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 | 75801 | 100.00 | 0h | ||
| ref | 62485 | 82.43 | 0h | The post box number. | Reference Issues |
| post_box:type | 42932 | 56.64 | 0h | The generic type of box (pillar, lamp, wall, meter). | Box Type Report |
| operator | 37026 | 48.85 | 0h | The entity that operates/empties the box. For most UK boxes, this will be "Royal Mail". | Operator Values List |
| royal_cypher | 36498 | 48.15 | 0h | The reigning monarch's initials and number, as shown on the box. | Royal Cypher Report |
| collection_times | 32857 | 43.35 | 0h | Last collection times for the box, using the opening_hours syntax. | Collection Times Report |
| source | 16820 | 22.19 | 0h | The source mapper used to derive the box location and/or tagging. | |
| postal_code | 6140 | 8.10 | 38h | Postcode of the box (though postboxes don't technically have postcodes). | |
| post_box:design | 4219 | 5.57 | 17h | The specific model/design of box (e.g. type_k, ludlow, indoor_pillar, etc.). | Box Type Report |
| drive_through | 4154 | 5.48 | 3h | ||
| collection_plate | 3200 | 4.22 | 3h | The code for the size and shape of the collection plate fitted to the box. | |
| post_box:mounting | 2555 | 3.37 | 17h | Method of mounting or the object the box is fixed to. | Box Type Report |
| note | 2195 | 2.90 | 21h | Notes concerning unusual features of the box. | Note Values List |
| survey:date | 1744 | 2.30 | 11d | ||
| operator:wikidata | 1744 | 2.30 | 0h | ||
| operator:wikipedia | 1594 | 2.10 | 0h | ||
| created_by | 1433 | 1.89 | 20h | Obsolete tag for editor software name. | |
| post_box:apertures | 1345 | 1.77 | 23h | The number of apertures of the box. | |
| description | 1297 | 1.71 | 38h | A description of the box. | Description Values List |
| wikimedia_commons | 889 | 1.17 | 2w | ||
| name | 816 | 1.08 | 38h | The name of the box. It is unclear whether any boxes actually have a name. | Name Values List |
| check_date | 614 | 0.81 | 18h | ||
| fixme | 585 | 0.77 | 17h | Notes to other mappers related to missing or incorrect information. | Fixme Values List |
| last_checked | 470 | 0.62 | 2w | ||
| ref:GB:uprn | 454 | 0.60 | 3d | ||
| post_box:manufacturer | 402 | 0.53 | 21h | ||
| addr:street | 400 | 0.53 | 38h | ||
| old_ref | 399 | 0.53 | 8d | An old format box number, such as "TWT037". | |
| ele | 391 | 0.52 | 9d | Height above sea level, in metres. | |
| colour | 311 | 0.41 | 21h | ||
| manufacturer | 300 | 0.40 | 2w | ||
| collection_times_checked | 251 | 0.33 | 3d | ||
| historic_operator | 229 | 0.30 | 3m | ||
| indoor | 226 | 0.30 | 21h | ||
| royal_cypher:wikidata | 222 | 0.29 | 27h | ||
| addr:city | 217 | 0.29 | 38h | ||
| addr:postcode | 206 | 0.27 | 38h | Postcode of the box (though postboxes don't technically have postcodes). | |
| uprn | 159 | 0.21 | 8m | ||
| opening_hours | 158 | 0.21 | 9d | Opening times of a meter mail box, using the opening_hours syntax. | |
| source:ref | 133 | 0.18 | 10d | ||
| brand | 120 | 0.16 | 2h | ||
| location | 87 | 0.11 | 5m | Location Values List | |
| image | 75 | 0.10 | 19h | ||
| mapillary | 74 | 0.10 | 5w | ||
| brand:wikidata | 72 | 0.09 | 2h | ||
| brand:wikipedia | 68 | 0.09 | 2h | ||
| mail:meter | 62 | 0.08 | 2w | ||
| mail:franked | 60 | 0.08 | 5d | ||
| website | 59 | 0.08 | 5m | ||
| phone | 57 | 0.08 | 6m | ||
| mail:stamped | 57 | 0.08 | 3w | ||
| letters_only | 55 | 0.07 | 13d | ||
| addr:housenumber | 52 | 0.07 | 38h | ||
| level | 50 | 0.07 | 3w | ||
| last_collection | 48 | 0.06 | 6w | ||
| inscription | 45 | 0.06 | 5w | ||
| check_date:collection_times | 43 | 0.06 | 3w | ||
| direction | 36 | 0.05 | 3m | ||
| collection_plate:date | 35 | 0.05 | 3w | ||
| box_type | 34 | 0.04 | 5m | The generic type of box (pillar, lamp, wall, meter). | Box Type Report |
| wheelchair | 29 | 0.04 | 7d | ||
| is_in | 29 | 0.04 | 7m | ||
| access | 28 | 0.04 | 7d | ||
| source:geometry | 25 | 0.03 | 2y | ||
| addr:housename | 25 | 0.03 | 6w | ||
| ref:duplicates | 22 | 0.03 | 3m | 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 |
| comment | 22 | 0.03 | 3w | ||
| FIXME | 21 | 0.03 | 3m | ||
| disused | 20 | 0.03 | 5w | ||
| geograph:id | 20 | 0.03 | 7m | ||
| source:position | 20 | 0.03 | 7w | ||
| covered | 20 | 0.03 | 7d | ||
| material | 19 | 0.03 | 9d | ||
| ref:signed | 17 | 0.02 | 7d | ||
| odbl | 17 | 0.02 | 9y | ||
| note:ref | 13 | 0.02 | 10m | ||
| wikidata | 12 | 0.02 | 2w | ||
| collection_times:signed | 12 | 0.02 | 4w | ||
| last_check | 12 | 0.02 | 2w | ||
| collection_times:old | 12 | 0.02 | 3y | ||
| layer | 11 | 0.01 | 7w | ||
| source:collection_times | 11 | 0.01 | 10d | ||
| source:amenity | 10 | 0.01 | 7m | ||
| longitude | 10 | 0.01 | 7m | ||
| latitude | 10 | 0.01 | 7m | ||
| accuracy | 9 | 0.01 | 5m | ||
| mail:first_class | 9 | 0.01 | 5m | ||
| fixme2 | 8 | 0.01 | 5m | ||
| dracos:verified | 7 | 0.01 | 3m | ||
| source:location | 7 | 0.01 | 5m | ||
| source:details | 7 | 0.01 | 7m | ||
| source:date | 7 | 0.01 | 5m | ||
| note2 | 7 | 0.01 | 5m | ||
| mail:second_class | 7 | 0.01 | 5m | ||
| mailtypes | 7 | 0.01 | 4m | ||
| mail:parcel | 7 | 0.01 | 12m | ||
| source_1 | 6 | 0.01 | 5w | ||
| olympic_gold | 6 | 0.01 | 4w | ||
| post_box:plate_code | 6 | 0.01 | 4y | ||
| survey_date | 6 | 0.01 | 3w | ||
| information_plate:date | 6 | 0.01 | 3m | ||
| post_box:platecode | 6 | 0.01 | 7y | ||
| flickr | 5 | 0.01 | 19h | ||
| not:ref | 5 | 0.01 | 2w | ||
| information | 5 | 0.01 | 4w | ||
| note:royal_cypher | 5 | 0.01 | 5w | ||
| listed_status | 5 | 0.01 | 2m | ||
| heritage | 5 | 0.01 | 10m | ||
| source:detail | 5 | 0.01 | 9m | ||
| collection_times:lastcheck | 5 | 0.01 | 7w | ||
| start_date | 4 | 0.01 | 2d | ||
| information_plate_date | 4 | 0.01 | 3y | ||
| olympics:2012 | 4 | 0.01 | 7m | ||
| source_ref | 4 | 0.01 | 23m | ||
| heritage:operator | 4 | 0.01 | 15m | ||
| Post_box:mounting | 4 | 0.01 | 45h | ||
| hanleys_tag | 4 | 0.01 | 6m | ||
| note:collection_plate | 4 | 0.01 | 4m | ||
| franked | 4 | 0.01 | 23m | ||
| post_box:letter_size | 4 | 0.01 | 12m | ||
| priority:covid19 | 4 | 0.01 | 3w | ||
| source:old_ref | 4 | 0.01 | 2y | ||
| latest_survey_date | 4 | 0.01 | 10m | ||
| note_1 | 4 | 0.01 | 4w | ||
| mail:2nd_class | 3 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| historic | 3 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
| commemorates | 3 | 0.00 | 20m | ||
| disused:amenity | 3 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| name:en | 3 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| addr:place | 3 | 0.00 | 22m | ||
| priority:covid_19 | 3 | 0.00 | 4w | ||
| mail:unfranked | 3 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| note_2 | 3 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| alt_ref | 3 | 0.00 | 4w | ||
| source:image | 3 | 0.00 | 4w | ||
| support | 3 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| olympic_gold:note | 3 | 0.00 | 4w | ||
| addr:country | 3 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| odbl:note | 3 | 0.00 | 9y | ||
| post_office | 3 | 0.00 | 6w | ||
| mail:1st_class | 2 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| board_type | 2 | 0.00 | 9m | ||
| HE_ref | 2 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| note:collection_times | 2 | 0.00 | 2d | ||
| post_office:type | 2 | 0.00 | 4d | ||
| date | 2 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| old_post_box:type | 2 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
| historic:period | 2 | 0.00 | 20m | ||
| old_collection_plate | 2 | 0.00 | 8m | ||
| lastcheck | 2 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| postbox:restriction | 2 | 0.00 | 2w | ||
| addr:suburb | 2 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| old_collection_times | 2 | 0.00 | 22m | ||
| old_royal_cypher | 2 | 0.00 | 22m | ||
| last_survey_date | 2 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| franked_mail | 2 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| source:type | 2 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| ref:date | 2 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| tourism | 2 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| unsigned_ref | 2 | 0.00 | 15m | ||
| priority | 2 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| mail:pre-paid | 2 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| barcode | 2 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| sealed | 2 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| post_box:material | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| priority␣collection | 1 | 0.00 | 6m | ||
| unfranked | 1 | 0.00 | 6y | ||
| level:ref | 1 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
| royal_cypher:note | 1 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
| probably_wrong:ref | 1 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| ref:cadw | 1 | 0.00 | 15m | ||
| emergency | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| mail:parcels | 1 | 0.00 | 21m | ||
| building:level | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| post_box:narrow_aperture | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| naptan:Street | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| naptan:PlusbusZoneRef | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| NHS | 1 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| source:post_box:type | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| inscription_2 | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| media_type | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| is_in:county | 1 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
| memorial:type | 1 | 0.00 | 9m | ||
| map_size | 1 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| was:post_box:manufacturer | 1 | 0.00 | 20m | ||
| naptan:AtcoCode | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| verified | 1 | 0.00 | 11y | ||
| access:conditional | 1 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
| post_box:apertures:available | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| audio_file | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| naptan:CommonName | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| motor_vehicle | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| note:covid19 | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| text | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| barrier | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| memorial | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| mail:abroad | 1 | 0.00 | 7m | ||
| naptan:verified | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| olympics_gold | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| upload_tag | 1 | 0.00 | 5d | ||
| naptan:Landmark | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| post_box:source:type | 1 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
| photo | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
| post_box:design:description | 1 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| naptan:NaptanCode | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| ref:note | 1 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
| ref:old | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| building | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
| is_in:country | 1 | 0.00 | 11d | ||
| unfranked_mail | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| plaque | 1 | 0.00 | 12y | ||
| new | 1 | 0.00 | 6y | ||
| bicycle | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| source:uprn | 1 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| operator:website | 1 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| tactile_writing:braille:de | 1 | 0.00 | 4m | ||
| ref:alt | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| highway | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| note3 | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| amenity_1 | 1 | 0.00 | 17m | ||
| man_made | 1 | 0.00 | 12m | ||
| survey:image | 1 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| foot | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| post_box:colour | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| address | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| naptan:Bearing | 1 | 0.00 | 11m | ||
| ref:collection | 1 | 0.00 | 10m | ||
| parcel | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| outdoor | 1 | 0.00 | 13m | ||
| accepts | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| commons | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| survey_point | 1 | 0.00 | 12m | ||
| source:postal_code | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| operator:phone | 1 | 0.00 | 2m | ||
| was:royal_cypher | 1 | 0.00 | 3m | ||
| note:post_box:type | 1 | 0.00 | 4y | ||
| collection | 1 | 0.00 | 21m | ||
| orientation | 1 | 0.00 | 22m | ||
| heritage_trail:ref | 1 | 0.00 | 5y | ||
| made_in | 1 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
| note:colour | 1 | 0.00 | 5m | ||
| source:ref:old | 1 | 0.00 | 3y | ||
| is_in:city | 1 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
| stamped | 1 | 0.00 | 23m | ||
| photograph | 1 | 0.00 | 8w | ||
| horse | 1 | 0.00 | 5w | ||
| collection_times_1 | 1 | 0.00 | 2y | ||
| survey | 1 | 0.00 | 7y | ||
| mail:barcode-returns | 1 | 0.00 | 22m | ||
| lit | 1 | 0.00 | 7y |
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