# Lowestoft

Town in East Suffolk, East of England.

Lowestoft is a town in East Suffolk, East of England. Median sale price £220,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 92.4 per 1,000 people. About 71,919 people.

Town. Code E63002827. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)

Lowestoft is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Lowestoft add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lowestoft was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 314th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/lowestoft#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 71,308** (2021). Lowestoft had 71,308 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 156th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/lowestoft#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Lowestoft 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/lowestoft#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Lowestoft, 98.3% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/lowestoft#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63002827) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Lowestoft live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63002827) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,009 homes were sold in Lowestoft in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63002827) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Lowestoft.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63002827) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Lowestoft had 71,308 usual residents at the census.

## How Lowestoft compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Lowestoft | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £220,000 | 5th cheapest | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 |
| Population | 71,308 | 16th most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.3% | joint highest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 |

## Is Lowestoft safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lowestoft at a rate of 92.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 553 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lowestoft.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,760), other crime (1,038) and anti-social behaviour (787).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Lowestoft was 82.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Lowestoft, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Lowestoft has no single figure. Of its 45 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Lowestoft

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Suffolk 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030240) | 1,573 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030242) | 1,398 | 75.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [East Suffolk 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030261) | 1,508 | 138.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030262) | 1,282 | 149.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [East Suffolk 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030277) | 1,168 | 151.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.1% |
| [East Suffolk 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030279) | 1,415 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [East Suffolk 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030281) | 2,609 | 69.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030266) | 1,623 | 40.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.4% |
| [East Suffolk 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030267) | 2,201 | 54.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.2% |
| [East Suffolk 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030271) | 1,419 | 26.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030278) | 1,539 | 55.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030280) | 1,366 | 22.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030246) | 1,412 | 120.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [East Suffolk 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030248) | 1,573 | 84.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [East Suffolk 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030249) | 1,784 | 261.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.6% |
| [East Suffolk 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030250) | 2,032 | 347.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.8% |
| [East Suffolk 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030264) | 1,491 | 158.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030265) | 1,440 | 78.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [East Suffolk 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030255) | 1,276 | 75.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030263) | 1,489 | 67.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.5% |
| [East Suffolk 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030270) | 1,564 | 78.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [East Suffolk 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030289) | 1,505 | 118.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| [East Suffolk 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030290) | 1,455 | 32.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% |
| [East Suffolk 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030247) | 1,892 | 340.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.7% |
| [East Suffolk 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030254) | 1,408 | 65.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030256) | 1,514 | 109.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030258) | 1,598 | 307.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.9% |
| [East Suffolk 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030276) | 1,218 | 74.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030233) | 1,462 | 15.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.6% |
| [East Suffolk 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030235) | 1,496 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
| [East Suffolk 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030268) | 1,313 | 20.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.7% |
| [East Suffolk 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030269) | 1,636 | 14.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.8% |
| [East Suffolk 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030288) | 1,416 | 35.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030234) | 1,552 | 87.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.3% |
| [East Suffolk 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030236) | 1,861 | 36.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.7% |
| [East Suffolk 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030237) | 2,912 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.5% |
| [East Suffolk 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030238) | 1,753 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [East Suffolk 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030257) | 1,538 | 70.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
| [East Suffolk 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030274) | 1,201 | 84.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.3% |
| [East Suffolk 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030275) | 1,152 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [East Suffolk 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030287) | 1,377 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.4% |
| [East Suffolk 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030291) | 1,473 | 102.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030239) | 1,912 | 33.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [East Suffolk 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030272) | 1,547 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| [East Suffolk 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030273) | 1,456 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |

## 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.

## Council

[East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)

## Postcode districts covering Lowestoft

[NR32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr32), [NR33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nr33)

## Middle areas in Lowestoft

[Carlton Colville](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/carlton-colville), [Gunton West](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/gunton-west), [Lowestoft Central](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/lowestoft-central), [Lowestoft Harbour & Kirkley](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/lowestoft-harbour-and-kirkley), [Normanston & Oulton Broad East](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/normanston-and-oulton-broad-east), [Oulton](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/oulton), [Oulton Broad West](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/oulton-broad-west), [Pakefield North](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk/pakefield-north)

## Towns near Lowestoft

[Gorleston-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gorleston-on-sea), [Bradwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bradwell), [Beccles](https://openindex.co.uk/town/beccles), [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/great-yarmouth), [Caister-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/caister-on-sea), [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/norwich)

## Lowestoft in brief

Lowestoft is a town in East Suffolk, East of England.
About 71,919 people lived in Lowestoft in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 1,009 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 92.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Lowestoft was £220,000 in 2025.
Lowestoft had 71,308 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Lowestoft live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lowestoft, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63002827
- Constituency: [Lowestoft †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lowestoft)
- Council: [East Suffolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 21.44 km²
- People, mid-2024: 71,919*
- Neighbourhoods: 45
- Output areas: 244

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Gorleston-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gorleston-on-sea), [Bradwell](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bradwell), [Beccles](https://openindex.co.uk/town/beccles), [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/great-yarmouth), [Caister-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/town/caister-on-sea), [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/norwich)

## Latest updates for Lowestoft

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63002827

## How to cite

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