the Emergency Services as well as the general public need an efficient way of locating and referencing properties. 

We are the Street Naming and Numbering authority for the Borough area.

The Address and Gazetteer Office is the point of contact for all addressing issues, such as naming streets, numbering new properties, changing an existing property name, or formally adding a name to your existing address.

When do I need to apply for Street Naming and Numbering?

You need to apply to the Council for street naming and numbering if you are doing any of the following:

• changing an existing house name.

• giving a house a new name.

• creating a new residential property (or properties).

• creating a new road.

• dividing a house or unit into subdivisions.

• merging pre-existing addresses.

• creating a new commercial (non-residential) unit or units

If a property name or address is not formally registered via this process, it will not appear on the national address database. The owner (or first occupier) may have difficulty receiving mail, goods and services (including Utilities connections) from a variety of sources. 
 
As part of the process, we will contact Royal Mail, who will allocate the appropriate Postcode for the new addresses(es).