Street naming and numbering

How we create new addresses

Where a new street name is needed:

  • local elected Members are consulted on the developer’s suggestions
  • suggestions must comply with the council’s Street Naming and Numbering Policy
  • this includes additional approval for streets to be named after a person no longer living

National standards

We must create new addresses and road names to comply with national standards. This means:

Wherever possible, new addresses will always be given a number in the existing street sequence. This helps emergency services to easily find the property.

Confirmed in writing

When we create new property numbers and road names, we will issue official documents to confirm the new addresses.

Postcode

We request a postcode from the Royal Mail.

Once the Royal Mail allocate a postcode, they add the new postal address into the Not Yet Built file (NYB).

When will the new property receive mail?

An address can only receive mail when a new property is built and occupied.

The Royal Mail updates the address from the NYB file to the Postcode Address file (PAF).

Postcode Address Finder can be updated online

Page last updated: 11 December 2023

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