I know what a postcode is made up of and that a group of streets/houses etc is assigned a postcode, but my housemates and I were debating how each area within London is given a postcode. Thanks for your help!
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From a quick Wikipedia search:\n\nThe numbering system appears arbitrary on the map: for example, NW1 is close to central London, but NW2 is a long way out. This is because, within each sector, they were numbered by first assigning the number 1 to the closest district to the centre, and then the rest of the numbers were assigned alphabetically by the name of the district they represented. There is one exception to this rule, the new town of Thamesmead is assigned SE28, created after the current postal district system. Due to its high density, it was deemed that it should be assigned a new postcode rather than staying a part of the lower density SE2 district.\n\nThe London postal districts were created solely to help sort and deliver mail and therefore rarely coincide with the boundaries of London boroughs (and were created before even the older, smaller metropolitan boroughs).
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That would depend on what size building it was and if there was a building code then. It also depends on whether or not the builder followed the building codes- they weren't always enforced.
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typically the property tax is based upon your assessed values of your land and anything permanently attached to that land and the zoning of that land.\n\nnow for easy English -  \n\n if you have a lot in town that is zoned residential and it is 75x100 that lot has an assessed value by the county it is in.\n\n if you have a house on that lot it has an assessed value placed on it by county assessor also.  it is based upon size, location in that town, what materials were used to build it and finish it with. \n\nif you have a detached building that is permanently placed on that lot such as a detached work shop or garage then that also has an assessed value by the county placed upon it.\n\nYour property tax is then sum of all of these items \n\nthis is the simple version as with every government entity they will find other things to tax you for or you also pay for blanket assessment for say repaving of your road that will be based upon your assessment of road frontage your lot has. \n\nso hope this helps to confuse you in the ways of our government
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This is hard to answer as people from different areas use different slang even within London.\n\nThis site will give you some idea of UK slang http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/
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I have never been in London before, but browsing in the net I found this site it is a London Gay Guide with addresses and places where she can go. Good luck! :-) \n\nhttp://www.studios92.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/gay/
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There's a pattern. It depends on the area of town where you move to. If it's a cell phone, there's a few more options, but it still really depends on the address you give to the phone company. Although with a cell, you have the option to keep the old number in the new place...
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Use google maps. You can put in the Lon. and Lat and when it brings up the map it will give the street address for it.
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This means that it is an address out of city limits.  There are several mail routes driven by different people and this is how they are divided.\n\nRT 5 is the specific route and Box 62 is the house or more specifically, the mailbox.
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Where it says address, just type it in there..
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example of correct adress:\nBulevardul Unirii nr.55   Bloc U2  sc.C apt.67 \nsector 3. Bucharest Romania postal code:52412\nso: street, number, building number, entrance number, apartment number. sector number (there are 6 sectors) city, country, than the postal code (not a must)\nthe postal codes you find on this page:\nhttp://www.posta-romana.ro/index.jsp?page=coduri_postale&cp_judet=B\nat "adresa" field, you input just the name of the street, and it will display the code
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I am a letter carrier in the post office so this is probably what is happening.The vast majority of letters are sorted by a machine and placed in house to house order by the machine,if the letters are incorrectly sorted by the machine the carrier delivering the mail is supposed to catch it as he looks through the mail as he walks from house to house.Sometimes if there is a lot of mail they don't look pass the number to the street name do to time restrictions.My suggestion to you is to speak to your carrier and explain your concerns then they can make a special effort to look out for any missorted mail of yours.this problem happens all the time and you will get the best results by far if you speak directly to your carrier.
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The house numbers are related to the block number in the city, or suburb. So, your block is number 12000. Also, there are probably a lot more Oak St. (unless you live in a small town) than just yours... so, the city made your numbers as they are to refrain from getting mail mixed up... \n\nAccording to Wikipedia, "In much of North America, buildings are not numbered according to a simple sequence but rather according to distance from a given baseline. As a result, four- and five-digit addresses are common. Odd numbers are typically on one side of the street, evens on the other. In cities with a grid pattern of streets, addresses often increase by 100 for each cross street. Addresses may also correlate with a street-numbering system."\n\n\nHope I helped... but you can always ask the city, too... somehow
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You will have to be a bit more specific!\nThe Bell is a very common pub name.\nKing Street is a very common street name.\n\nIf you know what town it is in you stand a chance! Try 192.com to get the pubs phone number and give them a ring!
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This process of converting an address into lat/lon is called 'geocoding' in the world of geography. There are many on-line and stand-alone tools that will help you accomplish this. Most of them will cost you.\n\nTeleatlas runs a web site at\n\nhttp://www.geocode.com/\n\nthat is generally recognized to be among the best, because they have really good, detailed, frequently updated address and streets information for many cities and locales throughout the world. The prices they charge are reasonable, but are most likely a waste, if you just need the coordinates for recreational use. If you're in the US, I suggest a free on-line tool:\n\nhttp://geocoder.us/\n\nJust enter your address in the box provided and voila! you get coordinates. This site uses the US Census address and street information to get the lat/lon of the address you enter. The coordinates that are returned should be in the middle of the street in front of your house, if your street is coded in the system correctly, which is not always the case with Census data. But, hey, it's free...\n\nHappy Geocoding!
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I cannot believe how many people are baffled by this.  I weep for the future.\n\nYou need to send the mail to the address that they give you.  This could be a residential addres, commercial or a PO Box.  You do not need any sort of address to send mail (although it helps, in case it needs to be returned to you for some reason).\n\nAddresses are written on the envelope or postcard like this:\n\nKiki\n123 Main St.\nDetroit, MI 44444\n\nor:\n\nKiki\nP.O. Box # 7\nDetroit, MI 44444
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I only say England, I think it's better to mention the countries separately when give out an address, it's more specific.
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I watched map man a few weeks ago and he managed to answer this question. The answer is, because London is expanding so rapidly, not all the streets get named immediately. When the maps are produced the cartographers then have to name the streets themselves, usually after themselves or family members. This can cause great confusion when trying to discover where in London you actually are if you have a map which is over 5 years old. These streets are knnown as the Phantom Streets.