Lowestoft Central

East Suffolk · East of England · population 9,635 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

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In summary

Lowestoft Central is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,586 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #30 of 30 in East Suffolk. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (75) but weak on Crime (3). Typical homes here, about £140,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 111 sales), 52% below the wider East Suffolk median of £289,975.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 6 · #6,442
Employment 3 · #6,641
Education 5 · #6,524
Health 8 · #6,332
Crime 3 · #6,675
Housing & access 75 · #1,712
Living environment 5 · #6,490

House prices ?

£140,000median (12m) · +7.7% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£140,000111+7.7%+27.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£160,0005+20.8%+26.0%
Terraced£140,000102+7.7%+27.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£140,000
East Suffolk£289,975
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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