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How to find a present day house, street or place in the U.K.
(or to find only the Post Code).

Please read all the instructions before leaving this page.

This page explains how to locate a present day house, street or place on a map using the Royal Mail web site and the Multimap site.

In order to locate a building or street on the maps on the Multimap site, you need to be able to obtain the postcode for the appropriate building/street/place from the Royal Mail site, make a note of it, and then go to the Multimap site and use the postcode to obtain a map.

Remember to use your "Back arrow" in the browser toolbar to return to this page!

 

Proceed as follows:

  1. Go to the Royal Mail site and click on the link marked "Postcode finder", this takes you to a "forms" page.
  2. On the forms page you will need to enter:
    1. The building number or name (if left blank, you will get a list of postcodes for the street)
    2. The Street name (could be left empty if you gave the building name)
    3. The place name.
  3. Press the "Search" button. You will receive back either a post code, list of postcodes (or a message saying that the place doesn't exist).
  4. Copy the post code to the clipboard (Ctrl C in Windows) or write it down.
  5. Go to the Multimap site
    1. Select the GB Post Codes from the "Among" list
    2. Paste (Ctrl V in Windows) or type the post code in the "Search for" bar
  6. Press the "Search" button.

In theory, you should receive back a map at a scale of 1:10,000 of the place you want. Street names should be marked, but not house numbers and building names. You can change the scale of the map using the "Map Scale" tool below the map.

If I've written confusing instructions, please drop me a line.

Happy Hunting!

Colin Hinson.

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[Last updated: 14 Dec 2006 - Brian Randell]