New address

Purchasers/Conveyancers are advised to submit property naming/numbering proposals for agreement by the Local Land and Property Custodian to ensure that the addresses are entered into the Local Land and Property Gazetteer correctly for use by Land Registry, Royal Mail, utility companies, emergency services, Ordnance Survey and Council departments.

If you are a Developer/Owner of a new property, you should contact the Address Management Team prior to work commencing on site. A single dwelling will be named or numbered into the existing street, often a b c suffixes are used along with the adjoining number.

To apply for a new address on an existing street complete the online form below. The form will take 10 minutes to complete.

Apply for a new address on an existing street

• Street Naming and Numbering Guidance (PDF, 52KB)
• Street Naming and Numbering Policy (PDF, 707KB) 

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Activation of postcodes

Please see our Royal Mail Activation of Postcodes page for further details.

Contact address management

Page last reviewed: 21 November 2023