Safety and transport may need closer review
Bude at a glance
- House prices
- £318,500
- Middle56th percentile
- Schools
- 66th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 29th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 91.4 per 1,000 residents
- Weak29th percentile
- Flood risk
- 10.4% of the area in flood zones
- Middle70th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Bude a good place to live?
Bude has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Cornwall below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Bude
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 91.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 29th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Bude
House prices
- Median sale price
- £318,500
- Percentile
- 56th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 46 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Bude
Schools
66th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Bude
Flood risk
10.4% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 8.7% of the area. That is the 70th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Bude
Transport
29th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Bude a good place to live?
Bude has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Bude safe?
Bude ranks in the 29th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Bude?
The median sale price was £318,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 56th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Bude?
Schools rank in the 66th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Bude?
Nearby public profiles include Looe East & Deviock in Cornwall and Camborne West & Treswithian in Cornwall.
