Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth is a town in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 63,434. It has around 5 pharmacies and 114 restaurants and cafés, 67 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Great Yarmouth, 0.8 km away. The average sold house price is around £225,954. There were around 530 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Great Yarmouth area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Great Yarmouth area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 99,750 residents at roughly 572 people per km².
- Council
- Great Yarmouth
- County
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Police force
- Norfolk
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 267th of 294 English council areas — better than 9% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
21°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 21° / 15° · 61% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:19Sunset 19:20
13h 1m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom
Crime
613 reported · July 2026▲ 15% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences264
- Anti-social behaviour99
- Criminal damage & arson57
- Public order49
Neighbourhood team: North Yarmouth · Norfolk
Local policing priorities
- We work with the community and local partners, while also looking at our own data, to come up with priorities for North Yarmouth for the…
- We work with the community and local partners, while also looking at our own data, to come up with priorities for North Yarmouth for the…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
178 reported road collisions (2024)
55 killed or seriously injured · 240 casualties · 17.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
489 food businesses within 2 miles
- 377 rated 4–5 ★ (311 top)
- 47 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Great Yarmouth (0.8 km)
- 67 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Great Yarmouth (0.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£209,164 average▲ 2.5% YoY
Across Great Yarmouth · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£841 average monthly rent▲ 8% YoY
- 1 bed £591
- 2 bed £770
- 3 bed £932
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.6 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (0.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (0.7 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
21 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: BMM-CP-000459 (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches36
- Playgrounds27
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
99,750 residents in Great Yarmouth · 572/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 24%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 24 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
25% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,414 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (42% of 50,190)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
43 schools · 12,957 pupils
30 primary · 6 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 10 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)
39inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Lynn Grove AcademyGood
- Caister Academy
- Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
- Flegg High Ormiston Academy
- Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
- Ormiston Venture Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Great Yarmouth
Care & health services
877 CQC-registered services
- Care homes320
- GP practices126
- Dentists171
- Homecare agencies178
- Hospitals & hospices29
CQC ratings: 81% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 23 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Norfolk
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 216 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
83 applications decided
84.3% granted · 70 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain
Great Yarmouth
Recent votes:
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
- NoDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 18
- Con 18
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies7
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens62
- Restaurants & cafés166
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,475 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
593 jobs advertised · £40,837 avg
e.g. Mobile Vehicle Technician, Care Home Chef, Peripatetic Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£699 median full-time weekly pay
4.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,544 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 52,353 certificates
13.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
78% low-carbon electricity
Solar 31% · Nuclear 26% · Gas 18% · Wind 11%
85 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile8.2
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Great Yarmouth:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office487 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases475 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth365 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership306 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s299 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Market Gates Shopping Centre · 0.2 kmMarket Gates Shopping Centre is based in the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It was first opened in 1976.
Borough of Great Yarmouth · 0.2 kmThe Borough of Great Yarmouth is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. It is named after its main town, Great Yarmouth, and also contains the town of Gorleston-on-Sea and a number of vil…
Great Yarmouth · 0.2 kmGreat Yarmouth, often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town which gives its name to the wider Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located 20 miles (32 km) east of Norwich. It…
St Mary's Church, Great Yarmouth · 0.2 kmSt Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It is situated on Regent Road in the centre of the town. It was originally built by the Society of Jesus in the late 1840s and it is now a…
Fishermen's Hospital · 0.3 kmThe Fishermen's Hospital is a Grade I listed building in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. It was established by the Corporation of Great Yarmouth in 1702 to look after 20 old and decayed fishermen and their wives.
Palmers Department Store · 0.3 kmPalmers Department Store was an independent and family-run department store located in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Latterly the company boasted that it was the 'longest established independent department store in the Uni…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Yarmouth?
- Great Yarmouth is a town in Norfolk, England, in the Great Yarmouth local authority.
- What is the population of Great Yarmouth?
- Great Yarmouth has an approximate settlement population of 63,434.
- How deprived is Great Yarmouth?
- The Great Yarmouth local authority, which includes Great Yarmouth, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.