Addressing my property
The Council is responsible for providing official addresses to all residential and commercial properties and can reject or approve suggested street and property names.
For the renaming of a property, we will notify the Land Registry of your new address. As the owners of the property you will also need to confirm this update directly with the Land Registry registered owners contact form in order for all legal documentation to be amended.
As part of the application process, we liaise with:
- Royal Mail
- The Parish Council
- Emergency Services
- Council Tax, Business Rates, Local Land Charges, Planning, Building Control
- Ordnance Survey
- National Property Gazetteer
- Land Registry
Property owners' and developers' responsibilities
You need to apply to the council for a new or amended official address if you want to:
- Create a new property or properties, whether residential or commercial, as a result of building or converting existing properties
- Rename an existing property with a name as its official address
- Formally add a name to your numbered property
- Rename an existing street
- Name an existing unnamed street
- Officially name an annexe
Street naming and numbering charges
| Service | Charge | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| Service New address for a single new property | Charge£110.00 | Extras |
| Service Change of individual property name | Charge£82.50 | Extras |
| Service Confirmation of official addresses | Charge£38.50 | Extras |
| Service New addresses for a development site, 10 plots or less | Charge£121.00 | ExtrasPlus add 11 per extra plot |
| Service Change of existing street name of residents’ request | Charge£137.50 | ExtrasPlus add 11 per extra plot |
| Service Sub division of properties | Charge£110.00 | Extras |
| Service Renumbering of scheme following development replan (after notification of numbering scheme issues) | Charge£110.00 | ExtrasPlus add 11 per extra plot |
| Service Merge of Properties where new address required | Charge£110.00 | ExtrasPlus add 11 per extra plot |
Street naming and numbering is VAT exempt.
Street naming and numbering policy
The council follows a policy for street naming and numbering which provides more detailed guidelines.
Street Nameplates and Furniture
Please see our Street Nameplates and Furniture page for more information.
Contact us
If you need further information, email the Street Naming and Numbering Team at SNN@somerset.gov.uk.