Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 78254

Building Regulations: Street Numbers

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Rebecca Long Bailey

LabourSalford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating building (a) requirements and (b) regulations to make it mandatory to display a street building number on the outs

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government has made no assessment of the merits of updating Building Regulations to accommodate street building numbers on the outside of buildings.Local authorities already use their legal powers to manage requirements for street and building numberi...

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