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EX23 8HW

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 8HN 77 m
EX23 8ND 84 m
EX23 8HJ 136 m
EX23 8HH 196 m
EX23 8HE 256 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EX23 8HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
EX
Postcode district
EX23
Postcode sector
EX23 8
Latitude
50.831924
Longitude
-4.550388
British National Grid easting
220,500
British National Grid northing
106,700

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
E00095637
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 001A · E01018936
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. Bude Primary Academy - Infants

    Academy sponsor led

    980 m

  2. Bude Primary Academy - Juniors

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. Budehaven Community School

    Foundation school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
439
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 215
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Other theft 34

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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 straight-line

  • NEETSIDE SURGERY

    LEVEN ROAD, BUDE, EX23 8LA

    ODS code Y01127

    418 m

  • STRATTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOSPITAL ROAD, STRATTON, BUDE, EX23 9BP

    ODS code L82008

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Flexbury

    0.2 miles

  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Flexbury

    0.2 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Flexbury

    0.2 miles

  • Car Park

    BCT · Flexbury

    0.2 miles

  • Crooklets Inn

    BCT · Flexbury

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 001A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,520 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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. Bude Primary Academy - Infants is the nearest published school at 980 m.

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

Recorded crime

439 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 215 events.

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