NR30 2DN Great Yarmouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central and Northgate. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Paget Road, Great Yarmouth: 67 addresses
- Unnamed street near Paget Road, Great Yarmouth: 1 address
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 A (80% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, No.16 Seafront. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Land adj Raynscourt Lodge, 16, Euston Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 28 homes (180 m)
- 50-51, Regent Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 5 homes (220 m)
- Land at former Beach Coach Station, Great Yarmouth: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Deneside House, Deneside, Great Yarmouth, permissioned (590 m)
- Maritime House, 25 Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth: up to 5 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- North Quay: up to 280 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- 5A Ormond Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 6 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- Suspension Bridge PH, Bridge Road, Runham Vauxhall, Great Yarmouth: up to 10 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 17 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 53 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 26 medium, 27 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
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 | 1.0 km |
| Berney Arms 800 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Haddiscoe 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth | 70 m |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry North | 13.8 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Anchor Gardens Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 31.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 130.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Park Surgery | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 430 m |
| Hospital | Northgate Hospital | 930 m |
| Police station | Great Yarmouth Police Station | 730 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest St Nicholas Convenience Store Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,820 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | St George's Park 1.6 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,130 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary including church rooms and surrounding wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m south-west. 190 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary including church rooms and surrounding wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-west |
| Town walls | Scheduled monument | 510 m south-west |
| Fishermens Hospital Including Gate Piers and Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m west |
| St Nicholas (Priory) Middle School | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m west |
| Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m west |
| Medieval vaults under 50-56 Howard Street | Scheduled monument | 730 m south-west |
| Greyfriars Franciscan friary | Scheduled monument | 790 m south-west |
| The Venetian Waterways | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 830 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Beach | Beach | 670 m south |
| The Waterways | Lake or reservoir | 740 m north |
| South Beach | Beach | 1.0 km south |
| Lady Haven | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Humberstone Marshes | Wetland | 2.9 km west |
| Leonie's Wood | Wood | 4.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 60 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 68 |
61 of the postcode's 68 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 76% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 51% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 54% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 19% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Paget Road.