How many address fields would you use for a UK database?

Question

Address records are probably used in most database, but I\'ve seen a number of slightly different sets of fields used to store them. The number of fields seems to vary from

Answer 1

Premises elements

• Sub Building Name
• Building Name
• Building Number
• Organisation Name
• Department Name
• PO Box Number

Thoroughfare elements

• Dependent Thoroughfare Name
• Dependent Thoroughfare Descriptor
• Thoroughfare Name
• Thoroughfare Descriptor

Locality elements

• Double Dependent Locality
• Dependent Locality
• Post Town

Postcode element

• Postcode

This answer may be a few years late, but it's aimed at those like myself looking for guidance on how to correctly format postal addresses for both storing in a database (or the likes of it) and for printing purposes.

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Taken from Royal Mail Doc, link below - conveniently titled the 'Programmers Guide'

• Technical specififcation for users of PAF

Page 27 - 42 was most helpful for me.