Thanks Harry, Very useful & easy to add.
Regards Nick On Saturday, 20 June 2026 at 13:19:36 UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: > After 5 years this is again the first UK postcodes POI file. > Dougal (Chris Bell) made them regularly but somewhere in 2021-2022 (or so) > he stopped, so I stopped creating these UK postcode POI files. > > It was now brought to my attention by "mariush444" that Chris had released > a new file in May 2026. > So I created a new UK postcode POI file. See below > > For more info on usage and how to create it yourself: see the Readme > <https://github.com/hvdwolf/OsmAnd-UKpostcodes/blob/master/README.md> on > my github repository. > > These postcodes are POIs. It means that you can't use the postcode address > search from the address pane. The postcodes in that screen are real > postcodes connected to addresses. > This postcodes POI file contains POIs with coordinates with the name of a > postcode. Actually the same as searching for "Tower Bridge", "Eiffel tower" > or likewise POIs. In this case you search for postcodes like 'ct14 8eu' or > 'EX34 7EX' (uppercase or lowercase) via the magnifying glass in the top of > your map screen or in the white bar in the top of the search screen , and > it will find the postcode(s). > > The zipped version needs to be manually unzipped. The (unzipped) > UK_postcodes_poi_europe.obf can simply be copied into your OsmAnd folder > between the other maps, ór you copy it somewhere on your internal > memory/SD-card and double-click it and OsmAnd will import it. > > Note that since 2021 also more postcodes have been added to the United > Kingdom OSM data, so you might find double entries from my POI file and > from the OsmAnd maps themselves. > > === Download from the releases page: > https://github.com/hvdwolf/OsmAnd-UKpostcodes/releases/tag/202605 > > Best, > Harry > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OsmAnd" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/5f0c22ac-7ea7-4c52-bae5-bc9724844725n%40googlegroups.com.
