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 | 80634 | 100.00 | 13h | ||
| ref | 67638 | 83.88 | 13h | The post box number. | Reference Issues |
| post_box:type | 51667 | 64.08 | 13h | The generic type of box (pillar, lamp, wall, meter). | Box Type Report |
| royal_cypher | 45554 | 56.49 | 13h | The reigning monarch's initials and number, as shown on the box. | Royal Cypher Report |
| operator | 43040 | 53.38 | 13h | The entity that operates/empties the box. For most UK boxes, this will be "Royal Mail". | Operator Values List |
| collection_times | 40071 | 49.69 | 13h | Last collection times for the box, using the opening_hours syntax. | Collection Times Report |
| operator:wikidata | 20781 | 25.77 | 13h | ||
| source | 19335 | 23.98 | 13h | The source mapper used to derive the box location and/or tagging. | |
| operator:wikipedia | 17340 | 21.50 | 33h | ||
| brand | 15870 | 19.68 | 13h | ||
| brand:wikidata | 15817 | 19.62 | 13h | ||
| brand:wikipedia | 12208 | 15.14 | 33h | ||
| post_box:design | 6753 | 8.37 | 13h | The specific model/design of box (e.g. type_k, ludlow, indoor_pillar, etc.). | Box Type Report |
| drive_through | 6586 | 8.17 | 13h | ||
| postal_code | 6060 | 7.52 | 42h | Postcode of the box (though postboxes don't technically have postcodes). | |
| post_box:mounting | 5289 | 6.56 | 33h | Method of mounting or the object the box is fixed to. | Box Type Report |
| collection_plate | 3750 | 4.65 | 20h | The code for the size and shape of the collection plate fitted to the box. | |
| survey:date | 2969 | 3.68 | 33h | ||
| note | 2444 | 3.03 | 34h | Notes concerning unusual features of the box. | Note Values List |
| post_box:apertures | 1517 | 1.88 | 20h | The number of apertures of the box. | |
| description | 1330 | 1.65 | 15h | A description of the box. | Description Values List |
| check_date | 1197 | 1.48 | 20h | ||
| created_by | 1160 | 1.44 | 9d | Obsolete tag for editor software name. | |
| mapillary | 1081 | 1.34 | 42h | ||
| wikimedia_commons | 926 | 1.15 | 3d | ||
| name | 806 | 1.00 | 2d | The name of the box. It is unclear whether any boxes actually have a name. | Name Values List |
| ref:GB:uprn | 731 | 0.91 | 12d | ||
| colour | 645 | 0.80 | 20h | ||
| last_checked | 601 | 0.75 | 20h | ||
| check_date:collection_times | 600 | 0.74 | 14h | ||
| fixme | 590 | 0.73 | 33h | Notes to other mappers related to missing or incorrect information. | Fixme Values List |
| old_ref | 474 | 0.59 | 4d | An old format box number, such as "TWT037". | |
| addr:street | 473 | 0.59 | 5d | ||
| post_box:manufacturer | 419 | 0.52 | 3w | ||
| ele | 387 | 0.48 | 43h | Height above sea level, in metres. | |
| royal_cypher:wikidata | 337 | 0.42 | 10d | ||
| manufacturer | 315 | 0.39 | 2d | ||
| addr:city | 298 | 0.37 | 5d | ||
| indoor | 261 | 0.32 | 2d | ||
| collection_times_checked | 249 | 0.31 | 2w | ||
| historic_operator | 228 | 0.28 | 6w | ||
| addr:postcode | 213 | 0.26 | 23h | Postcode of the box (though postboxes don't technically have postcodes). | |
| image | 172 | 0.21 | 43h | ||
| opening_hours | 155 | 0.19 | 44h | Opening times of a meter mail box, using the opening_hours syntax. | |
| source:ref | 132 | 0.16 | 13d | ||
| location | 120 | 0.15 | 2d | Location Values List | |
| source:position | 105 | 0.13 | 2w | ||
| wikidata | 71 | 0.09 | 10d | ||
| addr:country | 69 | 0.09 | 5d | ||
| survey_point | 62 | 0.08 | 34h | ||
| level | 62 | 0.08 | 8d | ||
| mail:meter | 61 | 0.08 | 7d | ||
| website | 59 | 0.07 | 6d | ||
| mail:franked | 59 | 0.07 | 3w | ||
| phone | 58 | 0.07 | 6d | ||
| letters_only | 58 | 0.07 | 4w | ||
| mail:stamped | 57 | 0.07 | 4m | ||
| addr:housenumber | 54 | 0.07 | 12d | ||
| collection_plate:date | 47 | 0.06 | 6w | ||
| access | 46 | 0.06 | 8d | ||
| inscription | 44 | 0.05 | 13h | ||
| last_collection | 43 | 0.05 | 3w | ||
| wheelchair | 43 | 0.05 | 8d | ||
| collection:covid19 | 39 | 0.05 | 6w | ||
| direction | 38 | 0.05 | 2d | ||
| covered | 33 | 0.04 | 8d | ||
| comment | 32 | 0.04 | 34h | ||
| check_date:ref | 32 | 0.04 | 4w | ||
| not:operator:wikidata | 31 | 0.04 | 4w | ||
| box_type | 31 | 0.04 | 19m | The generic type of box (pillar, lamp, wall, meter). | Box Type Report |
| material | 30 | 0.04 | 11d | ||
| ref:signed | 29 | 0.04 | 5w | ||
| is_in | 28 | 0.03 | 5d | ||
| collection_times:signed | 27 | 0.03 | 13d | ||
| source:geometry | 25 | 0.03 | 12d | ||
| survey_date | 24 | 0.03 | 11d | ||
| ref:duplicates | 24 | 0.03 | 7d | 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 |
| addr:housename | 24 | 0.03 | 6m | ||
| geograph:id | 21 | 0.03 | 5w | ||
| source_1 | 16 | 0.02 | 2w | ||
| listed_status | 16 | 0.02 | 12d | ||
| disused | 15 | 0.02 | 4m | ||
| historic | 14 | 0.02 | 7d | ||
| odbl | 14 | 0.02 | 11m | ||
| heritage | 14 | 0.02 | 7w | ||
| note:ref | 13 | 0.02 | 5m | ||
| source:collection_times | 13 | 0.02 | 2w | ||
| heritage:operator | 13 | 0.02 | 7w | ||
| collection_times:old | 12 | 0.01 | 4m | ||
| FIXME | 12 | 0.01 | 4m | ||
| operator:website | 12 | 0.01 | 9m | ||
| last_check | 12 | 0.01 | 6m | ||
| layer | 11 | 0.01 | 2m | ||
| latitude | 10 | 0.01 | 12m | ||
| longitude | 10 | 0.01 | 12m | ||
| post_box:priority | 10 | 0.01 | 12d | ||
| source:amenity | 10 | 0.01 | 8m | ||
| note:royal_cypher | 9 | 0.01 | 9m | ||
| mail:first_class | 9 | 0.01 | 5m | ||
| priority | 9 | 0.01 | 5w | ||
| accuracy | 9 | 0.01 | 6m | ||
| sample_collection | 8 | 0.01 | 12d | ||
| support | 8 | 0.01 | 2w | ||
| mail:parcel | 8 | 0.01 | 4m | ||
| he:inscription_date | 8 | 0.01 | 7w | ||
| source:date | 8 | 0.01 | 3m | ||
| heritage:website | 8 | 0.01 | 7w | ||
| note_1 | 8 | 0.01 | 6w | ||
| ref:GB:nhle | 8 | 0.01 | 7w | ||
| fixme2 | 8 | 0.01 | 19m | ||
| contact:website | 8 | 0.01 | 6d | ||
| mail:second_class | 7 | 0.01 | 6m | ||
| note2 | 7 | 0.01 | 4m | ||
| source:location | 7 | 0.01 | 7w | ||
| source:details | 7 | 0.01 | 7m | ||
| dracos:verified | 7 | 0.01 | 3m | ||
| mailtypes | 7 | 0.01 | 5w | ||
| post_office | 6 | 0.01 | 2m | ||
| flickr | 6 | 0.01 | 12m | ||
| post_box:plate_code | 6 | 0.01 | 6m | ||
| information_plate:date | 6 | 0.01 | 8m | ||
| start_date | 6 | 0.01 | 2m | ||
| post_box:platecode | 6 | 0.01 | 8y | ||
| olympic_gold | 6 | 0.01 | 2w | ||
| source_ref | 5 | 0.01 | 2m | ||
| not:ref | 5 | 0.01 | 4m | ||
| source:detail | 5 | 0.01 | 8m | ||
| collection_times:lastcheck | 5 | 0.01 | 8m | ||
| information | 5 | 0.01 | 10m | ||
| olympics:2012 | 5 | 0.01 | 3m | ||
| check_date:collection_plate | 5 | 0.01 | 5w | ||
| post_box:letter_size | 4 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| note:collection_plate | 4 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| source:old_ref | 4 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| franked | 4 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| latest_survey_date | 4 | 0.00 | 3w | ||
| priority:covid19 | 4 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| lastcheck | 4 | 0.00 | 4w | ||
| hanleys_tag | 4 | 0.00 | 20m | ||
| information_plate_date | 4 | 0.00 | 9d | ||
| addr:place | 3 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
| mail:2nd_class | 3 | 0.00 | 5m | ||
| commemorates | 3 | 0.00 | 9m | ||
| note_2 | 3 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| source:image | 3 | 0.00 | 3w | ||
| addr:suburb | 3 | 0.00 | 8m | ||
| alt_ref | 3 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| odbl:note | 3 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| old_royal_cypher | 3 | 0.00 | 12m | ||
| mail:unfranked | 3 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| addr:village | 3 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
| olympic_gold:note | 3 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| priority:covid_19 | 3 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
| post_office:type | 3 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
| old_post_box:type | 3 | 0.00 | 5m | ||
| ref:date | 2 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| official_name | 2 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| naptan:Bearing | 2 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| mail:1st_class | 2 | 0.00 | 6y | ||
| old_collection_plate | 2 | 0.00 | 9m | ||
| parcel_mail_in | 2 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| barcode | 2 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| note:collection_times | 2 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
| highway | 2 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| operator:type | 2 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| tourism | 2 | 0.00 | 21m | ||
| sealed | 2 | 0.00 | 6y | ||
| name:en | 2 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| HE_ref | 2 | 0.00 | 7w | ||
| collection_times:covid19 | 2 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| franked_mail | 2 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| postbox:restriction | 2 | 0.00 | 9m | ||
| disused:amenity | 2 | 0.00 | 5m | ||
| post_box:material | 2 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| ref:cadw | 2 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| naptan:Landmark | 2 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| man_made | 2 | 0.00 | 6d | ||
| board_type | 2 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| historic:period | 2 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
| date | 2 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| naptan:verified | 2 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| old_collection_times | 2 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| unsigned_ref | 2 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| last_survey_date | 2 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| source:type | 2 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| naptan:NaptanCode | 2 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| naptan:Street | 2 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| mail:pre-paid | 2 | 0.00 | 5m | ||
| naptan:CommonName | 2 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| naptan:AtcoCode | 2 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| shop | 2 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| NHS | 1 | 0.00 | 16m | ||
| memorial:type | 1 | 0.00 | 7d | ||
| note:covid19 | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| post:city | 1 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| collections:priority | 1 | 0.00 | 12m | ||
| access:conditional | 1 | 0.00 | 17m | ||
| contact:phone | 1 | 0.00 | 6d | ||
| post:housename | 1 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| knitted_hat | 1 | 0.00 | 5m | ||
| outdoor | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| height | 1 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| mail:abroad | 1 | 0.00 | 5m | ||
| ref:old | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| ref:note | 1 | 0.00 | 18m | ||
| post:street | 1 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| building | 1 | 0.00 | 18m | ||
| plaque | 1 | 0.00 | 13y | ||
| photograph | 1 | 0.00 | 16m | ||
| post_box:narrow_aperture | 1 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| source:ref:old | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| source:uprn | 1 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| inscription_2 | 1 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| post:postcode | 1 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| collection_times_1 | 1 | 0.00 | 6w | ||
| was:post_box:manufacturer | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| royal_cypher:note | 1 | 0.00 | 17m | ||
| level:ref | 1 | 0.00 | 8m | ||
| note:post_box:type | 1 | 0.00 | 6y | ||
| mail:parcels | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| post:housenumber | 1 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| unfranked_mail | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| new | 1 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
| ref:GB:cadw | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
| audio_file | 1 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| url | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
| orientation | 1 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| wheelchair:description | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
| ref:alt | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| made_in | 1 | 0.00 | 9y | ||
| heritage_trail:ref | 1 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
| accepts | 1 | 0.00 | 15m | ||
| priority␣collection | 1 | 0.00 | 20m | ||
| emergency | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| import_uuid | 1 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| memorial | 1 | 0.00 | 12m | ||
| post_box:source:type | 1 | 0.00 | 9y | ||
| collection | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| note:colour | 1 | 0.00 | 19m | ||
| collections:weekends | 1 | 0.00 | 12m | ||
| post_box:colour | 1 | 0.00 | 8m | ||
| photo | 1 | 0.00 | 18m | ||
| naptan:PlusbusZoneRef | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| post_box:design:description | 1 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| addr:county | 1 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| priority_postbox | 1 | 0.00 | 6d | ||
| source:postal_code | 1 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
| street_cabinet | 1 | 0.00 | 6d | ||
| text | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| is_in:country | 1 | 0.00 | 14m | ||
| operator:phone | 1 | 0.00 | 16m | ||
| tactile_writing:braille:de | 1 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| address | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| survey | 1 | 0.00 | 9y | ||
| contact:tty | 1 | 0.00 | 6d | ||
| probably_wrong:ref | 1 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| upload_tag | 1 | 0.00 | 14m | ||
| commons | 1 | 0.00 | 12m | ||
| bus | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| lit | 1 | 0.00 | 8y | ||
| verified | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| map_size | 1 | 0.00 | 21m | ||
| mail:barcode-returns | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| seasonal | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| amenity_1 | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| note3 | 1 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
| olympics_gold | 1 | 0.00 | 8m | ||
| ref:collection | 1 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| natural | 1 | 0.00 | 11d | ||
| power | 1 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| alt_name | 1 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
| naptan:Indicator | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| stamped | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| post_box:apertures:available | 1 | 0.00 | 6y | ||
| media_type | 1 | 0.00 | 6y | ||
| unfranked | 1 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
| public_transport | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| ref_post | 1 | 0.00 | 12m | ||
| building:level | 1 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| survey:image | 1 | 0.00 | 3w | ||
| was:royal_cypher | 1 | 0.00 | 17m | ||
| parcel | 1 | 0.00 | 15m | ||
| source:post_box:type | 1 | 0.00 | 7m |
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