NR30 9SU Great Yarmouth
Live postcode, introduced February 2005. Ward: Nelson. 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 A (70% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, No.3 Hall Quay / South Quay. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 18.
- 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
- 4, SOUTH QUAY, grade I
- REMAINS OF THE CHURCH OF THE GREYFRIARS, grade I
- TOWN HALL, grade II*
- 1, 2 AND 2B, SOUTH QUAY, grade II
- 10-14, REGENT STREET, grade II
- 29, HALL PLAIN, grade II
- 3, GREYFRIARS WAY, grade II
- 3, SOUTH QUAY, grade II
- 5, SOUTH QUAY, grade II
- 6, SOUTH QUAY, grade II
- 7 AND 8, SOUTH QUAY, grade II
- 9, QUEEN STREET, grade II
- FASTOLFF HOUSE, grade II
- Greyfriars House, grade II
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, grade II
- NUMBER 2 AND ATTACHED WAREHOUSE, grade II
- SHIP INN, grade II
- STAR HOTEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Deneside House, Deneside, Great Yarmouth, permissioned (250 m)
- North Quay: up to 280 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Critten's Road (Cobholm Waterfront): up to 160 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Land off Pasteur Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 105 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- Maritime House, 25 Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth: up to 5 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- Suspension Bridge PH, Bridge Road, Runham Vauxhall, Great Yarmouth: up to 10 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- 50-51, Regent Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 5 homes (820 m)
- Land at former Beach Coach Station, Great Yarmouth: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (890 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: 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 address is about 1 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Great Yarmouth 440,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m |
| Berney Arms 800 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Haddiscoe 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Town Hall Great Yarmouth | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry North | 13.0 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 50 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 31.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 129.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Park Surgery | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Greyfriars Pharmacy | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest J G Plummer And Associates | 110 m |
| Hospital | Northgate Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Great Yarmouth Police Station | 360 m |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 1-2 King Street Lloyds Bank | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest St George's Park 1.6 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 16 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.5 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7.5 ha | 940 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Town Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 207 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| 4, South Quay | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m south |
| Medieval vaults under 50-56 Howard Street | Scheduled monument | 80 m east |
| Greyfriars Franciscan friary | Scheduled monument | 110 m south-east |
| Remains of the Church of the Greyfriars | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m south-east |
| Custom House | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south |
| Nos 6, 7 and 8, Row 111, South Quay | Scheduled monument | 270 m south-east |
| The Venetian Waterways | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Haven | Lake or reservoir | 850 m north-west |
| The Beach | Beach | 1.0 km east |
| South Beach | Beach | 1.1 km south-east |
| Gapton Marshes | Wetland | 2.1 km south-west |
| Leonie's Wood | Wood | 3.8 km south-west |
| Gorleston Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 4.8 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 63% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 34% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 46% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 62% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 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.