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I live at flat 8 of building 5, which through a strange quirk in the way addresses are created in my city & then recorded at the post office, accepts mail inten

I live at flat 8 of building 5, which through a strange quirk in the way addresses are created in my city & then recorded at the post office, accepts mail intended for both 8/5 and 5/8. A nearby neighbour in flat 5 of building 8 also receives mail intended for both 5/8 and 8/5. Most mail providers automatically adjust "flat 5 building 8, street name" to "5/8, street name", so we've got no way of fixing it. Everyone in the estate who lives in flat 9 or lower in their respective buildings has the same issue, and the issue also occurs in a bunch of other new builds in the city.

rwmj 3y ago
I have a friend who lives in a house which was knocked through from two houses. She has two addresses, either work. She also has two gas meters, two electric meters and so on, although she got those disconnected (to save on standing charges).
- ProllyInfamous 3y ago
  Exact same situation — except my structure was 100+ years old and also had Yet Another Address for utilities (from century-old infrastructure).
sega_sai 3y ago
Yes, I had the same issue previously. It was constant mixing between flat 1 building 2, vs flat 2 building 1 (2/1 vs 1/2). I think trying to be explicit 'Flat N, M X street' helps instead of using the A/B notation. (although now I leave in 7/7 so I don't care).
owisd 3y ago
I lived in a flat where the convention was to write the flat number like 8/5 and would occasionally get mail to the equivalent of 08-May.
PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago
They should combine this the street numbering/naming scheme seen in some western US states (notably Utah). Not hard to imagine the old US "10th St." followed by "11th St." etc. But in some towns, you get "10-1/2 St". I think I may even have seen "10.5th St" and maybe even "10-1/4 St". Someone explained this to me as a rational way to reference canonical "block size" but I'm unconvinced.
- zoky 3y ago
  There are a few areas in L.A. where between 137th St. and 138th St. you will find the much smaller 137th Pl.

rwmj 3y ago

I have a friend who lives in a house which was knocked through from two houses. She has two addresses, either work. She also has two gas meters, two electric meters and so on, although she got those disconnected (to save on standing charges).

ProllyInfamous 3y ago
Exact same situation — except my structure was 100+ years old and also had Yet Another Address for utilities (from century-old infrastructure).

sega_sai 3y ago

Yes, I had the same issue previously. It was constant mixing between flat 1 building 2, vs flat 2 building 1 (2/1 vs 1/2). I think trying to be explicit 'Flat N, M X street' helps instead of using the A/B notation. (although now I leave in 7/7 so I don't care).

owisd 3y ago

I lived in a flat where the convention was to write the flat number like 8/5 and would occasionally get mail to the equivalent of 08-May.

PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago

They should combine this the street numbering/naming scheme seen in some western US states (notably Utah). Not hard to imagine the old US "10th St." followed by "11th St." etc. But in some towns, you get "10-1/2 St". I think I may even have seen "10.5th St" and maybe even "10-1/4 St". Someone explained this to me as a rational way to reference canonical "block size" but I'm unconvinced.

zoky 3y ago
There are a few areas in L.A. where between 137th St. and 138th St. you will find the much smaller 137th Pl.