Street naming and numbering
Organisations, postal and emergency services, and the general public, need an efficient means of referencing and locating properties, so the address of a property is an important issue.
We are the street naming and numbering authority for the Dacorum area. The address management service provides the principal point of contact for all address issues. These include:
- Addresses for new developments and
properties
- Change of house name
- Adding a house name to a numbered
address
- Renaming streets and renumbering
properties
- Address problems and queries
- Cleansing the Local Land and Property
Gazetteer
New property
If you are a developer of a new property, you should contact the Address Management section as soon as you start work on site.
A single property or small development will usually be named and numbered into the existing street. A larger development will require a new development and/or street name.
Once the address issued, the information is sent to all public utilities, emergency services, HM Land Registry, Hertfordshire County Council and all our relevant departments. You will also be sent a copy of the registered address from which we would ask you to inform your prospective purchasers of their new property address.
Charges
Once we've received your application, we will begin processing your development / name / numbering requests. Please see table below for charges.
Street naming and numbering charges
| Type of charge |
Fee (£) |
| Registering 1 new development/property (plot) |
£140 |
| 2-5 plots |
£235 |
| 6-25 plots |
£490 |
| 26-75 plots |
£545 |
| 76 or more plots |
£1,100 (plus £25 per additional plot) |
| Naming/renaming a house or building name (after initial submission) |
£130 |
| Amending a house number (in line with statutory legislation and only if agreed by the Council) |
£130 |
| Division/conversion of existing property or renumbering (new postal numbers) |
See plot charges above |
| Street names |
£450 per street (in addition to the registration fees above) |
| New street nameplate (this is in addition to registering charge) |
Please call our supplier, Signway, on 01256 811234. |
| Registering a change of business address (division or conversion of single unit) |
£240 |
| Naming of a building (for example, a block of flats) |
£130 |
| Renaming/changing an existing street name where requested by residents and/or the Town/Parish Council* |
£550, plus £25 per property |
*On the proviso that 66 per cent or more of the residents agree to the change
Apply for a new street name or house number
Please note: Due to recent increased demands on the Address Management Service, there may be a delay of up to eight weeks to process your application.
Apply for a new street name or house number
More information
If you have any queries or you'd like more information, please email address.management@dacorum.gov.uk.
You can also download our 
Street naming and numbering policy (PDF 981KB).
Have you moved house?
If you have recently moved house and would like to update your details, please go to our moving house page.
