Neighbourhood · East Suffolk · East of England
Lowestoft Central
East Suffolk 004 · 6 sub-areas · 9,965 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Solo renters (84/100)Watch-out: Families (48/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartileResidential
Lowestoft Central is a settled residential pocket of East Suffolk. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 153 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Lowestoft Central?
A snapshot of Lowestoft Central
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 12 restaurants and 6 pubs in five minutes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £831 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Lowestoft Central in East Suffolk
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Lowestoft Central?
- The median monthly rent across Lowestoft Central is £831.
- How safe is Lowestoft Central?
- Lowestoft Central has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Lowestoft Central?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 10 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Lowestoft Central?
- There are 11 schools within 2 km of Lowestoft Central, of which 30% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1838 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Lowestoft Central?
- The most common council tax band in Lowestoft Central is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,607. Council tax is set by East Suffolk council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Lowestoft Central to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Lowestoft Central to central London is approximately 153 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Lowestoft Central?
- 100% of premises in Lowestoft Central are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Lowestoft Central?
- Lowestoft Central sits in IMD decile 1 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Lowestoft Central?
- 52% of households in Lowestoft Central are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Lowestoft Central?
- The average property price across East Suffolk (the local authority covering Lowestoft Central) is approximately £280,757, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Lowestoft Central a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.38 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,261.)
- Which local areas are part of Lowestoft Central?
- Lowestoft Central contains 6 local areas: East Suffolk 004B, East Suffolk 004C, East Suffolk 004D, East Suffolk 004A, East Suffolk 004E…
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Frequently asked about Lowestoft Central
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- What is the average rent in Lowestoft Central?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Lowestoft Central is £831. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Lowestoft Central a safe place to live?
- Lowestoft Central has a safety score of 21/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Lowestoft Central?
- 30% of schools within 2 km of Lowestoft Central are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Lowestoft Central?
- Public-transport commute time from Lowestoft Central to central London is approximately 153 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Lowestoft Central different from the rest of East Suffolk?
- Lowestoft Central contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Lowestoft Central rank in East Suffolk?
- Lowestoft Central scores 85/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in East Suffolk, see the Cities table on the East Suffolk page.
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