Street naming and numbering, and property addresses

Street naming and numbering, and property addresses

We manage:

  • naming new streets
  • numbering properties
  • registering new or existing addresses
  • renaming or renumbering properties when needed

We assign all parts of an address except the postcode.

Royal Mail assigns postcodes, and we work with them when a new postcode is needed.

Check if your address is registered with Royal Mail

You must check whether your address appears on the Royal Mail website before submitting the Change of House Name or Number form. 

If your house is not on the Royal Mail website, then please complete the Register an Address Form.

Royal Mail will only update its database after we tell them about a new or changed address.

Check if your address is registered with Royal Mail

Service fees

There is a charge for this service. Fees are reviewed every year and may change from 1 April.

Charges for addressing services
Addressing services Charge
Naming of new street or flatted development £243
Register a new address (Number of properties per application) Sliding Scale
1 property £124
2 to 5 properties £156
6 to 10 properties £187
11 to 25 properties £217
26 to 50 properties £311
51 to 100 properties £498
101 to 150 properties £934
151 or more properties £1224
Change of house name £49
Change of street name or flatted development £243
Advert fee (renaming) Price on request
Admin fee for re-numbering a new development which has already completed street naming and numbering (this is after the initial SNN has been confirmed) £187

Page last modified: 6 March 2026

Corporate Address Gazeteer Team

Contact us for advice on registering or changing property addresses

Address: The Highland Council
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX

Telephone: 01463 702555