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No specific reason - and they don't always follow that pattern... There are many streets in the UK that have sequential numbers on one side, continuing on the other. This can happen when a row of houses is built next to private land.

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Q: Why are there even house numbers on one side of the street and odd numbers on the other side?
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How do you use odd and even numbers in real life?

House numbers are often odds on one side of the street, evens on the other.


Why do addresses have even and odd number?

Usually the even numbers are one side of the street and the odds on the other side.


What is the odd side of the road?

As the house numbers are, odd numbers on one side, even numbers on the other side.


The houses on Pine Street are numbered from 1 to 140?

The houses on Pine Street and most other streets are numbered so that even numbered homes are on one side of the street while odd numbered homes are on the other. If Pine Street has homes numbered from 1 to 140, it is likely that they are divided by odd and even numbers.


Why are house numbers 4 numbers apart?

Numbers on each side of the road are separated by a gap of 2, not 4, as one side has even numbers while the other has odd. If another house is built between two numbers, it simply receives a suffixed number such as '24A' or '1839B'.


What numbers are prime but also even?

There are no other prime numbers that are even but 2.


It is possible that there are even prime numbers other than 2?

No. All other even numbers can be divided by 2.


Why are there no other even prime numbers?

Because all other even numbers can be divided by two. Therefore, two is the only even prime number.


Which prime numbers are even numbers?

2 is the only even prime number, because all other even numbers can be divided as 2.


What are some even prime numbers other than 2?

2 is the only even prime number. This is so because other even numbers are divisible by 2 which implies they are composite. So, there are no even prime numbers other than 2.


Why do houses have numbers on the outside of the house?

In order to deliver mail, carriers needed a way to identify houses from the outside. A simple number system was developed using even numbers on the left side of the street/road and odd numbers on the right side of the street/road. Numbers had to be posted prominently, near the front door (most doors had mail slots back then). Later, fire and police services required large reflective numbers on all houses.


How many even numbered house on a street with houses numbered 1 to 37?

18