Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 8.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£285,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 6,804 sales
-1.7%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South West
Region
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 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15520 out of 33,755 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 & WalesProperty sales · EX23 8GW
HM Land Registry · Cornwall
Average price
£332,526
Median price: £285,000
Median -1.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 6,804 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Apr '26Apr '26: 1 sales · avg £220,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£280k£225k£170k
Dec '23Feb '24Mar '25Dec '25Apr '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near EX23 8GW
England & WalesCrime trends · near EX23 8GW
Counts are for Bude electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY +64%
23156
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
6
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
14
YoY stable
18101
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '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%
35–4916.7%
65–7412.8%
25–3410.8%
75–8410.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
One person: aged 66+23.1%
One person: other21.5%
Single family household, all members 66+10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.9%
+ 9 other households · 26.2%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Bus stops
- 129 m straight lineabout 2 min
Co-op
Bus · opp · north
- 150 m straight lineabout 2 min
Co-op
Bus · S-bound · south
- 178 m straight lineabout 2 min
The Strand
Bus · NW-bound · north-west
- 242 m straight lineabout 3 min
Bude Junior School
Bus · N-bound · north
- 376 m straight lineabout 5 min
Bencoolen Road
Bus · SE-bound · south-east
Coordinates & Location for EX23 8GW
Postcode
EX23 8GW
Coordinates
50.8289, -4.5423
Grid reference
SS210063
Easting
221,058
Northing
106,346
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2QRFH5+H3
User Type
Small 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
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) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
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
7:38 AM
Sunrise
6:29 PM
Sunset
10 hours 51 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:38 AM
Sunset (today)
6:29 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 51 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2018
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~8 years
Active Duration
2018 -> PresentAugust 2018 — Introduced
Postcode EX23 8GW introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01018936 and MSOA E02003931 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 15520
Present — Active
Postcode EX23 8GW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2018
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~8 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near EX23 8GW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 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%
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