NR30 2EB Great Yarmouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central and Northgate. Region: East of England.
Streets
- North Market Road, Great Yarmouth: 30 addresses
- Cobb's Place, Great Yarmouth: 1 address
- Market Road Place, 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 (86% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 1-4, SWIRLES PLACE, grade II
- 19 AND 20, MIDDLE MARKET ROAD, grade II
- OCEAN LODGE HOTEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at former Beach Coach Station, Great Yarmouth: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Deneside House, Deneside, Great Yarmouth, permissioned (390 m)
- 50-51, Regent Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 5 homes (480 m)
- North Quay: up to 280 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Land adj Raynscourt Lodge, 16, Euston Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 28 homes (520 m)
- Suspension Bridge PH, Bridge Road, Runham Vauxhall, Great Yarmouth: up to 10 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- 5A Ormond Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 6 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Maritime House, 25 Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth: up to 5 homes, permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 16 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 29 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 19 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 2 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 | 730 m |
| Berney Arms 800 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Haddiscoe 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Factory Road Great Yarmouth | 60 m |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry North | 13.5 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Market Gates Multi-Storey Car Park | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 31.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 130.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Park Surgery | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Northgate Hospital | 840 m |
| Police station | Great Yarmouth Police Station | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m; nearest St Nicholas Convenience Store Cashzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest St George's Park 1.6 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,380 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 600 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,130 m² | 800 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fishermens Hospital Including Gate Piers and Railings, a listed building (Grade I), 230 m west. 192 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fishermens Hospital Including Gate Piers and Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m west |
| Town walls | Scheduled monument | 260 m south-west |
| St Nicholas (Priory) Middle School | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m north-west |
| Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary including church rooms and surrounding wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south-east |
| Medieval vaults under 50-56 Howard Street | Scheduled monument | 470 m south-west |
| Greyfriars Franciscan friary | Scheduled monument | 550 m south-west |
| The Venetian Waterways | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Beach | Beach | 850 m south-east |
| The Waterways | Lake or reservoir | 890 m north-east |
| South Beach | Beach | 1.1 km south-east |
| Lady Haven | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Humberstone Marshes | Wetland | 2.5 km west |
| Leonie's Wood | Wood | 4.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 3% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 33% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 11% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 42% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 North Market Road.