Google Maps maps.google.com How to blur your house on Google Maps
Find your home in Google Maps, open the Street View image, click Report a problem at the bottom right, choose My home, certify you're the owner or tenant, upload proof of address, enter the address and submit. The blur is permanent.
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Step by step
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Find your home in Google Maps
Search your address in Google Maps and open the Street View image of your home.
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Click Report a problem
In the bottom right of the Street View image, click Report a problem.
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Select My home
Choose My home as the thing to blur, and certify that you're the owner or tenant.
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Upload proof of address
Any letter, utility bill or bank statement showing the address works, dated within 6 months of the request. Leases and property tax records are also accepted. Handwritten documents and government IDs aren't.
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Enter the address and submit
Enter the address to blur and submit the request.
Watch out for
- Only the home owner or tenant can request a house blur.
- The blur is permanent once Google applies it.
- A document that doesn't match the requested location, or only shows a P.O. box, is rejected.
- Google says it permanently deletes the documents you upload from all its systems after 60 days.
- Google blurs faces and license plates automatically, so you don't need a request for those.
What stays out there
A Street View blur hides your house in one Google product. It doesn't change your address on property records, in people-search listings or in marketing databases, and it doesn't remove older copies of the image that others saved.
For most people the bigger exposure is the address attached to their name on people-search sites. Serus finds where your details are listed and removes them: see how Serus protects you.
Frequently asked
Is the Google Maps blur permanent?
Yes. Google says that once it receives and applies a blur request, the blur is permanent.
What proof of address does Google accept for a blur?
A letter, utility bill or bank statement with the address, dated within 6 months of the request, or a lease or property tax record. Handwritten documents and government IDs aren't accepted.
Can a renter blur their house on Google Maps?
Yes. Google says the home owner or tenant can request the blur.
Does Google keep my proof of address?
Google says documents are permanently deleted from all its systems after 60 days.
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