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Ask HN: Google won't fix my address in maps- I'm lost

10 pointsby rexfuzzlealmost 3 years ago
First off, this is after trying to edit it in google maps, then when that didn&#x27;t work, reaching out on maps communities who also couldn&#x27;t help.<p>The crux of the issue is that I don&#x27;t have a street number, but I do have a house name and number. My address is something like: 2 My House Name My Street Name Postal Code<p>That is what it says on the Royal Mail&#x27;s address checker, the title deed and every other map, except google. The edit I submitted via google maps still says pending a couple of months later and the communities forum doesn&#x27;t accept that I don&#x27;t have a street number and so can&#x27;t&#x2F;won&#x27;t help.<p>The effects of this is that nobody can find my house on google maps which I&#x27;m learning that quite a few delivery services use.<p>Anybody got any hints or suggestions?

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camhenlinalmost 3 years ago
I posted this in a similar thread. It seems like you’re in the UK which might change things a bit but it may help you:<p>I had a similar problem trying to get my address added to Google Maps and other platforms! I live in the US, and the post office changed my address (new number and street name) when a new road was cut in near my house. It was incredibly frustrating! I tried on and off for weeks submitting reports, which were all closed or ignored. I figured out that if you create a business, Google will let you put in the address of the business and drop a pin on the map where the business is. They do not verify if the street address was previously in their database. So I created a fake business on Google and gave it my home address, and dropped a pin on my house. It showed up on the map within hours. Kind of hacky, but problem solved. Good luck!
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Bilal_ioalmost 3 years ago
I am a Google Local Guide level 6, and I was able to modify locations in the past for places I lived at, my friend&#x27;s house and places I&#x27;ve visited, Google usually approved those within a couple of days.<p>I suggest you find a Local Guide with a high level that can make those modifications for you, Google is likely to accept theirs.
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