EX23 8GX

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EX23 8QN 160 m
EX23 8TS 277 m
EX23 0LU 278 m
EX23 8TR 281 m
EX23 8QL 292 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX23 8GX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX23
Postcode sector
EX23 8
Latitude
50.819644
Longitude
-4.532352
British National Grid easting
221,723
British National Grid northing
105,291

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

    700 m
  2. Bude Primary Academy - Infants

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. Bude Primary Academy - Juniors

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
537
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 255
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Shoplifting 62
  • Other theft 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • NEETSIDE SURGERY

    LEVEN ROAD, BUDE, EX23 8LA

    ODS code Y01127

    1.4 km

  • STRATTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOSPITAL ROAD, STRATTON, BUDE, EX23 9BP

    ODS code L82008

    1.6 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

  • Kings Hill Industrial Estate

    BCT · Bude

    0.0 miles
  • Kings Hill Industrial Estate

    BCT · Bude

    0.0 miles
  • Kings Hill

    BCT · Bude

    0.2 miles
  • Stratton Business Park

    BCT · Bude

    0.2 miles
  • Kings Hill

    BCT · Bude

    0.2 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.

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
0
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

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Budehaven Community School is the nearest published school at 700 m.

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

Recorded crime

537 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 255 events.

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