# EX23 8RJ: area report for a postcode in Cornwall

EX23 8RJ is a postcode in Cornwall.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cornwall. Open the map at EX23 8RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) › [EX23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex23) › [EX23 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ex23-8)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Cornwall 001F: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ
- **23 of 42 properties in EX23 8RJ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 3 at very low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 001F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ
- **£275,642 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EX23 8RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at EX23 8RJ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ
- **2.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bude Primary Academy - Infants](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bude-primary-academy-infants-e146076) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Bude Primary Academy - Juniors](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bude-primary-academy-juniors-e146077) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Budehaven Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/budehaven-community-school-e112045) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stratton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stratton-primary-school-e111983) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £520,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £165,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £470,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NEETSIDE SURGERY (740 m)
- Pharmacies: BUDE PHARMACY (530 m); BOOTS (620 m)
- Dental practices: MORWENNA DENTAL SURGERY (450 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Bude (440 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Bude (650 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £275,642** (July 2026). Cornwall’s average house price was £275,642 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,002** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cornwall earned a median of £35,002 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 64th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.9×** (2025). A home in Cornwall costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.3** (2025). Cornwall has a deprivation score of 22.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 112th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cornwall 001F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.1** (2025). Cornwall 001F has a deprivation score of 21.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,802nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 001F was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 8,623rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,414** (2021). Cornwall 001F had 1,414 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,839th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 61.0%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 001F, 61.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## EX23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £353,998** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EX23 was £353,998 in 2025. 777th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,719** (2021). EX23 had 16,719 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,103rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in EX23 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 60.2%** (January 2026). In EX23, 60.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall)
- Centre: 50.8357, -4.5449

Council: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-cornwall): Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.5449,50.8357,EX238RJ

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