High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for EX23 0AP
Postcode
EX23 0AP
Coordinates
50.7923, -4.5548
Grid reference
SS200023
Easting
220,039
Northing
102,305
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2QQCRW+W3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Widemouth Bay
Travel to Work
Bude
ITL Region
Cornwall
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11905
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11905 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near EX23 0AP
England & WalesCrime trends · near EX23 0AP
Counts are for Poundstock electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY -60%
1593
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.7%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 1.6%
Religion
Christian49.9%
No religion41.4%
Not answered7.3%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6424.7%
65–7416.6%
35–4914.7%
75–849.1%
25–348.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.6%
All members 66+16.1%
Any member 66+14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%
Other10.8%
+ 7 other households · 29.9%
Administrative Information
Cornwall
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Cornwall E14001385
Constituency
E14001385Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Poundstock
Constituency code
E14001385
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Poundstock
International Territorial Level
Cornwall
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandPeninsula
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly ICB - 11N
Cancer Alliance
Peninsula
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cornwall 002B E01018951
E01018951MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cornwall 002 E02003932
E02003932LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cornwall 002B E01018951
E01018951MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cornwall 002 E02003932
E02003932Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village in a sparse setting E2
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:59 AM
Sunrise
6:24 PM
Sunset
12 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:59 AM
Sunset (today)
6:24 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 25 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentJune 1981 — Introduced
Postcode EX23 0AP introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village in a sparse setting E2. IMD England rank: 11905
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01018951 and MSOA E02003932 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EX23 0AP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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