Is Great Yarmouth a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Great Yarmouth, from official data · 4 postcode districts · 2,765 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Great Yarmouth, from official data · 4 postcode districts · 2,765 postcodes
The average home in Great Yarmouth sold for £209,114 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.7% on a year earlier. Across Great Yarmouth, police record 113 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Great Yarmouth, the nearest primary school is Cobholm Primary Academy, 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Great Yarmouth Charter Academy, 1.3 mi away; the nearest GP surgery is Nelson Medical Centre, 0.9 mi away, about a 19 minute walk.
Great Yarmouth station is 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk.
Across Great Yarmouth, police record 113 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Great Yarmouth sold for £209,114 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.7% on a year earlier. By type: detached £315,604, semi-detached £213,496, terraced £167,632, flats £105,307. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Cobholm Primary Academy, 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Great Yarmouth Charter Academy, 1.3 mi away. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Great Yarmouth is 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £37,700 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).