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The Meads, Lowestoft

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House prices, sold prices and local information for NR32 4JW.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£173,000
1 sales
Price range
£173k – £173k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Mar 2017
NR32 4JW

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At a glance

1 property sale on The Meads, Lowestoft has been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 13 Mar 2017. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £173,000.

House prices on The Meads compared

NR32 postcode area£284,637
Lowestoft£265,619
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Meads has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NR32 house prices.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached1£173,00013 Mar 2017

Sold prices on The Meads

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, The Meads NR32 4JW 13 Mar 2017£173,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

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Schools near The Meads

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Horizon School Pupil referral unit 4–16 Requires improvement Report 0.2 mi
Ormiston Denes Academy 711 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
The Ashley School 203 pupils Academy special converter 7–16 Report 0.4 mi
Include Suffolk 52 pupils Other independent school 5–12 Report 0.4 mi
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy 311 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Poplars Community Primary School 260 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Gunton Primary Academy 306 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Margaret's Primary Academy 364 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Lowestoft station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Oulton Broad North station 1.7 mi · 35 min walk
  • Oulton Broad South station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St Peter's Avenue (opp, Yarmouth Road) 1 min walk
  • Bishops Walk (opp, Gunton St Peter's Avenue) 2 min walk
  • St Peter's Avenue (adj, Yarmouth Road) 2 min walk
  • Arnhem Court (adj) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • High Street Surgery
    High Street, Lowestoft · 0.5 mi
  • Alexandra & Crestview Surgeries
    Alexandra Road, Lowestoft · 0.9 mi
  • Bridge Road Surgery
    1A Bridge Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft · 1.7 mi
  • Kirkley Mill Health Centre
    Kirkley Mill Surgery, Kirkley Rise, Lowestoft · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Hollingsworth Express · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Millennium Way Gunton Lowestoft · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Lowestoft Superstore · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Lowestoft Express · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • High Street Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • F P Cross Ltd · 0.6 mi
  • Alexandra Road Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.1 mi
  • Whapload Road (dental Surgery) · 1.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.1%62.5%
Private rented14.2%20.3%
Social rented4.5%17.1%
Households753

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 158.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6451.4%64.1%
Aged 65+40.0%18.6%
Residents1,571

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks74%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks97%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks81%92%

Share of homes across East Suffolk with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around The Meads

Ethnic group

HereEast Suffolk
White97.6%96.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%1.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.6%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereEast Suffolk
Christian52.4%47.1%
No religion38.4%44.9%
Not answered7.7%6.1%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Sikh0.3%–
Hindu0.1%0.3%
Muslim0.1%0.5%

Country of birth

HereEast Suffolk
Born in the UK96.2%94%
Born outside the UK3.8%6%

Highest qualification

HereEast Suffolk
Level 4 qualifications and above27.6%27.6%
No qualifications21.3%19.4%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%16.9%
Level 2 qualifications12.7%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%11.3%
Apprenticeship7.6%6.9%
Other qualifications3.4%2.9%

General health

HereEast Suffolk
Good health36.6%36%
Very good health36.4%43.3%
Fair health18.2%15%
Bad health7.2%4.5%
Very bad health1.5%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereEast Suffolk
1 car or van in household42.6%42.6%
2 cars or vans in household28.2%29.7%
No cars or vans in household16.9%15.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%11.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of East Suffolk.

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Estate agents near The Meads

  • Shaws 0.8 mi
  • Leaders 0.9 mi
  • Steel & Co 1.0 mi
  • Aldreds 1.1 mi
  • Howards 1.1 mi

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