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House names and addresses

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House names and addresses

Imagine if houses were not numbered, streets had no names and no nameplates were erected. How would your post be delivered and, more important, how would the emergency services know where to go should they be called to attend your house? 

Street numbering and naming including addressing of new and existing properties is a function of the district council.

Where developments take place which incorporate the building of new access roads, the names for these roads must be approved. The selection of new street names is a matter which requires careful consideration to ensure that they are suitable for the area and will not conflict with or duplicate any existing names within the same locality.

This information is then sent to public services, emergency services, land registry, Ordnance Survey and relevant council services.

Maintenance of the street signs becomes a district council responsibility, once a street has been adopted. Signs erected on roads remaining private, remain the responsibility of the residents/management company concerned.

For more information please read our street naming and numbering policy.

New developments
If you are responsible for a new development which requires a new naming and/or numbering scheme, please let us know as soon as possible. You may complete our online form to apply for a new scheme or you can write to us at the address below.

Changes to names of existing properties
We also oversee changes to names of existing properties. This is often required when new owners move in. There are few restrictions on the choice of property names. However, new names should not be similar to existing ones in the same locality. There is a charge of £51.50 to rename a property.

You may apply using our online form to request a name change and pay online or by downloading an application form and sending it with a cheque to the address below.

Postcodes
The issuing of postcodes is undertaken by the Post Office on 08457 111 222.

For more information
For more information please email Street Naming and Numbering or write to:

Street Naming and Numbering Officer
West Oxfordshire District Council
Woodgreen
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX28 1NB
Last reviewed 19 April 2013

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