NR32 4QL

Oulton Broad · East Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lowestoft
Local authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Lowestoft
Postcode district
NR32
Postcode sector
NR32 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR32 4QZ 61 m
NR32 4GY 120 m
NR32 4XN 122 m
NR32 4XJ 136 m
NR32 4WQ 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR32 4QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR32
Postcode sector
NR32 4
Latitude
52.495592
Longitude
1.723811
British National Grid easting
652,866
British National Grid northing
295,148

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Parish or community
E04009507
Westminster constituency
Lowestoft · E14001344
Output area
E00154383
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 003A · E01030266
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 003 · E02006304

Postcode source versions

Explore NR32

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
268, Oulton Road North, Lowestoft, NR32 4QL 11 June 2020 £350,000
258, Oulton Road North, Lowestoft, NR32 4QL 26 September 2019 £365,000
270, Oulton Road North, Lowestoft, NR32 4QL 20 February 2017 £310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics

    Academy sponsor led

    522 m
  2. Woods Loke Primary School

    Academy converter

    874 m
  3. The Limes Primary Academy

    Free schools

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
988
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 473
  • Anti social behaviour 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 106
  • Vehicle crime 66
  • Other theft 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
69

33 female, 36 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.6
NR32 4 residents
13,560

Age bands in NR32 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

2,096 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,285 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.4%

2,735 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

3,611 residents

Age 65 and over
27.6%

3,704 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NR32 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • BRIDGE ROAD SURGERY

    1A BRIDGE ROAD, OULTON BROAD, LOWESTOFT, NR32 3LJ

    ODS code D83011

    2.0 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, LOWESTOFT, NR32 1JE

    ODS code D83023

    2.3 km

  • ALEXANDRA & CRESTVIEW SURGERIES

    ALEXANDRA ROAD, LOWESTOFT, NR32 1PL

    ODS code D83002

    2.6 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    82 VICTORIA ROAD, LOWESTOFT, NR33 9LU

    ODS code D83016

    2.8 km

  • KIRKLEY MILL HEALTH CENTRE

    KIRKLEY MILL SURGERY, KIRKLEY RISE, CLIFTON RD, LOWESTOFT, NR33 0HF

    ODS code D83030

    3.4 km

  • ANDAMAN SURGERY

    303 LONG ROAD, LOWESTOFT, NR33 9DF

    ODS code D83608

    4.3 km

  • ROSEDALE SURGERY

    3 ASHBURNHAM WAY, CARLTON COLVILLE, LOWESTOFT, NR33 8LG

    ODS code D83047

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • 294

    BCT · Oulton

    0.0 miles
  • 319

    BCT · Oulton

    0.1 miles
  • Stirling Close

    BCT · Oulton

    0.1 miles
  • Stirling Close

    BCT · Oulton

    0.1 miles
  • Oulton Road North

    BCT · Oulton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 003A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,921 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics is the nearest published school at 522 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

988 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 473 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.