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.
This form is currently inaccessible to visitors using assistive
technology. If you require help to complete a form please contact
address management on 01270 537488 or by email)
Activation of postcodes
Royal Mail enters all new properties, name changes and
amendments on their "Not yet built" file. This
data is not added to the Postal Address File on their web site
until the postcode is activated. A postcode can be activated when
the property is complete and ready for mail delivery. Royal Mail
requires confirmation that the properties are completed/occupied
before additions are made to the Postal Address File. This can
cause problems for utility connections which are required prior to
completion and occupation. Royal Mail will not add an address to
the Postcode Address File unless it receives postal deliveries.
It is the applicants/developers responsibility to notify Royal
Mail to activate the postcodes. As the development proceeds contact
the Address Development Centre at Sunderland on 08456 04 50 60
(Option 3) or fax 08456 05 44 33 to activate the postcodes for
connection of services or on completion/occupation of each
plot.
