# NR34 9LZ: area report for a postcode in East Suffolk

NR34 9LZ 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 NR34 9LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) › [NR34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr34) › [NR34 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr34-9)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 87% on July. East Suffolk 010B: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ
- **Beccles, 890 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ
- **No property in NR34 9LZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, East Suffolk 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ
- **£276,301 average price**: For the whole of East Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ
- **No gigabit broadband at NR34 9LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NR34 9LZ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ
- **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=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-benets-rc-primary-school-and-nursery-e142786) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir John Leman High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-john-leman-high-school-e137055) | Secondary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 46.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Albert Pye Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-albert-pye-community-primary-school-e143492) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ravensmere Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravensmere-infant-school-e143491) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Beccles High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beccles-high-school-e138274) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 25.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Beccles Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beccles-primary-academy-e142017) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £750,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2026 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| April 2024 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| October 2025 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| April 2026 | £178,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| November 2024 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Beccles (890 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BECCLES MEDICAL CENTRE (380 m)
- Pharmacies: BECCLES H.C.C. LIMITED (320 m); BOOTS (470 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (500 m); DENTAL SURGERY (710 m); DENTAL SURGERY (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Market Square Beccles (500 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco Beccles Superstore (710 m, Tesco)

## 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.0** (2025). East Suffolk 010B has a deprivation score of 16.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in East Suffolk 010B was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 10,047th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,638** (2021). East Suffolk 010B had 1,638 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,274th 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: 87.5%** (January 2026). In East Suffolk 010B, 87.5% 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.

## NR34 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NR34 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,136** (2021). NR34 had 22,136 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,332nd 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 NR34 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: 76.4%** (January 2026). In NR34, 76.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)
- Centre: 52.4548, 1.5578

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=1.5578,52.4548,NR349LZ

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