St Blida Drive Damgate, Great Yarmouth
1 address across 1 postcode (NR29), about 640 m (0.4 miles) long. USRN 15903470.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (A: 13, B: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Great Yarmouth costs £2,414 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Acle, about 10.7 km (6.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 650 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 12 to 16 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 66 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fleggburgh Surgery, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 45% of households owned their home and 14% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 18 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 81 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); Bungalow, detached (4); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: 2024 (15).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 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 street: most are in band B (47% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 66 addresses are between 12 m and 16 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR29 4QD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Acle 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.7 miles) |
| Great Yarmouth 440,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) | |
| Berney Arms 800 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km (8.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bensley Road Martham | 100 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 24.4 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 133 km (83 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fleggburgh Surgery | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evolve Pharmacy Martham | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Hemsby Medical Centre | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Northgate Hospital | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
| Police station | Great Yarmouth Police Station | 12.8 km (8 miles) |
| Cash machines | East of England Co-op Repps Road Cashzone | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,360 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St. Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 580 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St. Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Thunder Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Martham Broad | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| The Belt | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| The Hundred Acres Marsh | Wetland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| The Common | Beach | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
| The Valley | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 65 | 66 |
1 of the street's 66 addresses is 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flegg High Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 150 m | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Martham Academy and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flegg High Ormiston Academy NR29 4QD | School/college/university | 100 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Sunnyside NR29 4PZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Somerton Road (11); On or near Bensley Road (3); On or near Damgate Lane (2); On or near Damgate Back Lane (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 78% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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.
What has changed
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band A, bungalow, detached (lodged 22 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band A, bungalow, detached (lodged 22 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band A, bungalow, semi-detached (lodged 22 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band A, house, detached (lodged 22 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band A, bungalow, detached (lodged 22 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NR29 4QD: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Damgate Back Lane · Bensley Road · Damgate Lane · Staithe Road · Morgrove Lane
All the streets in NR29 and across Great Yarmouth.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.