Is Lowestoft Road in East Suffolk a nice place to live?

Lowestoft Road is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Lowestoft Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Lowestoft Road is located in the Southwold ward of the East Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.334953, 1.673262
Grid Ref TM503771
Suburb Reydon
Constituency Suffolk Coastal

House Prices

The average house price in Lowestoft Road is 100% higher than the rest of East Suffolk. The last sale we have on record is CARLTON COLVILLE METHODIST CHURCH Lowestoft Road, that sold for £160,000. The average house price in East Suffolk is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lowestoft Road

Date No. Type Price
21/12/2022 CARLTON COLVILLE METHODIST CHURCH £160,000
17/11/2022 6 Semi £265,000
16/11/2022 48 Semi £171,000
16/11/2022 42 Detached £217,000
21/10/2022 58 Terrace £450,000
03/10/2022 26 Detached £550,000
26/08/2022 69 Semi £411,000
01/07/2022 26 Terrace £325,000
30/06/2022 55 Detached £466,000
10/06/2022 12 Detached £396,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Lowestoft Road, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Lowestoft Road during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Lowestoft Road and compared that to the average for the Southwold ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lowestoft Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Southwold ward

Social economic statistics for Lowestoft Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Lowestoft Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lowestoft Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Lowestoft Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lowestoft Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lowestoft Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lowestoft Road are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Lowestoft Road are in the top 40% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Lowestoft Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lowestoft Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lowestoft Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Lowestoft Road.

Unemployment in Lowestoft Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.08% of Lowestoft Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lowestoft Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lowestoft Road. The proportion of retirees on Lowestoft Road is 42.86% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
61.46% of Lowestoft Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lowestoft Road

The proportion of home owners on Lowestoft Road is 31.64% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.64% of properties in Lowestoft Road are private rented and 2.73% are social rented.
93.64% of residents of Lowestoft Road own their home

Country of Birth of Lowestoft Road residents

The proportion if Lowestoft Road residents born in the UK is 10.99% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.36% of Lowestoft Road residents were born outside the UK.
93.64% of Lowestoft Road residents were born in the UK

Lowestoft Road Summary

With house prices in Lowestoft Road more than the average for Suffolk and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Lowestoft Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Lowestoft Road maybe difficult.

Lowestoft Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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