# NR32 1LJ: area report for a postcode in East Suffolk

NR32 1LJ is a postcode in East Suffolk.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of East Suffolk. Open the map at NR32 1LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) › [NR32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr32) › [NR32 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr32-1)

## Around this postcode

- **134 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. East Suffolk 004D: 347 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ
- **Lowestoft, 130 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ
- **17 of 18 properties in NR32 1LJ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, East Suffolk 004D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ
- **£276,301 average price**: For the whole of East Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ
- **93.8% can get gigabit broadband at NR32 1LJ**: Superfast for 93.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at NR32 1LJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ness Point School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ness-point-school-e148425) | Special | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Roman Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roman-hill-primary-school-e145559) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [East Coast College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-coast-college-e130819) | Sixth form and further education | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Margaret's Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-primary-academy-e141984) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northfield-st-nicholas-primary-academy-e142016) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Red Oak Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-oak-primary-school-e140573) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2023 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Poplars Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poplars-community-primary-school-e145541) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Phoenix St Peter Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-st-peter-academy-e141983) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £168,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £92,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2023 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| April 2025 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2024 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lowestoft (130 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ALEXANDRA & CRESTVIEW SURGERIES (550 m); KIRKLEY MILL HEALTH CENTRE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (130 m); ALEXANDRA ROAD PHARMACY (550 m); ASDA PHARMACY (910 m); EASTPOINT PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: COLOSSEUM DENTAL (WILLIAMS) (300 m); REGENT ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (300 m); REGENT ROAD ORTHODONTIC CLINIC (300 m); WHAPLOAD ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (620 m); DENTAL SURGERY (620 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Lowestoft (140 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Lowestoft (150 m, Iceland); Tesco Lowestoft Express (220 m, Tesco); Asda Lowestoft Superstore (800 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £276,301** (July 2026). East Suffolk’s average house price was £276,301 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,793** (2025). Full-time workers living in East Suffolk earned a median of £36,793 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 117th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in East Suffolk costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 161st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.3** (2025). East Suffolk has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## East Suffolk 004D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 72.7** (2025). East Suffolk 004D has a deprivation score of 72.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 180th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £114,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Suffolk 004D was £114,500 in 2025. Joint 679th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,032** (2021). East Suffolk 004D had 2,032 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,816th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.8%** (January 2026). In East Suffolk 004D, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NR32 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR32 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,391** (2021). NR32 had 40,391 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 445th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in NR32 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.9%** (January 2026). In NR32, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)
- Centre: 52.4755, 1.7506

Council: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Lowestoft](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lowestoft): Jess Asato (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=1.7506,52.4755,NR321LJ

## How to cite

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