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House number envy

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  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    davidmcn wrote: »
    I suspect the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue would tell you that four-digit house numbers are the way to go.
    I doubt the current resident is even aware of the full postal address.
  • phoebe1989seb
    phoebe1989seb Posts: 4,452 Forumite
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    edited 15 February 2018 at 6:03PM
    AdrianC wrote: »
    We don't have a road name, let alone a number.
    Our full official Royal Mail address is housename, village, next village, county, postcode.

    Our last-but-one house was similar -

    House name, village, county, postcode.

    New house - hoping to exchange on purchase any minute! - will be -

    House name, road, village, county, postcode.

    Previously our addresses have been -

    1) 8
    2) 7
    3) 53
    4) 8 (this one had a name as well as a number)
    5) 8
    6)120 (another with a name as well)
    7) Name only
    8) 1

    Until fairly recently, I thought we had some strange attraction to number 8s/numbers adding up to 8 (5+3), lol!

    Only other address I've had - apart from student digs - was 216 (family home from age 0-18).........
    Mortgage-free for fourteen years!

    Over £40,000 mis-sold PPI reclaimed
  • Carrot007
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    We don't have a road name, let alone a number.
    Our full official Royal Mail address is housename, village, next village, county, postcode.

    Really? as official royal mail address's never include the county. and next village would only be used if it was in fact bigger and more a town.
  • Mahsroh
    Mahsroh Posts: 769 Forumite
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    What about 4 digits......1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, for example!

    Actually, thinking about the current residents, you're spot on. More digits must come with less class!!
  • hazyjo
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    ProDave wrote: »
    I used to live at No 1. But there were only a total of 6 in the street.
    When I was at no 3, there were only 4 in the street :D Anyone beat that?
    2024 wins: *must start comping again!*
  • Mahsroh
    Mahsroh Posts: 769 Forumite
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    davidmcn wrote: »
    I suspect the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue would tell you that four-digit house numbers are the way to go.

    I really should read threads properly before replying!! :rotfl:
  • AdrianC
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    Carrot007 wrote: »
    Really? as official royal mail address's never include the county. and next village would only be used if it was in fact bigger and more a town.
    My apologies. It's actually city rather than (similarly named) county. The population of this village is about twice that of the other one in the address (less than 500 between the two), but they're on the main road.
  • lovehols
    lovehols Posts: 214 Forumite
    I'm a number 1. Moving to a house with a name soon though, does anyone want to buy my No 1 house then?
  • unforeseen
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    I live at 29, there are only 15 houses in my close
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    There is an address that was always historically just: Number 1, London.

    Apsley House.
    http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/apsley-house/
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