EX23 8QS postcode in Bude, Cornwall

EX23 8QS is a postcode in Bude, in the Bude ward of Cornwall. It is in the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 11 of 20 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cornwall: 66% Typical price £335,000 Homes sold in EX23 8, last 12 months. ▼ 1.5% on the year before Nearest school Bude Primary Academy - Infants 700 m in a straight line

Where EX23 8QS is, and what is near it

Map of EX23 8QS and what is near it Map of EX23 8QS: its centre point, with the 273 other postcodes in the EX23 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. EX23 8AA: also in EX23 8EX23 8AB: also in EX23 8EX23 8AD: also in EX23 8EX23 8AE: also in EX23 8EX23 8AF: also in EX23 8EX23 8AG: also in EX23 8EX23 8AH: also in EX23 8EX23 8AJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8AL: also in EX23 8EX23 8AN: also in EX23 8EX23 8AP: also in EX23 8EX23 8AR: also in EX23 8EX23 8AS: also in EX23 8EX23 8AT: also in EX23 8EX23 8AU: also in EX23 8EX23 8AW: also in EX23 8EX23 8AY: also in EX23 8EX23 8AZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8BA: also in EX23 8EX23 8BB: also in EX23 8EX23 8BD: also in EX23 8EX23 8BE: also in EX23 8EX23 8BG: also in EX23 8EX23 8BH: also in EX23 8EX23 8BJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8BN: also in EX23 8EX23 8BP: also in EX23 8EX23 8BQ: also in EX23 8EX23 8BR: also in EX23 8EX23 8BS: also in EX23 8EX23 8BT: also in EX23 8EX23 8BU: also in EX23 8EX23 8BW: also in EX23 8EX23 8BZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8DB: also in EX23 8EX23 8DD: also in EX23 8EX23 8DE: also in EX23 8EX23 8DF: also in EX23 8EX23 8DG: also in EX23 8EX23 8DH: also in EX23 8EX23 8DJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8DL: also in EX23 8EX23 8DN: also in EX23 8EX23 8DQ: also in EX23 8EX23 8DR: also in EX23 8EX23 8DS: also in EX23 8EX23 8DT: also in EX23 8EX23 8DU: also in EX23 8EX23 8DW: also in EX23 8EX23 8DX: also in EX23 8EX23 8DY: also in EX23 8EX23 8DZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8EA: also in EX23 8EX23 8EB: also in EX23 8EX23 8ED: also in EX23 8EX23 8EE: also in EX23 8EX23 8EF: also in EX23 8EX23 8EG: also in EX23 8EX23 8EH: also in EX23 8EX23 8EJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8EL: also in EX23 8EX23 8EN: also in EX23 8EX23 8EP: also in EX23 8EX23 8EQ: also in EX23 8EX23 8ER: also in EX23 8EX23 8ES: also in EX23 8EX23 8ET: also in EX23 8EX23 8EU: also in EX23 8EX23 8EW: also in EX23 8EX23 8EX: also in EX23 8EX23 8EY: also in EX23 8EX23 8EZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8FB: also in EX23 8EX23 8FE: also in EX23 8EX23 8FF: also in EX23 8EX23 8FG: also in EX23 8EX23 8FH: also in EX23 8EX23 8FJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8FS: also in EX23 8EX23 8FX: also in EX23 8EX23 8FY: also in EX23 8EX23 8FZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8GA: also in EX23 8EX23 8GB: also in EX23 8EX23 8GD: also in EX23 8EX23 8GE: also in EX23 8EX23 8GF: also in EX23 8EX23 8GG: also in EX23 8EX23 8GH: also in EX23 8EX23 8GJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8GL: also in EX23 8EX23 8GR: also in EX23 8EX23 8GT: also in EX23 8EX23 8GU: also in EX23 8EX23 8GW: also in EX23 8EX23 8GX: also in EX23 8EX23 8GY: also in EX23 8EX23 8HD: also in EX23 8EX23 8HE: also in EX23 8EX23 8HG: also in EX23 8EX23 8HH: also in EX23 8EX23 8HJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8JF: also in EX23 8EX23 8JJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8JL: also in EX23 8EX23 8JN: also in EX23 8EX23 8JP: also in EX23 8EX23 8JQ: also in EX23 8EX23 8JS: also in EX23 8EX23 8JU: also in EX23 8EX23 8JW: also in EX23 8EX23 8JX: also in EX23 8EX23 8JY: also in EX23 8EX23 8JZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8LA: also in EX23 8EX23 8LB: also in EX23 8EX23 8LD: also in EX23 8EX23 8LE: also in EX23 8EX23 8LG: also in EX23 8EX23 8LH: also in EX23 8EX23 8LJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8LN: also in EX23 8EX23 8LP: also in EX23 8EX23 8LQ: also in EX23 8EX23 8LR: also in EX23 8EX23 8LS: also in EX23 8EX23 8LT: also in EX23 8EX23 8LU: also in EX23 8EX23 8LW: also in EX23 8EX23 8LX: also in EX23 8EX23 8LY: also in EX23 8EX23 8PJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8PL: also in EX23 8EX23 8PP: also in EX23 8EX23 8PQ: also in EX23 8EX23 8PR: also in EX23 8EX23 8PS: also in EX23 8EX23 8PT: also in EX23 8EX23 8PU: also in EX23 8EX23 8PW: also in EX23 8EX23 8PX: also in EX23 8EX23 8PY: also in EX23 8EX23 8PZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8QA: also in EX23 8EX23 8QB: also in EX23 8EX23 8QD: also in EX23 8EX23 8QE: also in EX23 8EX23 8QF: also in EX23 8EX23 8QG: also in EX23 8EX23 8QH: also in EX23 8EX23 8QJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8QL: also in EX23 8EX23 8QN: also in EX23 8EX23 8QP: also in EX23 8EX23 8QR: also in EX23 8EX23 8QT: also in EX23 8EX23 8QU: also in EX23 8EX23 8RA: also in EX23 8EX23 8RR: also in EX23 8EX23 8RU: also in EX23 8EX23 8RX: also in EX23 8EX23 8RY: also in EX23 8EX23 8RZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8SA: also in EX23 8EX23 8SB: also in EX23 8EX23 8SD: also in EX23 8EX23 8SE: also in EX23 8EX23 8SR: also in EX23 8EX23 8SY: also in EX23 8EX23 8SZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8TA: also in EX23 8EX23 8TD: also in EX23 8EX23 8TF: also in EX23 8EX23 8TG: also in EX23 8EX23 8TQ: also in EX23 8EX23 8TR: also in EX23 8EX23 8TS: also in EX23 8EX23 8TW: also in EX23 8EX23 8TX: also in EX23 8EX23 8UA: also in EX23 8EX23 8UB: also in EX23 8EX23 8UD: also in EX23 8 GP 1.9 kmBude EX23 8QS Map of EX23 8QS and what is near it Map of EX23 8QS: its centre point, with the 273 other postcodes in the EX23 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Bude EX23 8QS
  • EX23 8QS
  • Other postcodes in EX23 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8234, longitude -4.5410)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EX23 8QS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at EX23 8QS?

Every home and business at EX23 8QS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Cornwall: 66%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cornwall: 93%

The line marks the figure across Cornwall.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at EX23 8QS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cornwall Council's days for EX23 8QS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is EX23 8QS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 20 homes and businesses at EX23 8QS. 11 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 5 more at a lower risk.

20 homes and businesses at EX23 8QS High: 11Medium: 5Not in an area at risk: 4

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cornwall

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for EX23 8QS: 6,295 properties in Cornwall are at high risk (1.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Cornwall

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of EX23 8QS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near EX23 8QS?

Homes in EX23 8 sold for a typical £335,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 109 sales, down 1.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£335,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£340,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £420,000 47 sales
  • Semi-detached £300,000 29 sales
  • Terraced £297,000 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £200,000 18 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole EX23 district: a typical £340,000 from 210 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in EX23 8QS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX23 8QS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near EX23 8QS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around EX23 8QS. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (21%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around EX23 8QS

Band D in Cornwall for 2026‑27: £2,591. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,727 (band A) to £4,318 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,727.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 220 (24%)£1,727
Band Babout 150 (16%)£2,015
Band Cabout 210 (23%)£2,303
Band Dabout 190 (20%)£2,591
Band Eabout 120 (13%)£3,167
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,742
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,318
Band Hfewer than 5£5,182

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for Cornwall before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of EX23 8QS is in (ONS area E01018938), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near EX23 8QS?

The nearest open schools to EX23 8QS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX23 8QS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to EX23 8QS?

There is no railway station within 20 km of the centre of EX23 8QS.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Berries Avenue, 40 m away.

More stations near EX23 8QS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near EX23 8QS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX23 8QS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near EX23 8QS?

2 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EX23 8QS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 950 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near EX23 8QS?

The nearest to the centre of EX23 8QS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to EX23 8QS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near EX23 8QS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EX23 8QS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near EX23 8QS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX23 8QS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near EX23 8QS?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX23 8QS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is EX23 8QS in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of EX23 8QS is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near EX23 8QS?

Police.uk records 58 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX23 8QS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences26 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Shoplifting5 reports
Other theft5 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: public order 2, drugs 2, vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for EX23 8QS

Ward
Bude
Parish
Bude-Stratton
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bude
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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