House numbering

**firsttimer** · 19-04-2004, 18:27

We have just got back and were amazed that there are only 2 numbers in each 10!! Where we stayed the only numbers were 41, 47, 51, 57 etc. Does this happen everywhere? I assume it would be silly to think that they have an no. 13s!!

**george** · 19-04-2004, 18:52

This is, as far as i know, to enable a plot to be divided for example and other houses to be erected. Thus no need for 15, 15A, 15B etc The owners could just use the spare numbers not used in the original numbering of the road.

**athurstance** · 19-04-2004, 19:43

Gosh - in our road they have left 10 between each - so 1040 would be next door to 1030 and 1020 - don't think we could squeeze another 1 house in let alone 10.
I always wondered why the numbers on our community were so high - they are all in the 1000s yet there are no where near that many houses in total.

**steph_goodrum** · 19-04-2004, 20:46

Ours are the same and follow no particular order they are on 10 in the 200's on our side of the street but following round the corner of our cul de sac they start in the 300's so there is a difference of about 60 between me and my next door neighbour (I sure hope they dont think they will get 60 houses in there.!)

**Ruth** · 19-04-2004, 21:07

I thought the numbers was something to do with the position of the plot ie. a measurement from a set point? Or maybe I have lost the plot altogether[:I]

**Ray&Sarah** · 19-04-2004, 21:16

Yes Ruth that was what we were told as well. So we must have lost the plot as well.[msnwink]

**Ruth** · 19-04-2004, 21:28

At least I am not alone then

**Ray&Sarah** · 20-04-2004, 02:38

Another bit of useless information, although it seems to work! Odd numbered roads in the US travel basically North-South (i.e. US27) whereas even numbers travel East - West. At least that is what I was told by a work friend in the US. It just gets confusing when you have something like the I275, which is basically a ring road.
But generally it works.

**firsttimer** · 21-04-2004, 02:49

Another thing I noticed (seeing as we are on to roads) is that on main roads, the junction numbers (which must have been changed recently I think) coincide more or less with mileage. This means there isn't a 6, 7, 8, 9 etc. You might have 3, 9, 11, then a 45a and 45b. Am I right?