Class: PostalAddressClass
Any postal address associated with a user, returned by an Address Lookup API or by manual data input.
JSON schema: di_vocab:PostalAddress
URI: di_vocab:PostalAddressClass
Uses Mixin
- mixin: PostalAddressUKClass - A UK postal address associated with a user, returned by an Address Lookup API or by manual data input.
JSON schema: di_vocab:PostalAddressUK
Examples
- Building Number
- Building Name with UPRN
- Building Name without UPRN
- Building Number with Building Name
- Building Number with Dependent Address Locality
- Sub Building Name with Building Name
- Sub Building Name with Building Number
Close mapping: adb:Address
Close mapping: schema:PostalAddress
- mixin: PostalAddressInternationalClass - An international postal address associated with a user, returned by an Address Lookup API or by manual data input.
JSON schema: di_vocab:PostalAddressInternationalClass
Examples
- Building Number
- Building Number and Organisation Name
- Building Name and Number and Organisation Name
- PO Box Number
Close mapping: adb:Address
Close mapping: schema:PostalAddress
Referenced by Class
- None address 0..* PostalAddressClass
Attributes
Mixed in from PostalAddressGeneralClass:
- buildingNumber 0..1
- Description: The building number is a number given to a single building or a small group of buildings, thus identifying it from its neighbours, for example, 44. Building numbers that contain a range, decimals or non-numeric characters do not appear in this field but will be found in the buildingName or the sub-BuildingName fields. NOTE - This is a string representation of the building number.
Close mapping: adb:buildingNumber
- Range: String
- Description: The building number is a number given to a single building or a small group of buildings, thus identifying it from its neighbours, for example, 44. Building numbers that contain a range, decimals or non-numeric characters do not appear in this field but will be found in the buildingName or the sub-BuildingName fields. NOTE - This is a string representation of the building number.
Mixed in from PostalAddressGeneralClass:
- buildingName 0..1
- Description: The building name is a description applied to a single building or a small group of buildings, such as Highfield House. This also includes those building numbers that contain non-numeric characters, such as 44A. Some descriptive names, when included with the rest of the address, are sufficient to identify the property uniquely and unambiguously, for example, MAGISTRATES COURT. Sometimes the building name will be a blend of distinctive and descriptive naming, for example, RAILWAY TAVERN (PUBLIC HOUSE) or THE COURT ROYAL (HOTEL).
Close mapping: adb:buildingName
- Range: String
- Description: The building name is a description applied to a single building or a small group of buildings, such as Highfield House. This also includes those building numbers that contain non-numeric characters, such as 44A. Some descriptive names, when included with the rest of the address, are sufficient to identify the property uniquely and unambiguously, for example, MAGISTRATES COURT. Sometimes the building name will be a blend of distinctive and descriptive naming, for example, RAILWAY TAVERN (PUBLIC HOUSE) or THE COURT ROYAL (HOTEL).
Mixed in from PostalAddressGeneralClass:
- poBoxNumber 0..1
- Description: Post Office Box (PO Box) number.
Exact mapping: adb:poBoxNumber
- Range: String
- Description: Post Office Box (PO Box) number.
Mixed in from PostalAddressGeneralClass:
- organisationName 0..1
- Description: The organisation name is the business name given to a delivery point within a building or small group of buildings. E.g. TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE This field could also include entries for churches, public houses and libraries.
Close mapping: adb:organisationName
- Range: String
- Description: The organisation name is the business name given to a delivery point within a building or small group of buildings. E.g. TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE This field could also include entries for churches, public houses and libraries.
Mixed in from PostalAddressGeneralClass:
- departmentName 0..1
- Description: For some organisations, department name is indicated because mail is received by subdivisions of the main organisation at distinct delivery points. E.g. Organisation Name - ABC COMMUNICATIONS Department Name - MARKETING DEPARTMENT
Close mapping: adb:departmentName
- Range: String
- Description: For some organisations, department name is indicated because mail is received by subdivisions of the main organisation at distinct delivery points. E.g. Organisation Name - ABC COMMUNICATIONS Department Name - MARKETING DEPARTMENT
Mixed in from PostalAddressGeneralClass:
- subBuildingName 0..1
- Description: The sub-building name and/or number are identifiers for subdivisions of properties. E.g. Sub-building Name - FLAT 3 Building Name - POPLAR COURT Thoroughfare - LONDON ROAD NOTE - If the address is styled as 3 POPLAR COURT, all the text will be shown in the Building Name attribute and the Sub-building Name will be empty. The building number will be shown in this field when it contains a range, decimal or non-numeric character (see Building Number).
Close mapping: adb:subBuildingName
- Range: String
- Description: The sub-building name and/or number are identifiers for subdivisions of properties. E.g. Sub-building Name - FLAT 3 Building Name - POPLAR COURT Thoroughfare - LONDON ROAD NOTE - If the address is styled as 3 POPLAR COURT, all the text will be shown in the Building Name attribute and the Sub-building Name will be empty. The building number will be shown in this field when it contains a range, decimal or non-numeric character (see Building Number).
Mixed in from PostalAddressGeneralClass:
- streetName 0..1
- Description: A thoroughfare/street is fundamentally a road, track or named access route, for example, HIGH STREET.
Close mapping - adb:thoroughfare
- Range: String
- Description: A thoroughfare/street is fundamentally a road, track or named access route, for example, HIGH STREET.
Mixed in from PostalAddressGeneralClass:
- addressLocality 0..1
- Description: The town or city in which the address resides.
Close mapping: adb:postTown
Exact mapping: schema:addressLocality
- Range: String
- Description: The town or city in which the address resides.
Mixed in from PostalAddressGeneralClass:
- postalCode 0..1
- Description: A UK postcode is an abbreviated form of address made up of combinations of between five and seven alphanumeric characters. International postal codes have different formats.
Exact mapping: schema:postalCode
- Range: String
- Description: A UK postcode is an abbreviated form of address made up of combinations of between five and seven alphanumeric characters. International postal codes have different formats.
Mixed in from PostalAddressGeneralClass:
- addressCountry 0..1
- Description: The country. Provided as the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, hence this only closely maps rather than exactly maps to schema.org which permits any text.
Close mapping: schema:addressCountry
- Range: String
- Description: The country. Provided as the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, hence this only closely maps rather than exactly maps to schema.org which permits any text.
Mixed in from PostalAddressUKClass:
- uprn 0..1
Mixed in from PostalAddressUKClass:
- dependentStreetName 0..1
- Description: In certain places, for example, town centres, there are named thoroughfares/streets within other named thoroughfares/streets, for example, parades of shops on a high street where different parades have their own identity. For example, KINGS PARADE, HIGH STREET and QUEENS PARADE, HIGH STREET.
Close mapping: adb:dependentThoroughfare
- Range: String
- Description: In certain places, for example, town centres, there are named thoroughfares/streets within other named thoroughfares/streets, for example, parades of shops on a high street where different parades have their own identity. For example, KINGS PARADE, HIGH STREET and QUEENS PARADE, HIGH STREET.
Mixed in from PostalAddressUKClass:
- doubleDependentAddressLocality 0..1
- Description: This is used to distinguish between similar thoroughfares/streets or the same thoroughfare/street within a dependent locality. For example, Millbrook Industrial Estate and Cranford Estate in this situation - BRUNEL WAY, MILLBROOK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MILLBROOK, SOUTHAMPTON and BRUNEL WAY, CRANFORD ESTATE, MILLBROOK, SOUTHAMPTON.
Close mapping: adb:doubleDependentLocality
- Range: String
- Description: This is used to distinguish between similar thoroughfares/streets or the same thoroughfare/street within a dependent locality. For example, Millbrook Industrial Estate and Cranford Estate in this situation - BRUNEL WAY, MILLBROOK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MILLBROOK, SOUTHAMPTON and BRUNEL WAY, CRANFORD ESTATE, MILLBROOK, SOUTHAMPTON.
Mixed in from PostalAddressUKClass:
- dependentAddressLocality 0..1
- Description: Dependent locality areas define an area within a town. These are only necessary to aid differentiation where there are thoroughfares/streets of the same name in the same locality. For example, HIGH STREET in SHIRLEY and SWAYTHLING in this situation - HIGH STREET, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON and HIGH STREET, SWAYTHLING, SOUTHAMPTON.
Close mapping: adb:dependentLocality
- Range: String
- Description: Dependent locality areas define an area within a town. These are only necessary to aid differentiation where there are thoroughfares/streets of the same name in the same locality. For example, HIGH STREET in SHIRLEY and SWAYTHLING in this situation - HIGH STREET, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON and HIGH STREET, SWAYTHLING, SOUTHAMPTON.
Mixed in from PostalAddressInternationalClass:
- addressRegion 0..1
- Description: The region in which the locality is, and which is in the country, provided as text. For example, California, or another appropriate first-level Administrative division.
Exact mapping: schema:addressRegion
- Range: String
- Description: The region in which the locality is, and which is in the country, provided as text. For example, California, or another appropriate first-level Administrative division.
Other properties
| See also: | ../json-schemas/PostalAddress.json | |
| Close Mappings: | schema:PostalAddress | |
| adb:Address |