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A description of the resource identified by http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ontology/postcode/PostcodeUnit
| Label | Postcode Unit |
|---|---|
| Comment | An area covered by a particular postcode. Postcodes are an alphanumeric abbreviated form of address. Postcode units are unique references and identify an average of 15 addresses. In some cases, where an address receives a substantial amount of mail, a postcode will apply to only one address (a large-user postcode). The maximum number of addresses in a postcode is 100. A sub-area of a postcode sector, indicated by the two letters of the inward postcode, which identifies one or more small-user postcode delivery points or an individual large-user postcode. There are approximately 1.7 million postcode units in the UK. |
| Type | Class |
| Defined by | Postcode.owl |
| Subclass of | 599f9f8d39a3bae9d87996a9b01da8a6 437dda562038b7af855846e608062275 5d809924c4aa8135d3532b1556c98d20 2e32337675d2a4e081b882d1929d269e 0c68300c8fda9218566369d84cdfdbdd E891c0038f660cd70a88026b5652720c 588f284d6b6984abdeee82d1243db81f |
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