# 8 TUBBY WALK, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4GY

## Property details

- Slug: `25cd473` (address key hash: `25cd4737f6e6e279ba485378fb271d5384c458fa`)
- Postcode: NR32 4GY
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 77 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Last sold: £320,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £4,156/m²
- Local average: £329,119 (59 sales)
- Street crime: 94 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £320,000
- Date: 2026-03-27
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 03/04/2026 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £322/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,560

### Recommendations
- E (£60)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0348-0060-7314-4336-7964)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-27 | £320,000 | Detached | — | £320,342 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-5f95-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 TUBBY WALK, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4GY | £320,000 | 27/03/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [167678462](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c524680)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £320,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-01 | £325,000 |
| sold | 2016-01-01 | £244,950 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 VERDURE CLOSE, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4WR | £202,000 | 15/12/2025 | Detached |
| 19 LANGDALE PARK, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4XF | £347,500 | 17/10/2025 | Detached |
| 55 SOMERLEYTON ROAD, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4RB | £230,000 | 21/07/2025 | Detached |
| 12 OULTON STREET, OULTON, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 3BB | £375,000 | 17/07/2025 | Detached |
| 11 LANGDALE PARK, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4XF | £285,000 | 06/12/2024 | Detached |
| 7 TUBBY WALK, OULTON, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4GY | £365,000 | 12/10/2023 | Detached |
| HEATHERDENE OULTON ROAD NORTH, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4QZ | £250,000 | 12/04/2023 | Detached |
| 4 JENKINS GREEN, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4WX | £350,000 | 31/03/2023 | Detached |
| 4 LANGDALE PARK, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4XF | £387,500 | 09/12/2022 | Detached |
| 14 MEADOW ROAD, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 3AZ | £225,000 | 22/11/2022 | Detached |
| 3 LOTHINGLAND CLOSE, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 3RH | £340,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 19 JENKINS GREEN, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4WX | £382,500 | 26/10/2022 | Detached |
| 16 RED HOUSE CLOSE, OULTON, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 3BD | £310,000 | 02/09/2022 | Detached |
| 13 MEADOW ROAD, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 3AZ | £320,000 | 19/08/2022 | Detached |
| 4 TUBBY WALK, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4GY | £390,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| 4 ENNERDALE CLOSE, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4XR | £300,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| 39 JENKINS GREEN, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4WX | £310,000 | 30/06/2022 | Detached |
| 6 FIELD GRANGE, OULTON, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4XJ | £280,000 | 26/04/2022 | Detached |
| 17 TUBBY WALK, OULTON, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4GY | £325,000 | 24/02/2022 | Detached |
| 237 OULTON ROAD, LOWESTOFT, EAST SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK, NR32 4QX | £400,000 | 11/02/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £318,725 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 19.1%
- **10y growth:** 28.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for East Suffolk; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 9.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 34.2%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (East Suffolk). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £752/mo
- **Realistic:** £835/mo
- **Optimistic:** £919/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Lowestoft & Great Yarmouth (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £104,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £83,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 48 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **94** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 5 Jun 2019 |
| Woods Loke Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 13 May 2024 |
| The Limes Primary Academy | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 26 Apr 2023 |
| Gunton Primary Academy | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 7 Sep 2018 |
| The Ashley School | Other | 0.9 miles | Outstanding — 16 May 2014 |