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NR32 postcode area · East Suffolk

The NR32 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Suffolk. Area Scores range from 3 to 84 across them. Every full NR32 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NR32 district: Oulton Broad West scores 85 out of 100 (#1,040 of 6,856 nationally) while Lowestoft Central sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 81 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £140,000 in Lowestoft Central to £302,500 in Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton — a 2.2× gap within the NR32 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,254a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime87per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied62%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the NR32 district

£220,000median home sold over the past year · +12.0% over 5 years · -2.2% over the year · 505 sales
Detached£319,000
Semi-detached£230,000
Terraced£160,000
Flat£111,000
East Suffolk£289,975
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Oulton Broad WestEast Suffolk 1,04085 £260,000
Gunton East, Corton & SomerleytonEast Suffolk 2,57662 £302,500
OultonEast Suffolk 3,67246 £240,000
Normanston & Oulton Broad EastEast Suffolk 4,79730 £220,000
Gunton WestEast Suffolk 6,2988 £195,000
Lowestoft Harbour & KirkleyEast Suffolk 6,5724 £177,500
Lowestoft CentralEast Suffolk 6,5864 £140,000

People living in NR32 Census 2021

Residents54,738
Median age (est.)46
Density1,042per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above20%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 15%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 14% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure14%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades13%
Professional12%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 42% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in NR32

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NR32 district.

Gunton Lowestoft Oulton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NR32.

NR33 NR31 NR34 NR99 NR30 NR35 IP18 NR29

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.