House Numbering

The Council offers a service whereby all interested parties are notified of new roads, new properties and changes in the names of properties.

Please note: This on-line form produce an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) document for you to print, sign then send into the council. For the on-line form to produce a PDF you will need to download the free  Adobe Reader software.

All new residential properties must be registered with the Council prior to their occupation.  This ensures that you have a proper address which (a) helps visitors to find you easily and (b) ensures that all utility companies (eg gas, water, electric) have you on their records for providing services.  You will need a formal address and postal code to get property insurance, for example.

Infill Houses - new properties built in between other houses or on another properties land.

If you would like your property to be given an ascribed postal address, you can contact the council with your suggested name or number.  Although the trend is to give a house a name there is no guarantee that the council all accept your suggestion in all cases. If a name can be used, we will do the necessary checks to ensure that there is no property in the area with the same or similar name. We would ask you to write to us using the  House Numbering form giving your choice of name, quoting the planning reference which will start with GR/, together with your telephone number in case the property cannot be located on the plan.

If a house or houses are built in a 'gap' or on another property's land, it will be required to be give either a name or number. The general rule is that in a road which has a numbering system, the new property must have a number for ease of identification by the postal and emergency services. If the numbers are already consecutive within the street then the new property will have to be allocated an 'A', 'B' or 'C' etc.   This suffix is generally added to the number of the property which has had the house built on their land.

If the house is in a road where all the properties have names, for example in rural areas, the developer, owner or residents should observe other names in close proximity before giving the property a name, so as not to risk having the same or similar name to another property which again could cause problems to the postal and emergency services.

If you are making a request to change from a number to a name, the following guidelines apply. In a numbered road, the ascribed postal number must be retained, but a name can be added to your address but not exchanged for the number. If the emergency services are called out to a house number, they can more readily locate your property if one or two properties have names.

Mixing House names and numbers within a street does not help with locating your property in an emergency.

Changing names of properties

We understand that people may not always like the name of the house they have purchased and agreeing a name is the same as above. In your letter (or use the  House Numbering  form) you should quote the date you would like the change of name to take place. please use your exchange or moving in date. This prevents the unfortunate situation where the notification of a 'change of name' is carried out by us, but your planned move does not take place. If you are still in the process of negotiation and think you might like to change the name, we would advise you to make contact with us closer to the moving in date.