Analysing UK Post Office Data in OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap records the location of Post Offices using the amenity=post_office tag. The tool provides statistics, reports and maps to compare the data in OpenStreetMap with data from Post Office Ltd, supplied under the Open Government Licence.
Post Office Summary Statistics
| Source | Branches | Percent | Updated |
|---|
| POL Branch List | 11682 | | 2022‑05‑27 |
| OSM | 9272 | 79.4% | 2023‑05‑31 |
| OSM (matched) | 8533 | 73.0% | 2023‑05‑31 |
| OSM (matched by ID) | 6366 | 54.5% | 2023‑05‑31 |
Improving OSM Coverage
- OSM Post Office Progress
- View the progress of mapping all Post Office Branches by postal area.
- OSM Mapping Notes
- Guidelines and suggestions on how to use the Post Office data to improve OpenStreetMap.
Data Comparison Reports
- POL Distant Matches
- Lists Branches from the official list that may have an erroneous location, as they have been matched to an OSM object more than a certain distance away.
- OSM Unmatched Objects
- Reports on OSM Post Office objects that have not been matched to a branch on the official list.
- OSM Suspicious Names Report
- Lists nodes and ways tagged with amenity=post_office, with a name=* tag that indicates they might not be a Post Office after all.
- OSM Opening Hours Issues
- Lists nodes and ways tagged with amenity=post_office, with a non-standard opening_hours=* tag.
- OSM Tag Keys Report
- List of all keys used on post box nodes, ordered by number of occurrences.
- OSM Tag Lists
- Various reports listing Post Offices with specific tags defined:
OSM History
Data derived from OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap Contributors, licensed under Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL). XAPI courtesy of Overpass API.
