Here you will find advice on changing or creating street and property names.
If your property has a postal number but you also wish to assign it with a name, you must continue to use and display the number. Where a name has been given to a property with its official number, the number must always be included. A name alone cannot be an alternative address but will be held on our database for completeness of identification only. This ensures consistency of records over time, reduces costs, and aids delivery of mail and emergency service response. See below for guidance and the application form.
New developments on new streets Once a new street name has been agreed, the numbering of the properties can take place. Alternatively, an application can be made to include both naming and numbering at the same time. The LLPG format is:
Depending on the layout, this may result in more than one street name. In multiple occupancy buildings (blocks of flats), a street number is preferably given to each dwelling with individual street access. If the flats share a common entrance, the building should be given a name or number and the flats should be numbered separately internally. If a multiple occupancy building has entrances in more than one street, each entrance can be numbered in the appropriate road if required. See below for guidance and the application form. New developments on existing streets
See below for guidance and the application form.
If necessary, we will ask you for another suggestion.
The rules for naming streets are the same as naming a property. They should not begin with ‘the’ or include abbreviations, punctuation and numbers. If necessary, we will ask you for another suggestion. Pedestrianised streets should end in; walk, path, way or footpath. All new street names should end in a word to reflect the nature, history and/or location such as:
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