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 | 69028 | 100.00 | 3h | ||
| ref | 54566 | 79.05 | 10h | The post box number. | Reference Issues |
| post_box:type | 32030 | 46.40 | 5h | The generic type of box (pillar, lamp, wall, meter). | Box Type Report |
| operator | 29056 | 42.09 | 3h | The entity that operates/empties the box. For most UK boxes, this will be "Royal Mail". | Operator Values List |
| royal_cypher | 26385 | 38.22 | 5h | The reigning monarch's initials and number, as shown on the box. | Royal Cypher Report |
| collection_times | 23382 | 33.87 | 10h | Last collection times for the box, using the opening_hours syntax. | Collection Times Report |
| source | 14790 | 21.43 | 3h | The source mapper used to derive the box location and/or tagging. | |
| postal_code | 6238 | 9.04 | 42h | Postcode of the box (though postboxes don't technically have postcodes). | |
| collection_plate | 2557 | 3.70 | 8d | The code for the size and shape of the collection plate fitted to the box. | |
| post_box:design | 2273 | 3.29 | 40h | The specific model/design of box (e.g. type_k, ludlow, indoor_pillar, etc.). | Box Type Report |
| drive_through | 1967 | 2.85 | 3h | ||
| created_by | 1945 | 2.82 | 4w | Obsolete tag for editor software name. | |
| note | 1881 | 2.72 | 17h | Notes concerning unusual features of the box. | Note Values List |
| survey:date | 1705 | 2.47 | 2d | ||
| post_box:mounting | 1525 | 2.21 | 3d | Method of mounting or the object the box is fixed to. | Box Type Report |
| box_type | 1091 | 1.58 | 2w | The generic type of box (pillar, lamp, wall, meter). | Box Type Report |
| post_box:apertures | 1046 | 1.52 | 20h | The number of apertures of the box. | |
| name | 811 | 1.17 | 3h | The name of the box. It is unclear whether any boxes actually have a name. | Name Values List |
| fixme | 614 | 0.89 | 17h | Notes to other mappers related to missing or incorrect information. | Fixme Values List |
| description | 457 | 0.66 | 2w | A description of the box. | Description Values List |
| ele | 394 | 0.57 | 3w | Height above sea level, in metres. | |
| addr:street | 388 | 0.56 | 2w | ||
| post_box:manufacturer | 318 | 0.46 | 3w | ||
| old_ref | 237 | 0.34 | 8d | An old format box number, such as "TWT037". | |
| historic_operator | 230 | 0.33 | 5m | ||
| collection_times_checked | 211 | 0.31 | 6w | ||
| addr:city | 210 | 0.30 | 2w | ||
| addr:postcode | 208 | 0.30 | 4w | Postcode of the box (though postboxes don't technically have postcodes). | |
| indoor | 174 | 0.25 | 17h | ||
| opening_hours | 159 | 0.23 | 2d | Opening times of a meter mail box, using the opening_hours syntax. | |
| royal_cypher:wikidata | 145 | 0.21 | 2w | ||
| colour | 144 | 0.21 | 7w | ||
| source:ref | 135 | 0.20 | 4w | ||
| wikimedia_commons | 111 | 0.16 | 7d | ||
| location | 93 | 0.13 | 6w | Location Values List | |
| mail:franked | 62 | 0.09 | 7d | ||
| website | 58 | 0.08 | 2w | ||
| mail:meter | 58 | 0.08 | 7w | ||
| mapillary | 57 | 0.08 | 3d | ||
| last_collection | 57 | 0.08 | 5m | ||
| phone | 56 | 0.08 | 2w | ||
| addr:housenumber | 56 | 0.08 | 2m | ||
| mail:stamped | 52 | 0.08 | 7w | ||
| letters_only | 47 | 0.07 | 2w | ||
| FIXME | 42 | 0.06 | 3m | ||
| level | 36 | 0.05 | 2w | ||
| image | 35 | 0.05 | 2m | ||
| brand | 34 | 0.05 | 4w | ||
| inscription | 33 | 0.05 | 6d | ||
| is_in | 30 | 0.04 | 8m | ||
| direction | 26 | 0.04 | 4m | ||
| addr:housename | 25 | 0.04 | 6m | ||
| source:geometry | 25 | 0.04 | 5m | ||
| comment | 22 | 0.03 | 7w | ||
| odbl | 22 | 0.03 | 7y | ||
| check_date | 21 | 0.03 | 3w | ||
| source:position | 20 | 0.03 | 4w | ||
| disused | 18 | 0.03 | 2w | ||
| geograph:id | 16 | 0.02 | 3m | ||
| fixme2 | 16 | 0.02 | 2y | ||
| ref:duplicates | 15 | 0.02 | 7w | 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 |
| wheelchair | 15 | 0.02 | 2w | ||
| material | 14 | 0.02 | 8m | ||
| historic | 13 | 0.02 | 2m | ||
| last_check | 12 | 0.02 | 2m | ||
| collection_times:old | 12 | 0.02 | 12m | ||
| support | 11 | 0.02 | 8w | ||
| note2 | 10 | 0.01 | 2y | ||
| layer | 10 | 0.01 | 7m | ||
| source:amenity | 10 | 0.01 | 4w | ||
| note:ref | 10 | 0.01 | 3w | ||
| check_date:collection_times | 10 | 0.01 | 8w | ||
| source:collection_times | 9 | 0.01 | 5m | ||
| mail:first_class | 9 | 0.01 | 3m | ||
| accuracy | 9 | 0.01 | 2y | ||
| type | 8 | 0.01 | 7w | The generic type of box (pillar, lamp, wall, meter). | Box Type Report |
| mail:second_class | 7 | 0.01 | 3m | ||
| access | 7 | 0.01 | 4m | ||
| name:en | 7 | 0.01 | 12m | ||
| dracos:verified | 7 | 0.01 | 8m | ||
| mailtypes | 7 | 0.01 | 18m | ||
| source:details | 6 | 0.01 | 3m | ||
| olympic_gold | 6 | 0.01 | 8m | ||
| disused:amenity | 6 | 0.01 | 12m | ||
| post_box:plate_code | 6 | 0.01 | 2y | ||
| source:location | 6 | 0.01 | 2y | ||
| source:date | 6 | 0.01 | 5w | ||
| post_box:platecode | 6 | 0.01 | 5y | ||
| lastcheck | 5 | 0.01 | 23m | ||
| survey_date | 5 | 0.01 | 3w | ||
| probably_wrong:ref | 4 | 0.01 | 5y | ||
| manufacturer | 4 | 0.01 | 2y | ||
| hanleys_tag | 4 | 0.01 | 4y | ||
| not:ref | 4 | 0.01 | 2y | ||
| ref:signed | 4 | 0.01 | 2w | ||
| latest_survey_date | 4 | 0.01 | 2y | ||
| post_box:letter_size | 4 | 0.01 | 5m | ||
| wikidata | 4 | 0.01 | 3h | ||
| information_plate:date | 4 | 0.01 | 2m | ||
| information_plate_date | 4 | 0.01 | 18m | ||
| note:royal_cypher | 4 | 0.01 | 5m | ||
| source:old_ref | 4 | 0.01 | 8y | ||
| source_ref | 4 | 0.01 | 3y | ||
| olympic_gold:note | 3 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| heritage:operator | 3 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
| mail:unfranked | 3 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| covered | 3 | 0.00 | 8m | ||
| addr:place | 3 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
| odbl:note | 3 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
| addr:country | 3 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| commemorates | 3 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| heritage | 3 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
| alt_ref | 3 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| mail:2nd_class | 3 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| source:image | 3 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| post_office | 3 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
| listed_status | 3 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
| source:detail | 3 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| olympics:2012 | 2 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| wikipedia | 2 | 0.00 | 3h | ||
| source:type | 2 | 0.00 | 5m | ||
| mail:1st_class | 2 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| barcode | 2 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| last_survey_date | 2 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| franked_mail | 2 | 0.00 | 8w | ||
| operator:wikidata | 2 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
| unsigned_ref | 2 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| note:collection_times | 2 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| sealed | 2 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| postbox:restriction | 2 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| class | 2 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| franked | 2 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| ref:date | 2 | 0.00 | 21m | ||
| date | 2 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
| collection_times_1 | 2 | 0.00 | 5m | ||
| addr:suburb | 2 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| source:post_box:type | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| is_in:city | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| ref:pol_id | 1 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| new | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| heritage_trail:ref | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| royal_cypher:note | 1 | 0.00 | 21m | ||
| spource | 1 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
| mail:abroad | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| Ref | 1 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| survey:image | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| board_type | 1 | 0.00 | 17m | ||
| collection | 1 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
| address | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| HE_ref | 1 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
| note3 | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| old_royal_cypher | 1 | 0.00 | 18m | ||
| emergency | 1 | 0.00 | 23m | ||
| royal | 1 | 0.00 | 3w | ||
| inscription_2 | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| closed | 1 | 0.00 | 9y | ||
| source:ref:old | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| upload_tag | 1 | 0.00 | 5m | ||
| man_made | 1 | 0.00 | 9m | ||
| note_1 | 1 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
| survey_point | 1 | 0.00 | 9m | ||
| ref:alt | 1 | 0.00 | 8m | ||
| source_1 | 1 | 0.00 | 5m | ||
| start_date | 1 | 0.00 | 12m | ||
| collection_times:signed | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
| is_in:country | 1 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| information | 1 | 0.00 | 17m | ||
| audio_file | 1 | 0.00 | 3w | ||
| post_box:colour | 1 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
| unfranked_mail | 1 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| note:post_box:type | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| listed | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| is_in:county | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| olympics_gold | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| media_type | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| post_box:design:description | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| post_box:material | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| old_collection_times | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| survey | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| ref:old | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| made_in | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| post_box:source:type | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| plaque | 1 | 0.00 | 10y | ||
| ref:collection | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| memorial | 1 | 0.00 | 20m | ||
| building:level | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| memorial:type | 1 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| lit | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| verified | 1 | 0.00 | 9y | ||
| commons | 1 | 0.00 | 20m | ||
| source:postal_code | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| text | 1 | 0.00 | 15m | ||
| unfranked | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| post_box.source:type | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| post_box:apertures:available | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| amenity_1 | 1 | 0.00 | 16m | ||
| photograph | 1 | 0.00 | 7w | ||
| collection_times:lastcheck | 1 | 0.00 | 5y |
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