NR32 5BU

Lothingland · East Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Lowestoft
Postcode district
NR32
Postcode sector
NR32 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NR32 5BP 33 m
NR32 5BS 85 m
NR32 5BW 238 m
NR32 5DG 331 m
NR32 5DE 437 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NR32 5BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
NR
Postcode district
NR32
Postcode sector
NR32 5
Latitude
52.511525
Longitude
1.718289
British National Grid easting
652,400
British National Grid northing
296,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Suffolk · E07000244
Parish or community
E04009487
Westminster constituency
Lowestoft · E14001344
Output area
E00154341
Lower layer super output area
East Suffolk 001D · E01030259
Middle layer super output area
East Suffolk 001 · E02006302

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  2. Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km
  3. Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
119
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Vehicle crime 11
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Burglary 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NR32 5 residents
3,692

Age bands in NR32 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12%

441 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

290 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.5%

641 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.8%

1,165 residents

Age 65 and over
30.8%

1,130 residents

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83011

    3.7 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, LOWESTOFT, NR32 1JE

    ODS code D83023

    3.7 km

  • ALEXANDRA & CRESTVIEW SURGERIES

    ALEXANDRA ROAD, LOWESTOFT, NR32 1PL

    ODS code D83002

    4.2 km

  • VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY

    82 VICTORIA ROAD, LOWESTOFT, NR33 9LU

    ODS code D83016

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Queensway

    BCT · Blundeston

    0.0 miles
  • Queensway

    BCT · Blundeston

    0.0 miles
  • Blundeston Crossroads

    BCT · Blundeston

    0.2 miles
  • Blundeston Crossroads

    BCT · Blundeston

    0.2 miles
  • Lowestoft Road

    BCT · Blundeston

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Suffolk 001D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,410 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

119 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 56 events.

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