Electoral wardE05013275
Bude ward, Cornwall
Bude is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,283 residents in 2,957 households — 1,199 people per km², the 60th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Cornwall constituency.
Residents, 20216,283council ward average 6,558
Households2,9572.12 residents per household
Density1,199/ km²about 5.24 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+29.4%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 15.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 239
5–95.0% · 314
10–157.0% · 442
16–193.8% · 241
20–244.0% · 249
25–349.5% · 598
35–4916.7% · 1,048
50–6420.7% · 1,303
65–7414.6% · 918
75–8410.6% · 667
85+4.2% · 263
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.9% · 617
1 car or van46.1% · 1,362
2 cars or vans24.9% · 736
3 or more8.2% · 242
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright42.4% · 1,252
With mortgage17.1% · 506
Shared ownership1.5% · 43
Social rented18.3% · 542
Private rented20.6% · 609
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house33.0% · 975
Semi-detached house27.9% · 824
Terraced house16.4% · 485
Purpose-built flat13.5% · 399
Converted house4.8% · 141
Other conversion1.6% · 46
Above shop / office2.8% · 82
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013275- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 87
Parishes in the ward
Bude-StrattonBudock
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAltarnun & Stoke Climsland30.9% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned6,786BBodmin St Mary's & St Leonard18.4% aged 65+ · 47.5% owned7,293BBodmin St Petroc's21.9% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned6,863CCamelford & Boscastle27.7% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned6,855LLanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence25.4% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,710LLaunceston North & North Petherwin25.7% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned6,941LLaunceston South20.5% aged 65+ · 56.6% owned7,147PPadstow24.8% aged 65+ · 62.0% owned6,776PPoundstock29.9% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned5,429SSt Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn24.5% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned6,132SSt Teath & Tintagel29.6% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned6,448SStratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow27.5% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,686WWadebridge East & St Minver30.0% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned5,882WWadebridge West & St Mabyn28.8% aged 65+ · 64.5% owned6,926
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.