United Kingdom

Property	Value
Code	`GB`
Currency	`GBP`
Region	Europe, Northern Europe
Name order	Given name first
State	Not collected
Postcode	Required, checked, like `SW1A 1AA`
Rules	`GET /v1/countries/GB`

Form

The address form, in English. A field that is not required shows its optional label.

Fields

Field	Label	Required	Autocomplete
`country`	Country (list)	yes	`country`
`first_name`	First name	yes	`given-name`
`last_name`	Last name	yes	`family-name`
`line1`	Address	yes	`address-line1`
`line2`	Apartment, suite, etc.	no	`address-line2`
`city`	City	yes	`address-level2`
`postcode`	Postcode	yes	`postal-code`
`phone_number`	Phone number	no	`tel`
`email`	Email	yes	`email`

Postcode

Rule	Value
Required	yes
Pattern	`^[A-Z][A-Z0-9]{1,3}[0-9][A-Z]{2}$`
Example	`SW1A 1AA`
Written as	`## ###`, `### ###`, `#### ###`

Phone

Rule	Value
Calling code	`+44`
National prefix	`0`
Pattern	`^[0-9]{7,11}$`
Example	`07400 123456`
Written as	`### #### ####` from `02\|05\|07[06]`, `#### ### ####` from `01(?:1\d\|[2-9]1)\|0[389]`, `##### ######`

Address format

How an address is written for reading, on an order page, a receipt or a label: address.format in the rules.

CODE

{first_name} {last_name}
{line1}
{line2}
{city}
{postcode}
{country}

On an envelope, the city and postcode are written in capitals.

Example

A real address in United Kingdom, from address.example, written with the format and the state by its name:

CODE

John Smith
Great Russell Street
London
WC1B 3DG
United Kingdom

Messages

What the form shows under a field when a value is refused, in English. Every language is on its page under Languages.

Field	Error	Message
`country`	`not_selected`	Select a country
`first_name`	`blank`	Enter a first name
`first_name`	`invalid_characters`	First name can only contain letters, spaces, hyphens and apostrophes
`first_name`	`contains_emoji`	First name can't contain emojis
`first_name`	`too_long`	First name must be 255 characters or fewer
`last_name`	`blank`	Enter a last name
`last_name`	`invalid_characters`	Last name can only contain letters, spaces, hyphens and apostrophes
`last_name`	`contains_emoji`	Last name can't contain emojis
`last_name`	`too_long`	Last name must be 255 characters or fewer
`line1`	`blank`	Enter an address
`line1`	`contains_emoji`	Address can't contain emojis
`line1`	`too_long`	Address must be 255 characters or fewer
`line2`	`blank`	Enter address line 2
`line2`	`contains_emoji`	Address line 2 can't contain emojis
`line2`	`too_long`	Address line 2 must be 255 characters or fewer
`city`	`blank`	Enter a city
`city`	`invalid`	Enter a valid city
`city`	`contains_emoji`	City can't contain emojis
`city`	`too_long`	City must be 255 characters or fewer
`postcode`	`blank`	Enter a postcode
`postcode`	`invalid`	Enter a valid postcode, like SW1A 1AA
`postcode`	`contains_emoji`	Postcode can't contain emojis
`postcode`	`too_long`	Postcode must be 64 characters or fewer
`phone_number`	`blank`	Enter a phone number
`phone_number`	`invalid`	Enter a valid phone number, like 07400 123456
`phone_number`	`contains_emoji`	Phone number can't contain emojis
`phone_number`	`too_long`	Phone number must be 24 characters or fewer
`email`	`blank`	Enter an email address
`email`	`invalid`	Enter a valid email, like name@example.com
`email`	`contains_emoji`	Email can't contain emojis
`email`	`too_long`	Email must be 254 characters or fewer