[Talk-GB] Non-intuitive addresses

[Mark Goodge]

On 14/02/2022 09:53, Colin Smale wrote:
> 
> Rule of thumb if you don't have space in your database or label for two "streets" is to prefer the most specific one and omit the "parent street". The resulting address is sufficiently unique to allow cross-checking with the postcode.
> 
> That would suggest this possibility:
> 
> addr:housenumber=2
> addr:street=Great Moreton Terrace
> addr:parentstreet=New Road
> 
> Any software unaware of "addr:parentstreet" would just use "addr:street" which would give a result that is "good enough."

Nominatim won't cope with that, though, as the addr:street value won't 
match the name of a nearby highway.

Other than that, I agree with you, and what you suggest is actually 
fairly similar to the way that Royal Mail handle it as well as being 
consistent with the more generic "address line 1, address line 2", etc, 
format of many address databases. So long as the first line of the 
address and the postcode are correct, the absence of the rest won't 
significantly affect postal or navigational purposes.

Mark