NR29 3RF Great Yarmouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1983. Ward: Ormesby. Region: East of England.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Great Yarmouth in 2026-27: Band D £2,414 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,610 | £1,878 | £2,146 | £2,414 | £2,951 | £3,487 | £4,024 | £4,829 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (24% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Direction - Houses in Multiple Occupation Great Yarmouth.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Clere House, Pippin Close, Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth, permissioned (130 m)
- 4 West Road, Ormesby St Margaret: up to 5 homes, permissioned (210 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 31 addresses are between 6 m and 8 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Great Yarmouth 440,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km |
| Berney Arms 800 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Acle 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Middle School Ormesby | 400 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 27.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 132.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Coastal Villages Practice | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ormesby Village Surgery | 150 m |
| Hospital | Northgate Hospital | 7.2 km |
| Police station | Great Yarmouth Police Station | 7.8 km |
| Cash machines | Scratby Premier Store, Beach Road Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Green 7,750 m² | 390 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St. Margaret, a listed building (Grade II*), 870 m south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St. Margaret | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m south-east |
| Wayside cross on Yarmouth Road 300m south east of Church Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manship's Plantation | Wood | 390 m south-west |
| Dowe Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| Sand Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 2.4 km east |
| Ormesby Broad | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-west |
| California Gap | Wetland | 2.8 km east |
| Hemsby Beach | Beach | 3.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 31 | 31 |
None of the postcode's 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.