About your area - help

How to get the most from the About Your Area website.

Contents

Personalise the map

Click the "Set your home address" button and search for your street or postcode to find your home address (or any address in the borough).

By saving an address you can get more information from the site:

Borough map page

  • Have the items shown in the side panel ordered by distance (instead of alphabetically).
  • Show which ward or parking zone your saved address is part of

Your nearest

Quickly view the three nearest items for all places and services - perfect for finding quickly what's nearby without having to open each item on the map.

Your home

Get a summary of the most useful information about the address - council tax band, waste and recycling collection dates, Councillors, MP, schools, libraries, parks and more.