NR30 2PW Great Yarmouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Nelson. Region: East of England.
Streets
- King Street, Great Yarmouth: 34 addresses
- Unnamed street near King Street, 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 (74% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, No.4 King Street. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 17.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 Direction - Houses in Multiple Occupation Great Yarmouth, Article 4 Direction Great Yarmouth.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- OLD WHITE LION PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II*
- 123 AND 123A, KING STREET, grade II
- 126 AND 127, KING STREET, grade II
- 131, KING STREET, grade II
- 132, KING STREET, grade II
- 133, KING STREET, grade II
- 134 AND 134A, KING STREET, grade II
- 135, KING STREET, grade II
- CANNON BOLLARD AT JUNCTION WITH ROW 116, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST SPYRIDON, grade II
- CREDENCE HOUSE INCLUDING AREA RAILINGS, grade II
- KINGS WINE BAR INCLUDING STEP RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBER 43 INCLUDING 2 STABLE RANGES TO REAR, grade II
- NUMBER 44 INCLUDING RAILINGS TO STEPS, grade II
- WOOD HALL HOTEL, grade II
- WORKING MENS CLUB, grade II
- YORK ROAD CENTRE (FORMER DRILL HALL), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Deneside House, Deneside, Great Yarmouth, permissioned (300 m)
- Maritime House, 25 Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth: up to 5 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Pamela's Restaurant, Wellington Rd, Great Yarmouth: up to 11 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Te-aroha, Albert Square, Great Yarmouth, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Gainsborough Court, Great Yarmouth: up to 21 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 50-51, Regent Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 5 homes (680 m (0.4 miles))
- North Quay: up to 280 homes, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- 49A Exmouth Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 5 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 82%, gigabit 82% 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 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Berney Arms 800 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Haddiscoe 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King Street Surgery Great Yarmouth | 30 m |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry South | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 31.3 km (19 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 130 km (81 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Park Surgery | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Town Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest J G Plummer And Associates | 330 m |
| Hospital | Northgate Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Great Yarmouth Police Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thompsons News Stores Limited Cashzone | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St George's Park 1.6 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Nicholas Recreation Ground 2.2 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7.5 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old White Lion Public House, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m south. 206 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old White Lion Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m south |
| The Tolhouse | Listed building, Grade I | 200 m north-west |
| Merchant's House, Row 117, South Quay | Scheduled monument | 200 m west |
| Old Merchants House | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m west |
| St Georges Theatre | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m north |
| Nos 6, 7 and 8, Row 111, South Quay | Scheduled monument | 210 m west |
| Greyfriars Franciscan friary | Scheduled monument | 330 m north-west |
| The Venetian Waterways | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Beach | Beach | 610 m (0.4 miles) east |
| South Beach | Beach | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Lady Haven | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Gapton Marshes | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Leonie's Wood | Wood | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Gorleston Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south |
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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 35 |
13 of the postcode's 35 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Great Yarmouth: see them on the Great Yarmouth page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 65% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 42% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 62% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 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 King Street.