EX23 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EX23 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EX23
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
54.9%
Gigabit-capable
54.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.8%
Broadband availability in the EX23 postcode district (Cornwall) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 682 postcodes Ofcom measures in EX23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 54.9%.
Around 0.8% of premises in EX23 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in EX23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EX23 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| EX23 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| EX23 0AD | 96.8% | 0% |
| EX23 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| EX23 0AF | 100% | 8.7% |
| EX23 0AG | 68% | 0% |
| EX23 0AH | 83.3% | 0% |
| EX23 0AJ | 86.2% | 0% |
| EX23 0AL | 37.5% | 0% |
| EX23 0AN | 60.7% | 17.9% |
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Mobile signal around Cornwall
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cornwall district (312,345 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
0.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
83.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in EX23
Police recorded 67 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EX23 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 31 | 46.3% |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 11.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 | 10.4% |
| Other theft | 7 | 10.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 9.0% |
| Public order | 3 | 4.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 3.0% |
| Burglary | 1 | 1.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in EX23
Based on 207 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EX23 is £340,000, down 8.1% on the previous year (£370,000).
Detached
£427,500
94 sales
Semi-detached
£285,000
41 sales
Terraced
£270,000
34 sales
Flat / maisonette
£180,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in EX23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached | Moor Cross | EX23 9EH |
| 7 May 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | Valley Road | EX23 8EP |
| 6 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | EX23 0BP | |
| 6 May 2026 | £390,000 | Detached | Southcott Meadows | EX23 0NG |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Whalesborough Parc | EX23 8GB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £1,450,000 | Other | EX23 0HG | |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £970,000 | Detached | EX23 9EF | |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £297,000 | Terraced | Wigeon Road | EX23 8FS |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £460,000 | Detached | Bencoolen Road | EX23 8PJ |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Stratton Road | EX23 8AW |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cornwall demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cornwall district (570,308 residents, 250,533 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.3% |
| 15–29 | 19.6% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 21.8% |
| 65+ | 25.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.2% |
| Private rented | 19.8% |
| Social rented | 7.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around EX23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budehaven Community School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,145 | EX23 8DQ |
| Stratton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 340 | EX23 9AP |
| Bude Primary Academy - Juniors | Primary | 7–11 | 230 | EX23 8DR |
| Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School | Primary | 5–11 | 148 | EX23 9QU |
| Marhamchurch CofE Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 128 | EX23 0HY |
| Bude Primary Academy - Infants | Primary | 2–7 | 126 | EX23 8EA |
| Jacobstow Community Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 85 | EX23 0BR |
| St Mark's CofE Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 59 | EX23 9PE |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in EX23
171 rated food businesses operate in EX23. 124 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Slice Of The Party, Abbeyfield House, Adventure Bude, Bar 35, Bay Leaf Indian Restaurant.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EX23
From a sample of 170 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 EX23 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
30%
Band D
29%
Band E
25%
Band F
8%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Cornwall
Landlines around EX23 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.