EX23
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bude and Hillhead, in Cornwall.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EX23 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EX23, 60.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EX23 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EX23 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX23 at a rate of 52.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across EX.
In August 2026 alone, 100 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX23.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (430), other crime (160) and criminal damage and arson (90).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX23 was 61.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in EX23, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX23 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EX23
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall 001A | 1,584 | 125.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.0% |
| Cornwall 001B | 2,087 | 102.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.0% |
| Cornwall 001C | 1,643 | 38.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 72.6% |
| Cornwall 001D | 1,435 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 22.6% |
| Cornwall 001E | 2,435 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.3% |
| Cornwall 001F | 1,414 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 61.0% |
| Cornwall 002A | 2,370 | 34.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 33.0% |
| Cornwall 002B | 2,428 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 34.3% |
MPs for EX23
- Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratMP for North Cornwall100% of EX23’s postcodes
- Sir Geoffrey CoxConservativeMP for Torridge and Tavistock0.4% of EX23’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in EX232
Postcode sectors in EX234
Council1
Postcode districts next to EX235
More in the EX postcode area2
EX23 in brief
EX23 is a postcode district covering Bude and Hillhead, in Cornwall.
About 17,126 people lived in EX23 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £353,998 in 2025 across 280 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 52.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EX23 was £353,998 in 2025.
EX23 had 16,719 usual residents at the census.
In EX23, 60.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EX23, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.