List of building name suffixes

This is a list of many common and local examples but is not comprehensive. Other common and local terms may be used.

Suffix

Definition

Use

Apartments

Often used for the name of a numbered or un-numbered building with 2 or more floors where the residential accommodation is formed of small units.

Residential

Barn

Often used for the name of an un-numbered agricultural building where it has been converted into residential accommodation.

Residential

Boulevard

Often used for high block of residential buildings.

Residential

Building(s)

Often used for the name of a numbered or un-numbered building where the commercial units extend over two or more floors.

Commercial

Byre (old)

Often used for the name of an un-numbered agricultural building where it has been converted into residential accommodation.

Residential

Centre

Often used for the name of a building with commercial units.

Commercial

Chambers

Often used for the name of a building with legal/professional units.

Commercial

Cottage

Often used for the name of a small rural un-numbered residential building.

Residential

Court

Often used for buildings that form a square or rectangle.

Residential / Commercial

Croft

Often used for the name of an un-numbered agricultural building where it has been converted into residential accommodation.

Residential

Hall

Often used for the name of a numbered or un-numbered building with residential and/or commercial units.

Residential / Commercial

Heights

Often used for the name of a tall numbered or un-numbered building (four floors or more) with residential and/or commercial units.

Residential / Commercial

House

Often used for the name of a numbered or un-numbered building where the residential accommodation extends over two or more floors.

Residential

Lodge

Often used for the name of a numbered or un-numbered building with residential accommodation, usually currently or historically ancillary to a large building.

Residential

Mansion(s)

Often used for the name of a numbered or un-numbered large building with residential accommodation which extends over two or more floors.

Residential

Mews

Usually a small residential street lined with small houses. Often used as a term for converted stables in a courtyard or lane.

Residential / Street

Point

Often used for the name of a numbered or un-numbered building (four floors or more) with residential and/or commercial units.

Residential / Commercial

Terrace

Often used for the name of a building which has multiple individual residential and/or commercial units adjoined to each other where no street numbers are available.

Residential / Street

Tower

Often used for the name of a numbered or un-numbered building (four floors or more) with residential and/or commercial units.

Residential / Commercial

Villas

Often used for the name of numbered buildings as individual residential units.

Residential