Numbering of houses converted into flats.

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When a house is made into 2 flats and one is nuber 10 and the other then becomes 10a, is it usually the upstairs flat that becomes 10a, or the ground floor one? Or is there no rule and I'm talking complete tosh?

Basically, I want to send a letter to an old frind but can't remember if she lives at 10 or 10a. All I know is that it is a flat that looks like the upstairs of a house. It's a council property, if that makes any difference.

I don't have her phone number, she lives far away, I can't ask anyone else, and the letter is too personal for me to risk sending it to the wrong flat and someone she knows reading it!

So, is there anyway I can find out exactly what number she lives at or do I need to throw the letter away?

I would have thought (but not certain) that if the house is converted then the original entrance (if it still exists) would be 10 and then the other flat 10a.

I would imagine that if you don't get it right the postie would hopefully notice, perhaps highlight your friend's name and at least if it goes to the neighbour by mistake (which it might do even if you get the address right) it will draw it to their attention.

In our house bills etc get torn open without a second glance to the name on the front but personal letters would get a bit more attention as firstly they are so rare and secondly it is fun to try and work out who they are from before opening them, however this could just be us.

Is she on the phone and not ex-d? If so you can look her up on bt.com which will show her address.

I would assume the upstairs would be 10a too though.

Or you could write "Upstairs flat at 10 xxxx xxxx"?

In any case posties don't always get it right - ours delivered our own, no. 18, plus some for no. 20 and some for no. 22 the other day

Postie noticing? Round here I have never seen the same one twice, doubt very much he/she/ would know if I lived in my flat or timbucto (sp). FWIW, when I lived in a house conversion, there was ground floor and first floor, then the number of the house.

I'd go for "top floor Flat, 10 X Street"

I don't actually think our postman can read though. At least one of them can't anyway.

Thank you for your suggestions.

Janh, she doesn't have a landline, that's a useful website for future reference though

I don't think putting 'uptairs flat' would work because there are two separate entrances and you can't tell from the outside which is for the downstairs flat and which one is for the one upstairs.

Anyone else think that it probably is 10a??

10a would be my guess. I can't imagine the other resident wouldn't post it through the other lettbox if it's wrong anyway.

You might find her on 192.com actually. I think you just need name and area.

Wow, what a great site! I found her, and a few long lost buddies

Good

Was it 10a then?

Yes, 10a

We livedin one of these for a while - and we just said 10 rather than a/b - as we shared a common entrance and all the mail got put together.... our neighbour was fine so whoever got home first sorted the mail and put it in front of the respective doors. But from memory as ours was the upstairs we were also addressed as 10a...

hope that helps

duh - did not read the whole thread and I see you got an answer anyway.....

Top floor flat is fine! No ambiguity there!