diff --git a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Address.java b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Address.java
index 131d71b46..ca3d24679 100644
--- a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Address.java
+++ b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Address.java
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@
  * Represents a Person's address in the address book.
  * Guarantees: immutable; is valid as declared in {@link #isValidAddress(String)}
  */
-public class Address {
+public class Address extends Contact{
 
     public static final String EXAMPLE = "123, some street";
     public static final String MESSAGE_ADDRESS_CONSTRAINTS = "Person addresses can be in any format";
     public static final String ADDRESS_VALIDATION_REGEX = ".+";
 
     public final String value;
-    private boolean isPrivate;
 
     /**
      * Validates given address.
@@ -21,24 +20,8 @@ public class Address {
      * @throws IllegalValueException if given address string is invalid.
      */
     public Address(String address, boolean isPrivate) throws IllegalValueException {
-        String trimmedAddress = address.trim();
-        this.isPrivate = isPrivate;
-        if (!isValidAddress(trimmedAddress)) {
-            throw new IllegalValueException(MESSAGE_ADDRESS_CONSTRAINTS);
-        }
-        this.value = trimmedAddress;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns true if a given string is a valid person address.
-     */
-    public static boolean isValidAddress(String test) {
-        return test.matches(ADDRESS_VALIDATION_REGEX);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return value;
+        super(address, isPrivate, MESSAGE_ADDRESS_CONSTRAINTS, ADDRESS_VALIDATION_REGEX);
+        this.value = getValue();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -47,13 +30,4 @@ public boolean equals(Object other) {
                 || (other instanceof Address // instanceof handles nulls
                 && this.value.equals(((Address) other).value)); // state check
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public int hashCode() {
-        return value.hashCode();
-    }
-
-    public boolean isPrivate() {
-        return isPrivate;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Contact.java b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Contact.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..482f3c7b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Contact.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package seedu.addressbook.data.person;
+
+import seedu.addressbook.data.exception.IllegalValueException;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a Person's contact in the address book.
+ * Guarantees: immutable; is valid as declared in {@link #isValidContact(String)}
+ */
+public class Contact {
+    private boolean isPrivate;
+    private String value;
+    public Contact(){
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validates given contact data like phone, address and email address.
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalValueException if given phone/address/email address string is invalid.
+     */
+    public Contact(String contactData, boolean isPrivate, String MESSAGE_CONSTRAINTS, String VALIDATION_REGEX) throws IllegalValueException {
+        this.isPrivate = isPrivate;
+
+        String trimmedContactData = contactData.trim();
+
+        if (!isValidContact(trimmedContactData, VALIDATION_REGEX)) {
+            throw new IllegalValueException(MESSAGE_CONSTRAINTS);
+        }
+
+        this.value = trimmedContactData;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isPrivate() {
+        return isPrivate;
+    }
+
+    public String getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return value.hashCode();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the given string is a valid person phone number or email address or address.
+     */
+    public static boolean isValidContact(String test, String VALIDATION_REGEX) {
+        return test.matches(VALIDATION_REGEX);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Email.java b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Email.java
index ad623b5b8..f30ddcbd9 100644
--- a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Email.java
+++ b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Email.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Represents a Person's email in the address book.
  * Guarantees: immutable; is valid as declared in {@link #isValidEmail(String)}
  */
-public class Email {
+public class Email extends Contact{
 
     public static final String EXAMPLE = "valid@e.mail";
     public static final String MESSAGE_EMAIL_CONSTRAINTS =
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ public class Email {
     public static final String EMAIL_VALIDATION_REGEX = "[\\w\\.]+@[\\w\\.]+";
 
     public final String value;
-    private boolean isPrivate;
 
     /**
      * Validates given email.
@@ -22,24 +21,8 @@ public class Email {
      * @throws IllegalValueException if given email address string is invalid.
      */
     public Email(String email, boolean isPrivate) throws IllegalValueException {
-        this.isPrivate = isPrivate;
-        String trimmedEmail = email.trim();
-        if (!isValidEmail(trimmedEmail)) {
-            throw new IllegalValueException(MESSAGE_EMAIL_CONSTRAINTS);
-        }
-        this.value = trimmedEmail;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns true if the given string is a valid person email.
-     */
-    public static boolean isValidEmail(String test) {
-        return test.matches(EMAIL_VALIDATION_REGEX);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return value;
+        super(email, isPrivate, MESSAGE_EMAIL_CONSTRAINTS, EMAIL_VALIDATION_REGEX);
+        this.value = getValue();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -48,14 +31,4 @@ public boolean equals(Object other) {
                 || (other instanceof Email // instanceof handles nulls
                 && this.value.equals(((Email) other).value)); // state check
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public int hashCode() {
-        return value.hashCode();
-    }
-
-
-    public boolean isPrivate() {
-        return isPrivate;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Phone.java b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Phone.java
index 431a7a882..6e6ea014c 100644
--- a/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Phone.java
+++ b/src/seedu/addressbook/data/person/Phone.java
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@
  * Represents a Person's phone number in the address book.
  * Guarantees: immutable; is valid as declared in {@link #isValidPhone(String)}
  */
-public class Phone {
+public class Phone extends Contact{
 
     public static final String EXAMPLE = "123456789";
     public static final String MESSAGE_PHONE_CONSTRAINTS = "Person phone numbers should only contain numbers";
     public static final String PHONE_VALIDATION_REGEX = "\\d+";
 
     public final String value;
-    private boolean isPrivate;
 
     /**
      * Validates given phone number.
@@ -21,24 +20,8 @@ public class Phone {
      * @throws IllegalValueException if given phone string is invalid.
      */
     public Phone(String phone, boolean isPrivate) throws IllegalValueException {
-        this.isPrivate = isPrivate;
-        String trimmedPhone = phone.trim();
-        if (!isValidPhone(trimmedPhone)) {
-            throw new IllegalValueException(MESSAGE_PHONE_CONSTRAINTS);
-        }
-        this.value = trimmedPhone;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns true if the given string is a valid person phone number.
-     */
-    public static boolean isValidPhone(String test) {
-        return test.matches(PHONE_VALIDATION_REGEX);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return value;
+        super(phone, isPrivate, MESSAGE_PHONE_CONSTRAINTS, PHONE_VALIDATION_REGEX);
+        this.value = getValue();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -47,13 +30,4 @@ public boolean equals(Object other) {
                 || (other instanceof Phone // instanceof handles nulls
                 && this.value.equals(((Phone) other).value)); // state check
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public int hashCode() {
-        return value.hashCode();
-    }
-
-    public boolean isPrivate() {
-        return isPrivate;
-    }
 }