Ive moved into a new property – why isn my address or postcode recognised?
You may have tried to connect a service or purchase goods on the internet, and experienced difficulties with organisations claiming that your address does not exist. In the majority of cases, this will either be because the Council’s street naming and numbering service was not informed of the original development, or that the development is now being occupied. As a direct result, the Royal Mail has not included the address in its Postal Address File, which is the national source of addressing information used by commercial and delivery organisations. If you require your address to be registered, please contact the Council’s street naming and numbering service by email or letter at streetnaming@rochford.gov.uk Please note that the process of allocating a postcode to a development can take up to 6-8 weeks. In most cases, however, a solution can be found more quickly. For more information about postal deliveries and related queries, please visit the Royal Mail website which is available f
