EX23 0WA

Bude · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bude
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall
Postcode district
EX23
Postcode sector
EX23 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX23 0RD 1 m
EX23 0RA 54 m
EX23 0LP 65 m
EX23 0FU 111 m
EX23 0RB 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX23 0WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 September 2003
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX23
Postcode sector
EX23 0
Latitude
50.818129
Longitude
-4.550260
British National Grid easting
220,456
British National Grid northing
105,166

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Electoral ward
Bude · E05013275
Parish or community
E04011409
Westminster constituency
North Cornwall · E14001385
Output area
E00095625
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 001C · E01018938
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 001 · E02003931

Postcode source versions

Explore EX23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Budehaven Community School

    Foundation school

    1.3 km
  2. Bude Primary Academy - Infants

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km
  3. Bude Primary Academy - Juniors

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
293
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 129
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Public order 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EX23 0 residents
3,553

Age bands in EX23 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

477 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.3%

255 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

568 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.7%

1,109 residents

Age 65 and over
31.2%

1,094 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEETSIDE SURGERY

    LEVEN ROAD, BUDE, EX23 8LA

    ODS code Y01127

    1.3 km

  • STRATTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOSPITAL ROAD, STRATTON, BUDE, EX23 9BP

    ODS code L82008

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Upton Meadows

    BCT · Lynstone

    0.0 miles
  • Upton Meadows

    BCT · Lynstone

    0.0 miles
  • Phone Box

    BCT · Lynstone

    0.3 miles
  • Phone Box

    BCT · Lynstone

    0.3 miles
  • Valley View

    BCT · Bude

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 001C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,753 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Budehaven Community School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

293 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 129 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.