When an old friend sent Bryan Chapman a Christmas card, he was not sure of his house number or full postcode.

So he wrote a note on the envelope: Not sure of the number but he’s the bald bloke.

And it did the trick.

Bryan, of Volwycke Avenue, Maldon, said his road does not have a regular postman or woman who would know all the residents well.

“I suppose my receding hairline clearly helped," he joked.