Postcode Puzzles

Personalised puzzles of your very own locale!

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This product is manufactured to your personal specification and so delivery usually takes around 7 working days. We need a full street address and post code to customise your order and you will be asked for these details at our Checkout.

House shaped centre piece

Jigsaw enthusiasts are usually thought of in the same context as trainspotters, macramé buffs and avid viewers of Time Team. But perhaps that's because most of us associate jigsaw puzzles with naff images of cutesy kittens, fantasy vistas, dull tourist attractions and twee thatched cottages from an era that never was.

The point being, it's invariably the subject of the jigsaw that lets it down, not the puzzle itself. For this very reason, your genre-reinventing friends here at Firebox are proud to unveil what we believe to be the next generation of jigsaws.

Postcode Puzzles are unique, 255 or 400 piece map jigsaws centred on a place of YOUR choice. Simply give us the full postcode of the property you'd like at the centre of your puzzle - be it your own humble abode or a friend or relative's pad - and leave the rest to us.

Piece together your local area

Before you can say "SW2 4RT" we'll send you an utterly absorbing, totally personalised map-based puzzle that will not only test, but also increase your local geographical knowledge. Which can only be a good thing if you're one of those people who have difficulty finding their way home when in an advanced state of refreshment.

All pieces are crafted in high-quality 1.5mm millboard - meaning they'll fit together beautifully like, well, like a jigsaw. The centre piece is even in the shape of a house. What's more, each complete 255 piece puzzle measures a coffee table friendly 35.6cm x 27.1cm (400 piece 47.2cm x 31.2cm )so you won't have to clear away the furniture for floor - based assembly.

Postcode Puzzles are guaranteed to give you a whole new grasp of your local surroundings and provide you with hours of maptastic entertainment. Just remember, we know where you live. Sort of.

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Please note:

Only Aerial Puzzles come with an accompanying picture.
When ordering this product online, you will be asked for the full street address and post code you wish to order in a special box on our Checkout page.
Landranger Postcode Puzzles only cover mainland England, Scotland and Wales.(addresses in Northern Ireland and offshore islands are not available for this puzzle).
London Streetmap ("Bartholomew") Postcode Puzzles only cover within the M25.
Aerial and Victorian Postcode Puzzles cover only mainland England and Wales.(addresses in Scotland, Northern Ireland and offshore islands are not available for this puzzle).
Postcode Puzzles cannot be delivered outside the UK. We apologise for any inconvenience.
It is not possible to include a personalised message with this gift - we apologise for any inconvenience.
All personalised products will ship separately as they are produced with no extra postage charge

Product Details:

Ships in a presentation box with space for you to personalise with the name of the property/area.
Puzzles are only available for GB postcodes (England, Scotland, Wales).
Please allow around 7 working days for delivery.
If your order includes other Firebox products, this item will ship separately.
255-piece assembled size: 356 x 271mm.
400-piece assembled size: 472 x 312mm.
Hand made using quality 1.5mm Millboard.
Four map bases from which to choose: Ordnance Survey Landranger (1:50 000); London Streetmap ("Bartholomew") street level mapping (1:12 000); Victorian Ordnance Survey mapping (1:10 000); or, Getmapping Aerial Photography (1:4 520).
Landranger® Mapping sourced from Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency of Great Britain.
Landranger® Mapping at 1:50,000 scale, covering an area of 8 miles north to south and 11 miles east to west around your centre point.
Ordnance Survey® Landranger® Mapping
An ideal popular choice for smaller towns and villages, this selection covers either an area of 8 miles north to south and 11 miles east to west for the 255-piece jigsaw, or an area of 9 miles N to S and 14.5 miles E to W around your selected centre point for the 400-piece jigsaw. Landranger Postcode Puzzles only cover mainland England, Scotland and Wales
Victorian Ordnance Survey Mapping
Packed with period detail, this fascinating map base displays the selected locality as it appeared over 100 years ago. The 255-piece version covers an area of 1.7 miles north to south and 2.2 miles east to west. The 400-piece version covers an area of approximately 2 miles north to south and 3 miles east to west. England & Wales only.
Getmapping Aerial Photography
This is a spectacular aerial photographic base that gives you a bird’s eye view of your surrounding community. Shows either 1 mile east to west and 3/4 miles north to south for the 255-piece jigsaw, or an area of 1.4 miles E to W and 1 mile N to S for the 400-piece jigsaw. England & Wales only.

Please note: Most aerial photographs used in the puzzles were taken between 2005 and 2010, though a small number may have been 2003.
London Streetmap ("Bartholomew") Street-Level London Mapping
Colourful and highly detailed coverage. Shows either 2 miles north to south and 2.6 miles east to west for the 255-piece jigsaw, or an area of 2.4 miles N to S and 3.5 miles E to W around your specified centre point for the 400-piece jigsaw. Only available for Greater London inside the M25
Please Note: Only Aerial Puzzles come with an accompanying picture.

Terms and Conditions:
Our Postcode Puzzles are custom-made bespoke to your exact specification. This means we are unable to offer our usual 30-day no quibble money back guarantee if you later change your mind, or otherwise decide to return this product through no fault of Firebox.com. Please see Terms and Conditions for full details. This does not affect your statutory rights.

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This is the Postcode Puzzle bought for my dad a Xmas!
Matthew Rulten - 29th Dec 2004

Video URL: http://www.firebox.com/video/431

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Why, oh why is Scotland and Northern Ireland not covered by an Aerial puzzle??? I'd love to get one for my Mum - in fact, i've been looking to for years - surely the company that manufactures these could be persuaded to make aerial versions of the whole country?! Google Earth images don't just stop at the borders!! Otherwise, loving your work Firebox! x.
Veila, Glasgow - 14th November 2011

Firebox says: We completely understand Veila. Rest assured that if they were available to us, we would make them available to you!

I bought three Victorian and one Aerial map as gifts. I was a bit concerned as the packaging didn't look like something that had cost anything like the price, also as it seemed a bit of a whacky idea. However, all three couples really enjoyed theirs, two said they were the best pressie they received. The other was my Dad who can be quite grumpy but he was so proud of his he took it to show his mates in the pub. My brother is framing his for the wall! The Victorian ones were of very small villages and one especially was all fields. Very difficult but they obviously enjoyed it enormously.
Jo Wise, Cambridgeshire - 20th January 2011

I LOVED THIS! and so did my Dad as it was his present - I just gave my review but read some of the others below and was shocked that people weren't as entusiastic. My looked great, the ariel pic was really good resolution we can clearly see our house and garden and it looks great centred in the puzzle. I don't understand what inst fab about it?! :( I'm sad people didn't love theirs like we do.... A jigsaw isn't just for Christmas its for life!
Vicki, Wakefield - 5th January 2011

Bought this for my Darling Daddy for Christmas 2010. He absolutely loved it!!! It has a cute middle piece shaped like a house where your house is...I loved that touch! He's the type that has everything, likes and wants nothing. This was perfect. He did the ariel one and and now is thinking of getting another. I think he might even have them framed when he's finished playing with them! Fab pressie & I highly recommend. Plus Firebox is a great site, with the best customer service team I have ever dealt with!
Vicki, Wakefield - 5th January 2011

I bought this last Christmas for my son-in-law, he thought it was brilliant, a great present for the man who has everything.
Jennifer Heyes, Botlon Lancashire - 18th December 2010

I bought this for my Dad for a birthday present as he is jigsaw mad! He finally took time to complete the puzzle and asked me over to take a look and I must say how very disappointed I was!
Lee Pearce, Lydd Kent - 27th November 2010

Firebox says: Sorry to hear that Lee - unfortunately the overall look of the puzzle is dependent on the chosen postcode and what the area looks like from above.

This sounds great, but can the location be coastal and will it look crap with just a big bit of blue?
Kingo, Swindon - 22nd February 2010

Firebox says: You certainly can. A sea puzzle might be challenging though!

I was thinking of getting one for my mums birthday(20/2), but didn't actually order it until the 14/2(oops!). I was prepared to eat humble pie, and tell mum her present would have to wait, but it arrived yesterday(19/2). Great gift and great service!
Duncan Hadland, Hounslow - 20th February 2010

Poor product; put the jigsaw straight in the compost, not worthy of a present. Box could be useful for something. Problem: the aerial view is such low resolution you cannot make out any detail. There are much better ways of getting what you want: use Google Maps picture and a customised jigsaw website.
Will, London - 14th December 2009

Firebox says: The guide image included in the Aerial puzzle is a lot smaller than the actual puzzle. The piece of paper the guide is on, is roughly A5 and the puzzles are roughly A3 so the guide is four times smaller than the puzzle. In printing terms the puzzle image is 200% bigger than the guide. So once completed you should have an amazing likeness.

Would have bought this only it doesn't cover NI! :o(.
Tricia, NI - 29th October 2009

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