$stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT pm.postcode AS PostCode, 
                                      pm.pc_oseast1m AS Easting, 
                                      pm.pc_osnrth1m AS Northing, 
                                      pm.pc_osgrdind AS Quality, 
                                      CAST(pm.pc_lat AS DECIMAL(10,6)) AS Latitude, 
                                      CAST(pm.pc_long AS DECIMAL(10,6)) AS Longitude, 
									  cty.CTY21NM AS County
                               FROM PostCodes_Main pm
                               LEFT JOIN PostCodes_CTY cty ON pm.pc_cty = cty.pc_CTY21CD
                               WHERE pm.postcode = :postcode");


        $stmt->bindParam(':postcode', $postcode, PDO::PARAM_STR);
        $stmt->execute();
        $result = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
        $pdo = null;

        return $result;

////////////////////////////////////////////

$result = basicPostCode($postcode);

header('Content-Type: application/json');

$arrayToEncode = ["status" => 200,
"result" => $result];  
echo json_encode($arrayToEncode);