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  2. Postcode Address File - Wikipedia

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    The Postcode Address File (PAF) is a database that contains all known "delivery points" and postcodes in the United Kingdom. The PAF is a collection of over 29 million Royal Mail postal addresses and 1.8 million postcodes . [ 1 ]

  3. Repointing - Wikipedia

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    Repointing is the process of renewing the pointing, which is the external part of mortar joints, in masonry construction. Over time, weathering and decay cause voids in the joints between masonry units, usually in bricks , allowing the undesirable entrance of water.

  4. Postcodes in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The full delivery address including postcode can be validated against the Royal Mail Postcode Address File (PAF), which lists 29 million valid delivery addresses, [27] constituting most (but not all) addresses in the UK. [28] A regular expression for validating UK postcodes is specified in the British Standards document BS 7666. [29]

  5. House numbering - Wikipedia

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    A house number in Paris, France. House numbering is the system of giving a unique number to each building in a street or area, with the intention of making it easier to locate a particular building. The house number is often part of a postal address. The term describes the number of any building (residential or commercial) with a mailbox, or ...

  6. Address Point - Wikipedia

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    Address Point is a mapping/GIS data product supplied by Great Britain's national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey.It is based on the UK’s postal mail organisation, the Royal Mail, list of postal addresses, Postcode Address File (PAF).

  7. Postal counties of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The 1960s saw an increase in the number of addresses the Post Office delivered to, but a decrease in the volume of mail sent, which caused a significant drop in revenue and a proportionate increase in operational costs. [15] Furthermore, retaining the existing postal county boundaries was explained as largely due to cost reasons.

  8. Address book - Wikipedia

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    A blank page in a typical paper address book. An address book or a name and address book is a book, or a database used for storing entries, [1] called contacts.Each contact entry usually consists of a few standard fields (for example: first name, last name, company name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, fax number, mobile phone number).

  9. Affordability of housing in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Median house prices in London the median house now cost up to 12 times the median London salary. In 1995, the median house price was £83,000, 4.4 times the median income. By 2012–13, the median income in London had increased to £24,600 and the median London house price had increased to £300,000, 12.2 times median income [8]