EX23 8GB

Bude · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bude
Ward
Bude
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall
Postcode district
EX23
Postcode sector
EX23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX23 8FE 46 m
EX23 8GA 56 m
EX23 8DT 79 m
EX23 8FF 85 m
EX23 8GD 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX23 8GB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX23
Postcode sector
EX23 8
Latitude
50.829972
Longitude
-4.529347
British National Grid easting
221,974
British National Grid northing
106,432

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
E00172766
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 001B · E01018937
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 001 · E02003931

Postcode source versions

Explore EX23

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Whalesborough Parc, Bude, EX23 8GB 1 May 2026 £250,000
10, Whalesborough Parc, Bude, EX23 8GB 26 February 2021 £88,500
20, Whalesborough Parc, Bude, EX23 8GB 6 December 2019 £182,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Bude Primary Academy - Juniors

    Academy sponsor led

    372 m
  2. Bude Primary Academy - Infants

    Academy sponsor led

    556 m
  3. Stratton Primary School

    Foundation school

    629 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
660
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 305
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Shoplifting 69
  • Other theft 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
65

33 female, 32 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
3.1
EX23 8 residents
7,854

Age bands in EX23 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,185 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

668 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.3%

1,562 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

2,036 residents

Age 65 and over
29%

2,228 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EX23 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • STRATTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOSPITAL ROAD, STRATTON, BUDE, EX23 9BP

    ODS code L82008

    929 m

  • NEETSIDE SURGERY

    LEVEN ROAD, BUDE, EX23 8LA

    ODS code Y01127

    1.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Morrisons

    BCT · Bude

    0.2 miles
  • Splash Pool

    BCT · Bude

    0.2 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Bude

    0.2 miles
  • Splashpool

    BCT · Bude

    0.2 miles
  • Budehaven School

    BCT · Bude

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 001B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,210 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £250,000 from 1 recorded sale in EX23 8GB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cornwall is £277,801 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bude Primary Academy - Juniors is the nearest published school at 372 m.

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

Recorded crime

660 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 305 events.

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