Buckinghamshire Council Street Naming and Numbering Policy

9.1 All elements of an address, with the exception of postcode and post town, are defined by Buckinghamshire Council. The numbers and names assigned to property and the official names assigned to streets are the intellectual property of the Authority.

9.2 Allocation of postcodes is managed by the Royal Mail and must be confirmed by them. Buckinghamshire Council will undertake this process on the applicant’s behalf and inform the applicant and other interested parties.

9.3 The Authority reserves the right to complete a Street Naming and Numbering application without the provision of postcode or post town information. The maintenance of postcode information, and any future change to individual postcodes or postcode sectors, is the responsibility of the Royal Mail. Buckinghamshire Council accepts no responsibility or liability for omission of postcode or post town information, nor for any failure of services arising from this omission.