Proof of address, by post
Proof of address without a utility bill
Somebody has asked you to prove where you live, and the usual documents are not in your name — or not on paper at all. So we post a letter to the address; entering the one-time code inside leaves a dated record that the post arrived.
- £4.99, paid once
- Arrives in 3–5 working days
- Checked online by whoever asked
- UK addresses only
How it works
Four steps, one letter, no paperwork to dig out.
1. Tell us the address
A name and a UK address. We do not correct it — whether post arrives exactly as you have written it is the whole point.
2. We post a letter
It carries a one-time code and a QR code, and arrives in 3–5 working days.
3. The code is entered
Whoever is at the address scans the letter, or types in the code and the postcode. That is the moment the address is verified.
4. Pass the code on
Once the address is verified the code appears in your account. Anyone you give it to enters it with the postcode and reads the result on the same page.
What the other person sees
Not an attachment and not a screenshot. You give them the code; they enter it here with the postcode and read the page themselves. It shows the name, the address, and the two dates that matter — nothing about your account, your email address, or anything else you have ordered.
A code has to be used within 90 days of posting. Once it has been, the record stops expiring and stays there to be checked.
Check a codeA. Example
Flat 2, 14 Example Street London N1 0AA- Letter posted
- 4 March 2026
- Verified
- 9 March 2026
Code DK6AMA3D · confirms that post sent to this address was received. It is not an identity check.
Why people order one
Almost always because somebody has asked for proof of address and the usual documents do not exist yet.
You have just moved in
The tenancy is a fortnight old and nothing has caught up yet. A letter does not need to wait for a billing cycle.
Nothing is in your name
A lodger, a house share, living with family, a partner who pays for everything — the post still arrives for you.
You went paperless years ago
No statements come by post any more, and a PDF printed at home tends not to impress the person asking.
You are the one asking
Renting a room out, taking on staff, or dealing with someone at a distance and you want more than their word for the address.
Why a letter, rather than a document
A bill shows that a company believes you live somewhere. A delivered letter shows that post actually arrives.
The code reaches the address, not you
It is kept out of your own account until the address is verified. A code you could read off your dashboard would prove nothing about the post, so only the paper carries it.
There is no document to edit
What you hand over is a code, not a file. The person you give it to opens the page here and reads the result at source.
It is dated, and it stays dated
The page shows when the letter went out and when it was confirmed, so anyone reading it can judge for themselves how recent it is.
What it costs
One letter, one payment, nothing recurring.
- A printed letter, posted to any UK address
- A one-time code, usable for 90 days
- A page anyone holding the code and postcode can check
- A verified record that does not expire
Checking addresses for your own customers?
The same idea as an API: we post a postcard with a code, your customer types it into your product, and one call tells you whether it matched. Paid from prepaid credit, with no subscription.
Questions
What this is, what it shows, and what it does not.
What is a proof of address?
It is anything that shows you receive post at a particular address. The usual documents — a bank statement, a utility bill, a council tax letter — show it indirectly, by demonstrating that some organisation already sends you post there. This shows it directly: we post a letter to the address, and the one-time code inside only works if that letter arrived.
Will my landlord, bank or employer accept it?
That is their decision, and nobody can answer it for them. Every organisation sets its own rules, and some will only take documents from a list they publish — so if you have been given one, read it before you order. What this gives you is something they can check themselves rather than take on trust: a dated record on this site showing that a letter sent to that address was received, and the code inside it entered.
How long does it take?
The letter goes to our print and post partner as soon as your payment is confirmed, and is sent second class, which normally arrives in 3–5 working days. The date it was posted is shown in your account and on the proof page afterwards.
How much does it cost?
£4.99 for one address, paid once. There is no account fee and no subscription. A second address means a second letter, at the same price.
What actually arrives in the post?
One A4 letter, addressed to the name and address you gave us. It carries a one-time verification code, a QR code that opens the page where the code is entered and fills it in, the date the code stops working, and our return address.
Can I see the code before the letter arrives?
No, and that is the point of the product. Until the address is verified the code exists only on the paper — it is deliberately withheld from your account, because a code you could read off a screen would prove nothing about whether post arrives. Once it has been entered, it appears in your account and you can pass it on.
What stops someone faking it?
Two things. The code never reaches the person who ordered the letter until after the address has been verified, so it cannot be entered from a screen. And what you end up with is not a document at all — it is a page on this site that whoever you show the code to opens themselves, so there is nothing to edit and hand over.
What if the letter never arrives?
Post does occasionally go missing, and an address where post does not arrive is a real result rather than a fault. If nothing has turned up two weeks after the posting date shown in your account, email hello@proofofaddress.co.uk with your reference and we will look into it.
Does this prove who I am?
No, and it does not try to. It proves that post sent to an address in a given name reached that address and was acted on by someone there. Confirming identity is a separate kind of check, and this is not one.
Can I verify an address I do not live at?
Only with the help of whoever is there, because the code goes to the address and nowhere else. The letter also says plainly that someone has given the address as their own, and asks anyone who was not expecting it to tell us so we can cancel it.
How long does the proof last?
The code has to be used within 90 days of posting; after that it stops working and the address needs a fresh letter. A verification that has been confirmed does not expire — the page stays checkable and shows the date it was verified, so anyone reading it can see how recent it is.
Who can see my address?
Only someone holding the code who also knows the postcode. Both are needed to open the page, so nobody can find an address by guessing at codes. The proof page shows the name, the address and the dates, and nothing about your account — not your email address and not what else you have ordered. Those pages are unlisted, and search engines are asked neither to crawl nor to index them.
Do I need an account?
You sign in with your email address and we send you a link; there is no password to choose. The account is where you come back to see whether the letter has arrived, and where the code appears once it has.
Do you post to addresses outside the UK?
Not at the moment. Letters go to UK addresses only.
Get it in the post this week
Give us the name and the address, pay £4.99, and the letter goes out. It arrives in 3–5 working days.
Whether a particular organisation accepts this is theirs to decide, and we cannot promise it on their behalf. What we can do is give them something they are able to check for themselves.