> It seems to me that result no. 2 is more accurate because its postal > code matches the input address while the first result does not.
The problem is that the geocoder hasn't actually been given an address to search for, it's been given an address fragment, even a partial postcode. Ambiguous question, ambiguous answer. In the absence of crucial information it has to make some guesses. Those guesses may not be the same guesses that would be made by a human who understands UK addressing format. UK postcode searching in the geocoder operates under its own special handicap, search the group for that. Providing a town name generally overcomes that. The result 'accuracy' is about the expected accuracy of the lat/long result as it relates to the appropriate result address ; it has nothing to do with how close a text match it is, don't be misled. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en.
