# Supported Territories

The [PAF](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/guides/what-is-paf) dataset covers the UK only. This includes:

* England
* Scotland
* Wales
* Northern Ireland
* Guernsey
* Jersey
* Isle of Man

## Datapoints Returned by the API[​](#datapoints-returned-by-the-api "Direct link to Datapoints Returned by the API")

With respect to our API the following datapoints are returned

| Country          | Country Field `(country)` | Post Town Field `(post_town)`                | Example Postcode `(postcode)` | ISO Code (Alpha 2, 3) |
| ---------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | --------------------- |
| England          | `England`                 | Any English post town, e.g. `LONDON`         | `SW1A 2AA`                    | `GB` or `GBR`         |
| Scotland         | `Scotland`                | Any Scottish post town, e.g. `ABERDEEN`      | `AB10 1BJ`                    | `GB` or `GBR`         |
| Wales            | `Wales`                   | Any Welsh post town, e.g. `CARDIFF`          | `CF5 6HG`                     | `GB` or `GBR`         |
| Northern Ireland | `Northern Ireland`        | Any Northern Irish post town, e.g. `BELFAST` | `BT1 2JE`                     | `GB` or `GBR`         |
| Guernsey         | `Channel Islands`         | Only `GUERNSEY`                              | `GY1 1BB`                     | `GG` or `GGY`         |
| Jersey           | `Channel Islands`         | Only `JERSEY`                                | `JE1 1JP`                     | `JE` or `JEY`         |
| Isle of Man      | `Isle of Man`             | Only `ISLE OF MAN`                           | `IM1 4AU`                     | `IM` or `IMN`         |

### Patterns to Note[​](#patterns-to-note "Direct link to Patterns to Note")

* Guernsey and Jersey always return `Channel Islands` as the `country` field but Isle of Man returns `Isle of Man`
* Guernsey always begin `GY`
* Jersey postcodes always begin `JE`
* Isle of Man postcodes always begin `IM`
* Northern Ireland postcodes always begin `BT`
* Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey `post_town` fields are the territories uppercased