You need to apply to change the name of your house as it is legally recorded on the Electoral Register.

To make a change to a house name you must:

• Be the owner of the house. If you are a tenant, or you are purchasing the property and the contracts have not yet exchanged, we cannot proceed with your request.
• Inform street naming and numbering by completing our online house name change form
• Include a location map indicating the property
• Pay the administration fee

Apply and pay online for a house name change

We will:

• Check the name change with the Royal Mail
• Inform you if changing your house name will conflict with any other property in the area, as this can cause problems with credit ratings and the emergency services
• Notify council departments, the land registry, police, water companies and two major credit reference companies of the name change

If your property has a number and a street name, you cannot remove the house number, without informing us and getting agreement from the whole street.