Tag:building=residential

building = residential
Description
A general tag for a building constructed primarily for residential purposes.
Group: Buildings
Used on these elements
Useful combination
building:levels=*
See also
building=apartments building=detached building=terrace building=semidetached_house building=hut building=ger building=houseboat building=static_caravan building=house
Status: de facto
Tools for this tag
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Wikidata
Q11755880

A general tag for a building used primarily for residential purposes.

Where additional detail is available consider using one or more areas tagged as

• building=apartments
• building=detached
• building=terrace
• building=semidetached_house
• building=hut
• building=ger
• building=houseboat
• building=static_caravan
• building=house

See full list at Key:building#Accommodation

Possible Tagging Mistakes

• type=residential

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