[Talk-GB] different post codes within single block of flats

Colin Smale colin.smale at xs4all.nl
Sun Nov 1 21:31:36 UTC 2020


UK postcodes are for the delivery of mail and not intended to identify
buildings or parts of buildings. There will be loads of "anomalies" like
this. It's not crazy, it's just not what you are used to. 

On 2020-11-01 22:16, BD wrote:

> Hi all, 
> 
> came across this quite strange arrangement: 
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/93291383 
> 
> As per comment in this changeset it seems that two postcodes are dividing this building in half but not as I would expect. 
> 
> Three floors with one postcode, three with another!? Crazy! 
> 
> I wanted to re-draw the whole thing with underground car park and two separate apartment blocks, expecting that postcodes would be for left and right side of the building. 
> 
> Stacking identical building parts one on another doesn't make too much sense, is there an alternative postcode tag? 
> Any suggestions how to map this? 
> 
> Cheers, 
> dzidek23 
> 
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