Around average
IMD England
Low · 1.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for EX23 3AN
Postcode
EX23 3AN
Coordinates
50.8312, -4.5457
Grid reference
SS208066
Easting
220,829
Northing
106,605
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2QRFJ3+FP
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bude
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.
15520
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15520 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 3AN
England & WalesCrime trends · near EX23 3AN
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Bude electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY —
21146
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
19100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.6%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
No religion46.9%
Christian45.4%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
35–4916.6%
65–7412.8%
25–3410.9%
75–8410.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
Any member 66+23.4%
Other21.6%
All members 66+10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.0%
+ 7 other households · 26.0%
Administrative Information
Cornwall
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Cornwall E14001385
Constituency
E14001385Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Bude
Constituency code
E14001385
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Bude-Stratton
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 001A E01018936
E01018936MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cornwall 001 E02003931
E02003931LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cornwall 001A E01018936
E01018936MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cornwall 001 E02003931
E02003931Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting D2
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
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
November 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentNovember 2009 — Introduced
Postcode EX23 3AN introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting D2. IMD England rank: 15520
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01018936 and MSOA E02003931 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EX23 3AN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near EX23 3AN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 22%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
56%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 24%
Attainment 8
45.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
50%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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