Who determines which end of the street is number 1? Is it also the same person who decides which side of the street is odd vs even?

Question

Had the thought pop into my head randomly the other day. I’m assuming this is a town planning thing, but is there any sort of a guideline for making these decisions?

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Answer 1

In the UK, street naming and numbering is done by the local government. If a street only has one entrance then the buildings are numbered starting at the entrance, with odd on the left and even on the right. For streets with junctions at either end, one end will be designated as the start and it will be numbered from there. Where I live, generally the numbering starts at the west end and increases as you go east or starts at the south end and increases as you go north but this isn’t a hard-and-fast rule. Some streets might be numbered sequentially, e.g. culs-de-sac or streets lining a river.