Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

May I give my house a name?

Yes, please do. However if your street has a numbering scheme in place then that is all that will be universally recognised and the house name would be only an optional line in your address. It is important that you do not drop your number when quoting your address and to make sure the numeral is boldly displayed so as to be visible from the street, and by lamp light in the evening. There are some areas, particularly in our villages, where a street numbering scheme is not in place. Here the Council is very interested in your selected house name. We need to make sure you have a distinctive name to set your property apart from the others. In return we try to prevent future allocations of house names that may be problematic to yourself and others.