NR31 0DN Great Yarmouth
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: Southtown and Cobholm. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Thamesfield Way, Great Yarmouth: 35 addresses
- Suffolk Road, Great Yarmouth: 3 addresses
- A47, Great Yarmouth: 2 addresses
- Boundary Road, Great Yarmouth: 1 address
- Gapton Hall Road, Great Yarmouth: 1 address
- Pasteur Road, Great Yarmouth: 1 address
- Suffolk Road, Gorleston-on-Sea: 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 (60% of about 800 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 49A Exmouth Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 5 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Land off Pasteur Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 105 homes, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Gasworks and Gasholder Site, Admiralty Road: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 44 addresses are between 0 m and 2 m above sea level (1 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Berney Arms 800 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Haddiscoe 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Suffolk Road Great Yarmouth | 150 m |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry South | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Gapton Hall Retail Park Car Park | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Source EV Charging Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 30.8 km (19 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 129 km (80 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nelson Medical Centre | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest J G Plummer And Associates | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Northgate Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Great Yarmouth Police Investigation Centre | 200 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Esso Seaquest Convenience Store Cashzone | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,070 m² | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Southtown Common 4.0 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.5 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Nicholas Hospital Main Entrance Range, a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m (0.5 miles) east. 30 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas Hospital Main Entrance Range | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| St Nicholas Hospital Main Block | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Merchant's House, Row 117, South Quay | Scheduled monument | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Old Merchants House | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Great Yarmouth Potteries | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Nos 6, 7 and 8, Row 111, South Quay | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Greyfriars Franciscan friary | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| The Venetian Waterways | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bollard Bight | Tidal water | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Gapton Marshes | Wetland | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Pleasure Beach | Beach | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Lady Haven | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Leonie's Wood | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Gorleston Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 44 |
39 of the postcode's 44 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Thamesfield Way.