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Bude
vs Camelford & Boscastle

Bude has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Camelford & Boscastle. Homes in Bude sold for a median of £325,000, 13% above Camelford & Boscastle. Camelford & Boscastle has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 3%).

Map of Cornwall with Bude highlighted
Bude
192 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Camelford & Boscastle highlighted
Camelford & Boscastle
303 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Bude has 6,071 residents in 2,855 households; Camelford & Boscastle has 6,857 in 2,949. Bude has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 1.9 percentage points more than Camelford & Boscastle (Cornwall: 25%). Bude has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 9.6 percentage points more than Camelford & Boscastle (Cornwall: 31%).

6,071Residents (2021)
6,857Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,855Households
2,949Households
250,533Households
13.4%Aged 15–29
13.3%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
29.5%Aged 65 and over
27.6%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
36.6%Living alone
27.0%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 33% of homes in Bude and 56% in Camelford & Boscastle. Camelford & Boscastle has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 9.3 percentage points more than Bude (Cornwall: 66%). Bude has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 2.1 percentage points more than Camelford & Boscastle (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £325,000 in Bude and £287,500 in Camelford & Boscastle, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£325,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
59.4%Owner-occupied
68.7%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
20.0%Private renting
17.9%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
19.0%Social renting
12.7%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
33.2%Detached houses
55.7%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
28.2%Semi-detached houses
21.1%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
16.3%Terraced houses
13.8%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
13.7%Flats
4.5%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Camelford & Boscastle has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 14.6 percentage points more than Bude (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 77 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bude, and 4 in Camelford & Boscastle. The typical postcode is 498 m from the nearest school in Bude and 1,153 m in Camelford & Boscastle. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 64% of premises in Bude and 73% in Camelford & Boscastle.

3.2%Green space within 500 m
17.8%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
77Services within 15 min (median)
4Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
498 mNearest school (median)
1.2 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
16.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
35Postcodes in flood risk areas
30Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
63.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
73.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 78 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bude and 56 in Camelford & Boscastle, against 73 across Cornwall. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

78Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
56Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
73Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Bude

Bude is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,071 people in 2,855 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £325,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Cornwall median. On average 3% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 82% below the Cornwall average.

Camelford & Boscastle

Camelford & Boscastle is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,857 people in 2,949 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £287,500 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Bude and Camelford & Boscastle next to other wards of Cornwall.

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