St Olaves

Sunrise 06:22Sunset 19:15

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

1 reported · July 2026▼ 75% YoY

• Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Southern Villages · Norfolk

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

10 food businesses within 2 miles

• 10 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Haddiscoe (0.7 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£209,164 average▲ 2.5% YoY

Across Great Yarmouth · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · Asda (10.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (10.9 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 7 kW
• Nearest: ReedhamVH (5.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

99,750 residents in Great Yarmouth · 572/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Great Yarmouth

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

83 applications decided

84.3% granted · 70 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain

Great Yarmouth

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 18
• Con 18
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,475 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

15 jobs advertised · £41,952 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required, Online Maths Tutoring Job in St Olaves – Flexible Schedule, Domestic Heating Surveyor

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

77% low-carbon electricity

Wind 40% · Nuclear 36% · Gas 16% · Imports 8%

68 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

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

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  St Olaves · 0.2 km

  St Olaves is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated on the River Waveney, 6 miles (10 km) south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and the same distance north-west of the Suffolk town of L…

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  St Olaves railway station · 0.2 km

  St Olaves was a station in St. Olaves. It was on the Great Eastern Railway between Great Yarmouth and London. It was first opened in June 1859. After just over a century it was closed in November 1959 when the connect…

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  St Olave's Priory · 0.4 km

  St Olave's Priory was an Augustinian priory of Black Canons located in St Olaves, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west of Lowestoft in eastern England. The site is in the county of Norfolk, although before 1974 it was part of…

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  St Olaves Windpump · 0.4 km

  St Olaves Windpump, or Priory Mill is a Grade II* listed trestle mill at Fritton, Norfolk, United Kingdom. It was built in 1910 and has been preserved by the Norfolk Windmills Trust.

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  Haddiscoe railway station (Norfolk Railway) · 0.5 km

  This was the original Haddiscoe railway station serving Haddiscoe, Norfolk. It was opened in 1847 by the Norfolk Railway and closed in 1904. Upon closure it was replaced by Haddiscoe Low Level railway station which wa…

• Yarmouth–Beccles line · 0.7 km

  The Yarmouth–Beccles line was a railway line which linked the Suffolk market town of Beccles with the Norfolk coastal resort of Yarmouth. Forming part of the East Suffolk Railway, the line was opened in 1859 and close…

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