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Bude
vs Poundstock

Bude has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Poundstock. Homes in Poundstock sold for a median of £375,500, 16% above Bude. Poundstock has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 3%).

Map of Cornwall with Bude highlighted
Bude
192 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Poundstock highlighted
Poundstock
282 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Bude has 6,071 residents in 2,855 households; Poundstock has 5,783 in 2,415. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (30% and 30%). Bude has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 12.4 percentage points more than Poundstock (Cornwall: 31%).

6,071Residents (2021)
5,783Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,855Households
2,415Households
250,533Households
13.4%Aged 15–29
10.9%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
29.5%Aged 65 and over
29.5%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
36.6%Living alone
24.2%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 67% in Poundstock. Poundstock has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 15.8 percentage points more than Bude (Cornwall: 66%). Bude has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 4.4 percentage points more than Poundstock (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £325,000 in Bude and £375,500 in Poundstock, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£325,000Median sale price
£375,500Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
59.4%Owner-occupied
75.2%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
20.0%Private renting
15.6%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
19.0%Social renting
8.4%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
33.2%Detached houses
66.5%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
28.2%Semi-detached houses
20.9%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
16.3%Terraced houses
8.2%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
13.7%Flats
0.9%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Poundstock has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 7%, 3.8 percentage points more than Bude (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 77 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bude, and 3 in Poundstock. The typical postcode is 498 m from the nearest school in Bude and 2,590 m in Poundstock. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 64% of premises in Bude and 46% in Poundstock.

3.2%Green space within 500 m
7.0%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
77Services within 15 min (median)
3Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
498 mNearest school (median)
2.6 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
16.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
35Postcodes in flood risk areas
22Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
63.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
45.8%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 30 in Poundstock, 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
30Recorded 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.

Poundstock

Poundstock is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,783 people in 2,415 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £375,500 over the past two years, 31% above the Cornwall median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 61% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Bude and Poundstock next to other wards of Cornwall.

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