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Street naming and numbering

Overview

From 1 April 2011 the Council is introducing charges for the provision of the street naming and numbering function.

Street naming and numbering charges 

Street numbering - costs from April 2011
Street numbering
 Cost(£)
1 building £100
2-10 buildings £200
11-50 buildings £250
51-100 buildings £350
101 buildings and above £400 plus £3 per unit
Internal numbering within a named or numbered building - costs from April 2011
Internal numbering
 Cost(£)
1-10 units
£100
11-50 units £200
51-100 units £300
101 and aboveunits £400 plus £3 per uni


Street naming - costs from April 2011
Street naming
 Cost(£)
Charge for each new road name on a development £100
Terrace name £10

Building names - costs from April 2011
Building naming
 Cost(£)
1 building name £100
2-5 building names £200
6 building names and above  £300
Written confirmation of an existing address £50 

The Council will assign addresses and provide the applicant with a confirmation letter/order, which should be sufficient for legal purposes, together with a copy of the regulations for the display of the name/number.

The Council will register the address(es) with Royal Mail and obtain the postcode and notify the applicant.

The new address information will be circulated to:

  • Royal Mail
  • Emergency services
  • Some map and utility companies
  • Land Registry
  • Inland Revenue Valuation
  • Council departments 

More information

Email: street@wandsworth.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 8871 7520

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