Steeple View Lowestoft, East Suffolk
24 addresses across 2 postcodes (NR32), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42502634.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (B: 9, C: 14).
- 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 Lowestoft, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Great Eastern Linear Park, is about 340 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 31 to 33 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is High Street Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 52% of households owned their home and 15% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 95 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 69 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7); House, mid-terrace (5); House, end-terrace (5). Built: 2007-2011 (13); 2008 (9); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (11); owner-occupied (3).
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 (36% 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: none.
- 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.
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 4UP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR32 4NX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 31 m and 33 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR32 4NX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR32 4UP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lowestoft 468,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Oulton Broad North 137,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Oulton Broad South 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 62 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Larch Road Normanston | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lowestoft | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry South | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Lowestoft Station Car Park | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 37.4 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 123 km (76 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest High Street Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest F P Cross LTD | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Lowestoft Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Lowestoft Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Village Rise Supermarket, Weston Road Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Great Eastern Linear Park 4.3 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,760 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 4.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Margaret, a listed building (Grade I), 220 m south-east. 6 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 | 220 m south-east |
| Belle Vue Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lowestoft Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Leathes' Ham | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Foxburrow Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| North Beach | Beach | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Lowestoft Ness | Wetland | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Holly Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 24 |
1 of the street's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for East Suffolk: see them on the East Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Poplars Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 470 m (0.3 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 |
| St Margaret's Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 600 m (0.4 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 |
| East Coast College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ormiston Denes Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 680 m (0.4 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 |
| Roman Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 950 m (0.6 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 |
| Woods Loke Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
| Gunton Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Margarets Church Hall NR32 4BW | Other catering premises | 50 m | 4 Good | 12 May 2009 |
| Kitchen At The Ashley School NR32 4EU | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 4 Oct 2024 |
| Bushells NR32 4AT | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2025 |
| Halls Quality Butchers Ltd NR32 4AT | Retailers - other | 330 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Gunton Fish Shop NR32 4AT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Oulton Road Chippy NR32 4QS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| One Stop Stores Ltd NR32 4QS | Retailers - other | 360 m | 5 Very good | 3 May 2018 |
| De Niros NR32 4QS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Hollingsworth Store NR32 4AT | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2021 |
| The Pantry At Poplars Primary School NR32 4HN | School/college/university | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Waterlane Leisure Centre Cafe NR32 2NH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Larch Road (37); On or near Mount Pleasant (14); On or near Bourne Road (12); On or near Peddars Way (9); On or near Steeple View (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
Haven Avenue · Mount Pleasant · Sharon Drive · Bourne Road · Peddars Way · Malvern Rise · Lynton Gardens · Bramble Green · Hillcrest Gardens · Ashley Downs · Larch Road · Harp's Close Road
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.