# NR32 5BQ: area report for a postcode in East Suffolk

NR32 5BQ 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 5BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) › [NR32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr32) › [NR32 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr32-5)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. East Suffolk 001D: 31 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ
- **Oulton Broad North, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ
- **2 of 22 properties in NR32 5BQ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, East Suffolk 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ
- **£276,301 average price**: For the whole of East Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ
- **60% can get gigabit broadband at NR32 5BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NR32 5BQ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ
- **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=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oulton Broad Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oulton-broad-primary-school-e124676) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Limes Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-limes-primary-academy-e143671) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woods Loke Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woods-loke-primary-school-e145695) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dell-primary-school-e141736) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2025 | £333,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| October 2025 | £264,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| January 2026 | £352,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| September 2025 | £317,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| May 2025 | £298,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| October 2025 | £252,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 400 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.8** (2025). East Suffolk 001D has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,249th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £301,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Suffolk 001D was £301,250 in 2025. Joint 15,342nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,143** (2021). East Suffolk 001D had 1,143 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,874th least 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: 85.4%** (January 2026). In East Suffolk 001D, 85.4% 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: 52.4851, 1.6993

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=1.6993,52.4851,NR325BQ

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