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 |