EX23 8SF postcode in Cornwall, England

EX23 8SF is a postcode in Cornwall, in the Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow ward. It is in the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% 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 - Juniors 550 m in a straight line

Where EX23 8SF is, and what is near it

Map of EX23 8SF and what is near it Map of EX23 8SF: its centre point, with the 273 other postcodes in the EX23 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. EX23 8AH: also in EX23 8EX23 8AJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8AL: also in EX23 8EX23 8AS: also in EX23 8EX23 8AT: also in EX23 8EX23 8AU: also in EX23 8EX23 8AY: also in EX23 8EX23 8AZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8BB: also in EX23 8EX23 8BD: also in EX23 8EX23 8BE: also in EX23 8EX23 8BH: also in EX23 8EX23 8BJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8BN: also in EX23 8EX23 8BP: also in EX23 8EX23 8BR: also in EX23 8EX23 8BS: also in EX23 8EX23 8BY: also in EX23 8EX23 8BZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8DA: 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 8DL: also in EX23 8EX23 8DN: 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 8DY: also in EX23 8EX23 8EA: also in EX23 8EX23 8EB: also in EX23 8EX23 8ED: also in EX23 8EX23 8EF: also in EX23 8EX23 8EG: also in EX23 8EX23 8EH: also in EX23 8EX23 8EJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8EQ: also in EX23 8EX23 8EX: also in EX23 8EX23 8FE: also in EX23 8EX23 8FF: also in EX23 8EX23 8FG: 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 8GQ: also in EX23 8EX23 8GU: also in EX23 8EX23 8GW: also in EX23 8EX23 8HA: also in EX23 8EX23 8HB: also in EX23 8EX23 8HF: also in EX23 8EX23 8HP: also in EX23 8EX23 8HR: also in EX23 8EX23 8HS: also in EX23 8EX23 8HT: also in EX23 8EX23 8HU: also in EX23 8EX23 8HX: also in EX23 8EX23 8HY: also in EX23 8EX23 8HZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8JA: also in EX23 8EX23 8JB: also in EX23 8EX23 8JD: also in EX23 8EX23 8JE: also in EX23 8EX23 8JG: also in EX23 8EX23 8JJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8JL: also in EX23 8EX23 8JN: also in EX23 8EX23 8JS: also in EX23 8EX23 8JW: also in EX23 8EX23 8JX: also in EX23 8EX23 8JZ: also in EX23 8EX23 8LB: also in EX23 8EX23 8NB: also in EX23 8EX23 8NN: also in EX23 8EX23 8NR: also in EX23 8EX23 8NS: also in EX23 8EX23 8NT: also in EX23 8EX23 8NU: also in EX23 8EX23 8NW: also in EX23 8EX23 8NX: also in EX23 8EX23 8NY: also in EX23 8EX23 8PG: also in EX23 8EX23 8QT: also in EX23 8EX23 8QU: also in EX23 8EX23 8RE: also in EX23 8EX23 8RF: also in EX23 8EX23 8RJ: also in EX23 8EX23 8RN: also in EX23 8EX23 8RS: also in EX23 8EX23 8RT: also in EX23 8EX23 8RW: also in EX23 8EX23 8SU: also in EX23 8EX23 8SY: also in EX23 8EX23 8TE: also in EX23 8EX23 8TL: also in EX23 8EX23 8TN: also in EX23 8EX23 8TP: also in EX23 8EX23 8UA: also in EX23 8EX23 8UB: also in EX23 8EX23 8UD: also in EX23 8 Bude EX23 8SF Map of EX23 8SF and what is near it Map of EX23 8SF: 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) and 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bude EX23 8SF
  • EX23 8SF
  • Other postcodes in EX23 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8326, longitude -4.5297)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EX23 8SF?

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 8SF?

None of the homes and businesses at EX23 8SF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Cornwall: 66%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% 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 8SF?

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

Check the bin days for EX23 8SF on BinDayBuddy

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 8SF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include EX23 8SF.

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 8SF: 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 8SF 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 8SF?

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 8SF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EX23 8SF 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

Food hygiene ratings at EX23 8SF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at EX23 8SF. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near EX23 8SF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,380 homes in the neighbourhood around EX23 8SF. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band B. More were built in 2020 or later 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 8SF

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 B, the most common, is £2,015.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (9%)£1,727
Band Babout 400 (29%)£2,015
Band Cabout 390 (28%)£2,303
Band Dabout 200 (14%)£2,591
Band Eabout 200 (14%)£3,167
Band Fabout 30 (2%)£3,742
Band Gabout 30 (2%)£4,318
Band Hfewer than 5£5,182

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 21% 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 8SF is in (ONS area E01018960), 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 8SF?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EX23 8SF, 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 8SF?

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Fosters Way, 383 m away.

More stations near EX23 8SF, 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 8SF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EX23 8SF, 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 8SF?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • 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 8SF?

The nearest to the centre of EX23 8SF, 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 8SF?

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 8SF?

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

  • Sunrays Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01566 781285 750 mWalk
  • Red Gables Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01288 355250 800 mWalk
  • Trelana Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01288 354613 1.1 kmWalk

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 8SF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EX23 8SF, 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 8SF?

The nearest vets to the centre of EX23 8SF 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 8SF in a conservation area?

The centre of EX23 8SF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 8SF?

Police.uk records 69 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EX23 8SF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences31 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Other theft6 reports
Shoplifting5 reports
Public order3 reports

Also: burglary 3, 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 8SF

Ward
Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow
Parish
Bude-Stratton
Region
South West
Country
England
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

EX23 8HB240 mEX23 8HA280 mEX23 8GB300 mEX23 8GD300 mEX23 8FF300 mEX23 8FE310 m
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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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