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Guide Price£175,000

First and Last, Dove Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32

Land size
0.11 acres
Bedrooms
4

Key Features

  • Detached freehold public house
  • Spacious four bedroom living accommodation
  • Beer garden
  • Guide price - £170,000
  • For sale by livestream auction
  • Unless previously sold or withdrawn prior
  • Tuesday 21st April 2026

Description

FOR SALE BY ONLINE AUCTION - TUESDAY 17TH MARCH 2026

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Detached freehold public house with spacious four bedroom living accommodation above

This detached public house occupies a spacious 0.11 acre plot and is located just north of the town centre. It was let to a long established tenant at £33,000 who vacated at the end of January. It is now let on a rolling monthly tenancy at will dated 1st February 2026 at £680 per week.

The property has gas central heating, is partially double glazed and has a spacious beer garden which could also provide off road parking. There is a large four bedroom managers flat on the first floor with its own separate entrance.

It has been in the same ownership for over twenty years.

Accommodation Ground floor: Kitchen, utility room, cellar, bar, preparation room, male and female wc's
First floor: Landing, four bedrooms, bathroom / shower room, wc, sitting room Outside: Spacious beer garden which could also provide off road parking
Rateable Value The pub will have a rateable value of £9,250 with effect from 1st April 2026.

Tenure: Freehold

EPC Rating: D

Administration Fee: £1200 inc VAT payable on exchange of contracts.

Buyer's Premium Fee: £960 inc VAT payable on exchange of contracts.

Disbursements: Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
A
Date Posted
2026-03-27

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • St Margaret's Primary Academy401 metresOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    364
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy560 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    311
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Poplars Community Primary School675 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    260
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Roman Hill Primary School849 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    375
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Woods Loke Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    483
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Ormiston Denes Academy750 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    711
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics1.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,263
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • East Point Academy1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    846
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Pakefield High School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    679
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Cliff Park Ormiston Academy5.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    812
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Lowestoft Express, Lowestoft726 metres
Iceland Lowestoft, Lowestoft760 metres
M&S Lowestoft, Lowestoft849 metres

GP surgery

High Street Surgery285 metres

Pharmacy

High Street Pharmacy285 metres

Hospital

James Paget Hospital5.6 miles

Green space

Play Space12 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Lowestoft Rail Station0.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Queen's Road42 metres

Typical drive times

Beccles20 min · 11 miles
Lowestoft2 min · 0.5 miles
Great Yarmouth19 min · 11 miles
Norwich (city)46 min · 28 miles
Gorleston-on-Sea15 min · 7.8 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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