Buying a home in EX23, Bude. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£370kmost £296k–£450k

Houses per m²£3,689flats £3,474

Sold last year126879 in five years

Prices in Cornwall-0.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in EX23 sold for £369,792 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £296,074 and £450,000, for about 95 m² of space.

126 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £123k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in EX23 9 (£3,502) and the most in EX23 0 (£3,812).

Across Cornwall, prices are down 0.8% on a year ago and up 7.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,077 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,686 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £74,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.

Plan your purchase in EX23See what you can afford, compare homes on what they really cost, and read your survey in plain English. Free.

Start your plan Homes for sale ›

House prices in EX23 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£211,609	£134k–£286k	44 m²	23
2	£290,662	£240k–£359k	67 m²	260
3	£369,792	£296k–£450k	95 m²	346
4	£441,811	£351k–£545k	130 m²	80
5+	£567,014	£471k–£655k	176 m²	86

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£212k	£291k	£370k	£442k	£567k
Detached	—	£347k	£414k	£480k	£581k
Semi-detached	—	£274k	£320k	£361k	£570k
Terraced	£190k	£227k	£274k	£318k	£399k
Flats	£123k	£207k	£172k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across EX23

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
EX23 0	£3,812	—
EX23 8	£3,749	£3,595
EX23 9	£3,502	£2,169

Schools near EX23

Best state primary within 2 kmBude Primary Academy - Juniors56% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmBudehaven Community School40.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

EX22 Holsworthy · 12 km3-bed house £298k PL35 Boscastle · 19 km3-bed house £375k EX21 Beaworthy · 23 km3-bed house £319k PL32 Camelford · 23 km3-bed house £277k PL15 Launceston · 23 km3-bed house £268k PL34 Tintagel · 24 km3-bed house £348k PL33 Delabole · 27 km3-bed house £244k PL16 Lifton · 27 km3-bed house £279k

Questions about EX23

Is EX23 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Cornwall are down 0.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (56% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (40.3% against 43.8%); 126 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in EX23?

A typical 3-bedroom house in EX23 sold for £369,792 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £296,074 and £450,000.

How many homes sell in EX23 each year?

126 homes sold in the last year and 879 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near EX23?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Bude Primary Academy - Juniors, where 56% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near EX23?

For a 3-bedroom house, EX22 (£298k, 12 km), EX21 (£319k, 23 km), PL32 (£277k, 23 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.