Lowestoft is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, seven miles south of the town of Gorleston-on-Sea, 22 miles south-east of the major city of Norwich, and 104 miles north-east of London. Lowestoft lies three miles east of the Norfolk border. Lowestoft falls within the district council of East Suffolk, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the NR32 postcode district. The post town for Lowestoft is Lowestoft.
Lowestoft is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.
Ceremonial County | Suffolk |
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Historic County | Suffolk |
Administrative County | Suffolk |
Lowestoft is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Suffolk, and towards the easternmost extremity of Suffolk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lowestoft is NR32 1QS.
Lowestoft is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NR32 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NR32 postcode district.
The post town for Lowestoft is Lowestoft. Lowestoft is in the NR32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lowestoft.
The centre of Lowestoft is located at position 52.47735° latitude and 1.75043° longitude.
Latitude | 52.47735° |
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Longitude | 1.75043° |
The centre of Lowestoft is located at the grid reference easting 654779 and northing 293216 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 654779 |
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Northing | 293216 |
Position of Lowestoft relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lowestoft to the centre of the town.
Position of Lowestoft relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lowestoft to the centre of the city.