Lists the keys found on UK postboxes, ordered by number of uses. Uncommon keys are not necessarily errors.
Key | # Uses | % | LE | Notes | Detailed Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
amenity | 73910 | 100.00 | 0h | ||
ref | 60375 | 81.69 | 0h | The post box number. | Reference Issues |
post_box:type | 39081 | 52.88 | 0h | The generic type of box (pillar, lamp, wall, meter). | Box Type Report |
operator | 34758 | 47.03 | 1h | The entity that operates/empties the box. For most UK boxes, this will be "Royal Mail". | Operator Values List |
royal_cypher | 32208 | 43.58 | 1h | The reigning monarch's initials and number, as shown on the box. | Royal Cypher Report |
collection_times | 29074 | 39.34 | 1h | Last collection times for the box, using the opening_hours syntax. | Collection Times Report |
source | 15819 | 21.40 | 0h | The source mapper used to derive the box location and/or tagging. | |
postal_code | 6173 | 8.35 | 2h | Postcode of the box (though postboxes don't technically have postcodes). | |
post_box:design | 3166 | 4.28 | 1h | The specific model/design of box (e.g. type_k, ludlow, indoor_pillar, etc.). | Box Type Report |
drive_through | 3073 | 4.16 | 2h | ||
collection_plate | 3027 | 4.10 | 1h | The code for the size and shape of the collection plate fitted to the box. | |
note | 2026 | 2.74 | 1h | Notes concerning unusual features of the box. | Note Values List |
post_box:mounting | 1838 | 2.49 | 1h | Method of mounting or the object the box is fixed to. | Box Type Report |
survey:date | 1784 | 2.41 | 1h | ||
created_by | 1605 | 2.17 | 4h | Obsolete tag for editor software name. | |
description | 1264 | 1.71 | 1h | A description of the box. | Description Values List |
post_box:apertures | 1235 | 1.67 | 2h | The number of apertures of the box. | |
wikimedia_commons | 872 | 1.18 | 3d | ||
operator:wikidata | 861 | 1.16 | 3h | ||
name | 818 | 1.11 | 3h | The name of the box. It is unclear whether any boxes actually have a name. | Name Values List |
operator:wikipedia | 757 | 1.02 | 3d | ||
fixme | 611 | 0.83 | 1h | Notes to other mappers related to missing or incorrect information. | Fixme Values List |
addr:street | 399 | 0.54 | 6d | ||
ele | 393 | 0.53 | 5w | Height above sea level, in metres. | |
ref:GB:uprn | 381 | 0.52 | 4w | ||
post_box:manufacturer | 374 | 0.51 | 13d | ||
old_ref | 350 | 0.47 | 2h | An old format box number, such as "TWT037". | |
last_checked | 331 | 0.45 | 13d | ||
manufacturer | 289 | 0.39 | 3d | ||
collection_times_checked | 251 | 0.34 | 10d | ||
box_type | 238 | 0.32 | 11d | The generic type of box (pillar, lamp, wall, meter). | Box Type Report |
historic_operator | 231 | 0.31 | 1h | ||
colour | 222 | 0.30 | 3h | ||
indoor | 213 | 0.29 | 2d | ||
addr:city | 210 | 0.28 | 3w | ||
addr:postcode | 205 | 0.28 | 6d | Postcode of the box (though postboxes don't technically have postcodes). | |
royal_cypher:wikidata | 161 | 0.22 | 2m | ||
uprn | 159 | 0.22 | 2m | ||
opening_hours | 158 | 0.21 | 6d | Opening times of a meter mail box, using the opening_hours syntax. | |
source:ref | 135 | 0.18 | 5d | ||
check_date | 97 | 0.13 | 4h | ||
location | 87 | 0.12 | 2d | Location Values List | |
mapillary | 74 | 0.10 | 7d | ||
mail:meter | 62 | 0.08 | 3w | ||
mail:franked | 61 | 0.08 | 2w | ||
website | 59 | 0.08 | 2w | ||
letters_only | 58 | 0.08 | 2w | ||
mail:stamped | 57 | 0.08 | 2w | ||
phone | 57 | 0.08 | 2w | ||
addr:housenumber | 53 | 0.07 | 2w | ||
brand | 49 | 0.07 | 3w | ||
last_collection | 49 | 0.07 | 13d | ||
level | 47 | 0.06 | 3w | ||
inscription | 43 | 0.06 | 2m | ||
image | 40 | 0.05 | 2w | ||
direction | 36 | 0.05 | 2m | ||
wheelchair | 29 | 0.04 | 2w | ||
is_in | 29 | 0.04 | 4w | ||
FIXME | 28 | 0.04 | 2w | ||
access | 27 | 0.04 | 2w | ||
collection_plate:date | 27 | 0.04 | 3w | ||
addr:housename | 26 | 0.04 | 4m | ||
source:geometry | 25 | 0.03 | 2y | ||
comment | 22 | 0.03 | 20m | ||
disused | 22 | 0.03 | 6h | ||
geograph:id | 20 | 0.03 | 3w | ||
source:position | 20 | 0.03 | 7m | ||
covered | 20 | 0.03 | 2w | ||
odbl | 18 | 0.02 | 8y | ||
ref:duplicates | 16 | 0.02 | 2m | The total number of nodes that the ref value on this box is expected to apear on. Used to prevent false positives when checking for duplicate refs. | Reference Issues |
note:ref | 14 | 0.02 | 2m | ||
material | 14 | 0.02 | 5m | ||
historic | 13 | 0.02 | 6d | ||
check_date:collection_times | 13 | 0.02 | 7d | ||
last_check | 12 | 0.02 | 11m | ||
fixme2 | 12 | 0.02 | 11m | ||
collection_times:old | 12 | 0.02 | 2y | ||
source:collection_times | 11 | 0.01 | 4w | ||
layer | 11 | 0.01 | 17m | ||
longitude | 10 | 0.01 | 3w | ||
latitude | 10 | 0.01 | 3w | ||
source:amenity | 10 | 0.01 | 3w | ||
ref:signed | 9 | 0.01 | 3d | ||
accuracy | 9 | 0.01 | 4y | ||
mail:first_class | 9 | 0.01 | 4w | ||
source:location | 7 | 0.01 | 2m | ||
collection_times:signed | 7 | 0.01 | 13d | ||
source:details | 7 | 0.01 | 2w | ||
wikidata | 7 | 0.01 | 6d | ||
note2 | 7 | 0.01 | 17m | ||
mailtypes | 7 | 0.01 | 4m | ||
dracos:verified | 7 | 0.01 | 2y | ||
mail:second_class | 7 | 0.01 | 18m | ||
mail:parcel | 7 | 0.01 | 6m | ||
source:date | 7 | 0.01 | 11m | ||
olympic_gold | 6 | 0.01 | 2m | ||
name:en | 6 | 0.01 | 2y | ||
post_box:plate_code | 6 | 0.01 | 4y | ||
post_box:platecode | 6 | 0.01 | 6y | ||
information_plate:date | 6 | 0.01 | 3m | ||
collection_times:lastcheck | 5 | 0.01 | 2m | ||
source:detail | 5 | 0.01 | 3m | ||
survey_date | 5 | 0.01 | 16m | ||
heritage | 5 | 0.01 | 3m | ||
not:ref | 4 | 0.01 | 3m | ||
olympics:2012 | 4 | 0.01 | 3w | ||
franked | 4 | 0.01 | 16m | ||
listed_status | 4 | 0.01 | 4m | ||
hanleys_tag | 4 | 0.01 | 2w | ||
note:royal_cypher | 4 | 0.01 | 16m | ||
heritage:operator | 4 | 0.01 | 9m | ||
source_ref | 4 | 0.01 | 17m | ||
latest_survey_date | 4 | 0.01 | 4m | ||
information_plate_date | 4 | 0.01 | 3y | ||
post_box:letter_size | 4 | 0.01 | 5m | ||
source:old_ref | 4 | 0.01 | 17m | ||
post_office | 4 | 0.01 | 13d | ||
mail:unfranked | 3 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
odbl:note | 3 | 0.00 | 8y | ||
olympic_gold:note | 3 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
mail:2nd_class | 3 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
addr:place | 3 | 0.00 | 15m | ||
source:image | 3 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
addr:country | 3 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
commemorates | 3 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
note_1 | 3 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
note_2 | 3 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
information | 3 | 0.00 | 4w | ||
alt_ref | 3 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
disused:amenity | 3 | 0.00 | 3w | ||
start_date | 3 | 0.00 | 6d | ||
ref:date | 2 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
probably_wrong:ref | 2 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
franked_mail | 2 | 0.00 | 21m | ||
naptan:NaptanCode | 2 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
unsigned_ref | 2 | 0.00 | 8m | ||
date | 2 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
lastcheck | 2 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
mail:pre-paid | 2 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
naptan:AtcoCode | 2 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
mail:1st_class | 2 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
naptan:verified | 2 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
board_type | 2 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
naptan:Landmark | 2 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
HE_ref | 2 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
naptan:Street | 2 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
source:type | 2 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
historic:period | 2 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
flickr | 2 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
barcode | 2 | 0.00 | 21m | ||
postbox:restriction | 2 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
naptan:CommonName | 2 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
addr:suburb | 2 | 0.00 | 22m | ||
sealed | 2 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
note:collection_times | 2 | 0.00 | 16m | ||
old_collection_times | 2 | 0.00 | 15m | ||
old_royal_cypher | 2 | 0.00 | 15m | ||
naptan:Bearing | 2 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
old_collection_plate | 2 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
last_survey_date | 2 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
tourism | 2 | 0.00 | 4w | ||
is_in:county | 1 | 0.00 | 6y | ||
amenity_1 | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
note:post_box:type | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
stamped | 1 | 0.00 | 16m | ||
mail:abroad | 1 | 0.00 | 4w | ||
upload_tag | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
building | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
post_box:source:type | 1 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
naptan:BusStopType | 1 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
was:post_box:manufacturer | 1 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
post_box:colour | 1 | 0.00 | 22m | ||
heritage_trail:ref | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
source:postal_code | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
source:post_box:type | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
text | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
photograph | 1 | 0.00 | 20m | ||
source:ref:old | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
post_box.source:type | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
plaque | 1 | 0.00 | 11y | ||
post_box:design:description | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
royal_cypher:note | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
olympics_gold | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
inscription_2 | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
removed | 1 | 0.00 | 8m | ||
mail:barcode-returns | 1 | 0.00 | 15m | ||
survey_point | 1 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
survey:image | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
lit | 1 | 0.00 | 6y | ||
ref:cadw | 1 | 0.00 | 9m | ||
made_in | 1 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
unfranked_mail | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
listed | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
is_in:country | 1 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
note3 | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
ref:alt | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
man_made | 1 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
level:ref | 1 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
unfranked | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
audio_file | 1 | 0.00 | 19m | ||
commons | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
orientation | 1 | 0.00 | 16m | ||
ref:old | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
memorial | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
photo | 1 | 0.00 | 3w | ||
emergency | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
post_box:material | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
naptan:Indicator | 1 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
map_size | 1 | 0.00 | 4w | ||
verified | 1 | 0.00 | 10y | ||
source_1 | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
is_in:city | 1 | 0.00 | 6y | ||
note:colour | 1 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
naptan:PlusbusZoneRef | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
new | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
priority:covid19 | 1 | 0.00 | 8d | ||
note:covid19 | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
outdoor | 1 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
highway | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
post_box:apertures:available | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
source:uprn | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
memorial:type | 1 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
ref:collection | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
post_box:narrow_aperture | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
survey | 1 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
address | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
collection_times_1 | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
old_post_box:type | 1 | 0.00 | 15m | ||
collection | 1 | 0.00 | 15m | ||
building:level | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
mail:parcels | 1 | 0.00 | 14m | ||
priority␣collection | 1 | 0.00 | 6w | ||
media_type | 1 | 0.00 | 4y |
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