Street Naming and Numbering

The appropriate naming and numbering of streets and buildings is vitally important to ensure that properties can be located quickly and efficiently by emergency and delivery services etc. Developers also need official street names and numbers to order connection to utilities. In order to prevent occupiers experiencing problems in obtaining goods and services from a variety of sources, for example applying for a credit card or obtaining goods by mail order, it is therefore essential that we allocate all new addresses.

All new addresses created through the Street Naming and Numbering process are included on our Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) and comply with British Standard 7666. All LLPGs feed into the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG), which is the definitive addressing database of land and property in England and Wales.

Related pages:

• Introduction to Street Naming and Numbering
• Who Should Apply
• When to Apply
• How to Apply
• How long it will take
• Proposals to name a new road
• Naming a house
• Postcodes
• Renaming or numbering of an existing Street
• Street name plates

Links:

• Highways Information Team
• How can I check a postcode?
• Land Charges
• Licensing Arrangements
• Local Access Forum
• Local Land Charges
• Local Land and Property Gazetteer
• Local Street Gazetteer
• My Local Information
• Public Rights of Way
• Transport Monitoring