High Beech Lowestoft, East Suffolk
21 addresses across 2 postcodes (NR32), about 310 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42500771.
- Sales: 34 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £400,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 9, E: 5).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in East Suffolk costs £2,335 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Oulton Broad North, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Great Eastern Linear Park, is about 370 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 19 to 21 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alexandra & Crestview Surgeries, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 59 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £170,000 | £90,000 | £250,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £228,500 | £125,000 | £332,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £232,000 | £232,000 | £232,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £234,950 | £234,950 | £234,950 |
| 2015 | 2 | £168,000 | £92,000 | £244,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | £180,000 | £115,000 | £231,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | £110,000 | £106,000 | £182,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £137,000 | £137,000 | £137,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £102,498 | £102,000 | £102,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2026 | 12 NR32 2RY | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2022 | 2 NR32 2RY | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2020 | FLAT 2, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Nov 2020 | 10 NR32 2RY | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2019 | 1 NR32 2RY | Detached | £332,000 | |
| 9 Apr 2019 | FLAT 4, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £145,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Feb 2019 | FLAT 1, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Dec 2017 | 11 NR32 2RY | Detached | £232,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2016 | 9 NR32 2RY | Detached | £234,950 | |
| 18 Aug 2015 | FLAT 1, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £92,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Apr 2015 | 8 NR32 2RY | Detached | £244,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2014 | 1 NR32 2RY | Detached | £231,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2014 | 5 NR32 2RY | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 14 May 2014 | 7 NR32 2RY | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2014 | FLAT 4, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Mar 2012 | 13 NR32 2RY | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2010 | 8 NR32 2RY | Detached | £182,500 | |
| 26 Aug 2010 | FLAT 3, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £106,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jul 2010 | FLAT 4, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Sep 2009 | 18 NR32 2RY | Detached | £137,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2007 | FLAT 1, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £102,995 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Jan 2007 | FLAT 4, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £102,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 12 NR32 2RY | Detached | £213,000 | |
| 4 Feb 2005 | 6 NR32 2RY | Detached | £206,000 | |
| 18 May 2004 | 4 NR32 2RY | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 9 Jan 2004 | FLAT 3, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £88,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Apr 2003 | FLAT 4, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £62,500 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Mar 2003 | FLAT 1, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £77,500 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Oct 2002 | 4 NR32 2RY | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2002 | FLAT 2, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £46,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Mar 1999 | FLAT 3, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £31,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Dec 1996 | FLAT 2, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £27,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Nov 1996 | 3 NR32 2RY | Detached | £70,500 | |
| 16 Aug 1996 | FLAT 3, 16 NR32 2RY | Flat or maisonette | £30,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 120 m². Most common: House, detached (12); Flat (3); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (11); before 1900 (2); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (2).
Council tax
What each band costs in East Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,335 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,557 | £1,816 | £2,075 | £2,335 | £2,854 | £3,372 | £3,891 | £4,670 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (35% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE BEECHES, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR32 2RY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NR32 2PT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 19 m and 21 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR32 2PT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR32 2RY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oulton Broad North 137,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Lowestoft 468,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Oulton Broad South 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Northgate South End Normanston | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lowestoft | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry South | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Lowestoft Station Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 37.3 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 122 km (76 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alexandra & Crestview Surgeries | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest F P Cross LTD | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Lowestoft Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Lowestoft Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Lowestoft Cashzone | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Great Eastern Linear Park 4.3 ha | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Normanston Park 16 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barnard's Meadow 2.4 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 250 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Margaret, a listed building (Grade I), 640 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Belle Vue Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Leathes' Ham | Lake or reservoir | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Lake Lothing | Tidal water | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Foxburrow Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Lowestoft Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Lowestoft Ness | Wetland | 2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Holly Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 21 |
2 of the street's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Coast College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Woods Loke Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Roman Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Margaret's Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Poplars Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Ormiston Denes Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Limes Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| East Point Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Red Oak Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Gunton Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Stop Stores Ltd NR32 4QS | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 3 May 2018 |
| De Niros NR32 4QS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Oulton Road Chippy NR32 4QS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 28 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Rose Court (23); On or near Garden Close (10); On or near Northgate (8); On or near June Avenue (4); On or near High Beech (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Pinebanks · Evans Drive · Northgate · Greenacre Crescent · Garden Close · June Avenue · Rose Court · Normanshurst Close · Skamacre Crescent · Fir Lane · Mimosa Walk · Myrtle Close
All the streets in NR32 and across East Suffolk.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.