NR31 0DS Great Yarmouth
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Southtown and Cobholm. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Plevna Terrace, Cobholm Island: 16 addresses
- Pasteur Road, Great Yarmouth: 2 addresses
- Southtown Road, Great Yarmouth: 2 addresses
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 660 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)
- Land off Pasteur Road, Great Yarmouth: up to 105 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Critten's Road (Cobholm Waterfront): up to 160 homes, not permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- North Quay: up to 280 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Deneside House, Deneside, Great Yarmouth, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Suspension Bridge PH, Bridge Road, Runham Vauxhall, Great Yarmouth: up to 10 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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: of the 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 14 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 1 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 | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Berney Arms 800 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Haddiscoe 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Station Road Great Yarmouth | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry North | 12.6 km (7.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 30.7 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 | 100 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco In-Store Pharmacy | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest J G Plummer And Associates | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Northgate Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Great Yarmouth Police Station | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Esso Seaquest Convenience Store Cashzone | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St George's Park 1.6 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,190 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.5 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.5 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Town Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m north-east. 181 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north-east |
| 4, South Quay | Listed building, Grade I | 370 m east |
| Greyfriars Franciscan friary | Scheduled monument | 410 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Remains of the Church of the Greyfriars | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Custom House | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Medieval vaults under 50-56 Howard Street | Scheduled monument | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Nos 6, 7 and 8, Row 111, South Quay | Scheduled monument | 480 m (0.3 miles) east |
| The Venetian Waterways | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Haven | Lake or reservoir | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| The Beach | Beach | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| South Beach | Beach | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Humberstone Marshes | Wetland | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Leonie's Wood | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Gorleston Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 4.8 km (3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 20 |
19 of the postcode's 20 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Plevna Terrace.