diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/views.py b/backend/right_tree/api/views.py
index 118b8b8..c457fed 100644
--- a/backend/right_tree/api/views.py
+++ b/backend/right_tree/api/views.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from right_tree.api.models import Habitat, HabitatImage, Plant, EcologicalDistri
 from right_tree.api.serializers import HabitatImageSerializer, HabitatSerializer, PlantSerializer, SoilOrderSerializer, EcologicalDistrictLayerSerializer, AddressSerializer, ZoneSerializer
 
 from .filters import *
-from .wms_utils import get_address_from_coordinates
+from .wms_utils import get_address_from_coordinates, search_address
 from .resource_generation_utils import create_plant_csv_file, get_plant_resource_filepath, create_planting_guide_pdf, PLANTING_GUIDE_PDF_FILENAME
 
 
@@ -61,12 +61,17 @@ class LINZPropertyViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
 
     def list(self, request):
         coordinates = self.request.query_params.get('coordinates')
-        if coordinates is not None:
+        address = self.request.query_params.get('search')
+
+        if address is not None:
+            results = search_address(address)
+            return Response(results)
+        elif coordinates is not None:
             address_data = get_address_from_coordinates(coordinates)
             serializer = AddressSerializer(address_data)
             return Response(serializer.data)
         else:
-            return HttpResponseBadRequest("No coordinate given.")
+            return HttpResponseBadRequest("No parameters given.")
 
 class AuckCHCHRegionInformation(viewsets.ViewSet):
     """ Filtered viewset defining if coordinate falls inside auckland and chch regions.
diff --git a/backend/right_tree/api/wms_utils.py b/backend/right_tree/api/wms_utils.py
index 65d3eb4..9aac9e6 100644
--- a/backend/right_tree/api/wms_utils.py
+++ b/backend/right_tree/api/wms_utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import json
 import os
+import re
 import requests
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
+from unicodedata import normalize
 
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import Point, GEOSGeometry
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -12,6 +14,10 @@ PROPERTY_TILE_LAYER = "layer-50804"
 PROPERTY_INFO_LAYER = "layer-53353"
 
 
+search_num = re.compile(r'((?<!\S)\d+)')
+search_str = re.compile(r'((?<!\S)[a-zA-Z\-]+)')
+
+
 class WFSError(Exception):
     pass
 
@@ -85,3 +91,44 @@ def get_address_from_coordinates(coordinates):
     if propertyPolygon is not None:
         prop_geom = GEOSGeometry(json.dumps(propertyPolygon['geometry']))
         return get_address(prop_geom)
+
+
+def search_address(address):
+
+    # normalize accent characters etc.
+    address = normalize(
+        "NFKD",
+        address.strip().lower(),
+    ).encode("ascii", "ignore").decode()
+
+    nums = search_num.findall(address)
+    strings = search_str.findall(address)
+
+    num_terms = [f"address_number = {n}" for n in nums]
+    string_terms = []
+
+    for s in strings:
+        string_terms += [
+            f"full_road_name_ascii ILIKE '{s}%'",
+            f"town_city_ascii ILIKE '{s}%'",
+            f"suburb_locality_ascii ILIKE '{s}%'",
+        ]
+
+    num_expr = " OR ".join(f"({term})" for term in num_terms)
+    string_expr = " OR ".join(f"({term})" for term in string_terms)
+
+    cql_filter = f"({num_expr}) AND ({string_expr})"
+
+    resp = linz_wfs_getfeature(
+        typeNames=PROPERTY_INFO_LAYER,
+        cql_filter=cql_filter,
+        count=10,
+    )
+    features = resp.get("features", [])
+
+    return [
+        {
+            'coordinates': feature['geometry']['coordinates'],
+            'address': feature['properties']['full_address'],
+        } for feature in features
+    ]