Tonning Street, Lowestoft, NR32 2AN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NR32 2AN is primarily male, with 53.1% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	46.9%	-4.1%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	49%	53.1%	4.1%	49.0%	4.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around NR32 2AN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	48.4%	53.6%	5.2%	37.9%	15.7%
Married: Opposite sex	26.6%	22%	-4.6%	44.2%	-22.2%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	2.2%	3.3%	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	15.8%	16.7%	0.9%	9.1%	7.6%
Widowed	6%	3.3%	-2.7%	6.1%	-2.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.5%	36.2%	-2.3%	48.4%	-12.2%
Good health	34.2%	35.4%	1.2%	33.6%	1.8%
Fair health	19.5%	21.2%	1.7%	12.7%	8.5%
Bad health	5.1%	6.2%	1.1%	4.0%	2.2%
Very bad health	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	1.2%	0.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 17.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.2%	25.1%	-8.1%	18.2%	6.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	21.7%	12.3%	-9.4%	9.6%	2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.7%	16.1%	1.4%	13.4%	2.7%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	8.1%	5.9%	5.3%	2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.5%	17.1%	10.6%	16.9%	0.2%
Degree or Similar	12%	17.5%	5.5%	33.8%	-16.3%
Other	9.8%	3.8%	-6.0%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 91.5% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	2.7%	2.7%	0.0%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	0%	1.6%	1.6%	2.5%	-0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	94.9%	91.5%	-3.4%	81.4%	10.1%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 87.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	92.6%	87.6%	-5.0%	83.2%	4.4%
European Union	3.1%	8.5%	5.4%	6.1%	2.4%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	2.3%	3.5%	1.2%	5.6%	-2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.2%	88%	-4.2%	83.2%	4.8%
10+ Years	1.2%	3.9%	2.7%	9.8%	-5.9%
5-10 Years	1.6%	3.9%	2.3%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	4.3%	1.9%	-2.4%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.6%	76.7%	-21.1%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	3.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	37.5%	13.5%	24.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	59.3%	37.2%	22.1%
Christian	25.2%	46.2%	-21.0%
Buddhist	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Muslim	1.9%	6.5%	-4.6%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	8.9%	6.0%	2.9%

Safety

Is Tonning Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Tonning Street was 293.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 93.7% higher than the Harbour & Normanston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Tonning Street has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston and the 14th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 154.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£30,300

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in NR32 2AN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Tonning Street are based on 149 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Waveney.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Tonning Street, Lowestoft, NR32 2AN

Estimated Average Property Prices for NR32 2AN

Average Price
£125,346

Semi-Detached
£158,226

Terraced
£122,165

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Tonning Street

Average Price
£126,112

Semi-Detached
£148,586

Terraced
£125,453

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£108,090

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Tonning Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
34 Tonning Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£126,000	2024-10-31	£126,259
40 Tonning Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£117,000	2024-03-01	£117,856
49 Tonning Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£75,000	2023-11-24	£75,313
51 Tonning Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2023-09-15	£122,834
57 Tonning Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk Terraced, an established residential building	£139,995	2023-09-05	£137,569

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NR32 2AN

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	70
Part-Time Employee	33
Retired	29
Looking after home or family	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Self-Employed	13
Other	12
Unemployed	9
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Manufacturing	9
Transport and storage	7
Administrative and support service activities	5
Construction	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Education	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Other	2
Real estate activities	1
Information and communication	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Roman Hill Primary School Avondale Road , NR32 2NX	3out of 4	404 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Red Oak Primary School Southwell Road , NR33 0RZ	3out of 4	1,172 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Primary Academy Church Road , NR32 4JF	2out of 4	1,182 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy St Margaret's Road , NR32 4HN	2out of 4	1,231 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Poplars Community Primary School St Margaret's Road , NR32 4HN	3out of 4	1,470 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
East Point Academy Kirkley Run , NR33 0UQ	3out of 4	1,530 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Denes Academy Yarmouth Road , NR32 4AH	2out of 4	1,688 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Blyford Road , NR32 4PZ	3out of 4	2,692 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Pakefield High School London Road Pakefield , Pakefield NR33 7AQ	2out of 4	3,594 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
East Coast College St Peter's Street , NR32 2NB	- not rated	765 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ness Point School 32-34 Gordon Road , NR32 1NL	- not rated	518 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office Adrian House , Alexandra Road NR32 1PL	- not rated	805 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
First Base 34 Ashley Downs , NR32 4EX	3out of 4	1,556 yd	Pupil referral unit	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Ashley School Ashley Downs , NR32 4EU	4out of 4	1,576 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harbour Harbour Pupil Referral Unit , Saturn Close NR32 4TD	3out of 4	1,823 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Woodworks Art Cafe	3 Commercial Road, Lowestoft	262 yd
Sams Coffee House	131 - 132 Bevan Street East, Lowestoft	271 yd
Ocean City	61 Raglan Street, Lowestoft	274 yd
The Red Mingo	Surrey Chambers, 4 Surrey Street	317 yd
St Andrew's Hospitality	St Andrews Church, Roman Road	317 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lord Nelson	63 Bevan Street West, Lowestoft	99 yd
Lowestoft Telecom Social Club	18 Clapham Road South, Lowestoft	250 yd
Joseph Conrad	Unit 1, 18 - 32 Station Square	343 yd
Volunteer	London Road North, Lowestoft	446 yd
Lowestoft Ex Servicemans Club	14 - 16 Gordon Road, Lowestoft	471 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asia's Thai Kitchen	10 Denmark Road, Lowestoft	175 yd
New Mandarin	6 Denmark Road, Lowestoft	175 yd
Dolphin Fish Bar	117 Bevan Street East, Lowestoft	214 yd
Crown Lounge	10 Bevan Street East, Lowestoft	243 yd
Pizza Point	8 Denmark Road, Lowestoft	297 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods	15 The Britten Centre, London Road North	402 yd
Marks & Spencer	82 - 84 London Road North, Lowestoft	446 yd
Tesco Stores Limited	105 London Road North, Lowestoft	513 yd
Asda Stores Ltd	Asda Stores Limited, Belvedere Road	716 yd
MWM Morrison Supermarkets Limited	Morrisons Supermarket, 12 North Quay Retail Park	1,032 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lowestoft Town Fc LOVE ROAD	grass pitches	557 yd
Waterlane Leisure Centre Water Lane	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,081 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	70.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.