Great Yarmouth: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£315,604

Semi-detached

£213,496

Terraced

£167,632

Flat or maisonette

£105,307

First-time buyers

£182,683

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  88,606 in 1991 → 100,529 in 2024 (+13.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £121,007 in 2005 → £209,114 in 2026 (+72.8%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £302 in 2008 → £565 in 2025 (+86.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  69.0% in 2004 → 67.9% in 2023 (−1.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  5.0% in 2001 → 4.7% in 2025 (−6.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,661 in 1997 → £20,544 in 2024 (+137.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Great Yarmouth; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Home gas use · Environment8,142 kWh (2024/25) · 24th lowest of 347
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 61st lowest of 363
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access210.9 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 72nd highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 81st highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work39.3% (2021) · 359th highest of 374
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work29.3% (2023) · 329th lowest of 348
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills52.8% (2023) · 326th highest of 348
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing35.9% (2024/25) · 278th lowest of 296

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Norfolk, which includes Great Yarmouth.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.5 years · England 80.0 · 49th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.4 years · England 83.8 · 48th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)61.3 years · England 60.9 · 66th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.1 years · England 61.3 · 69th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)297.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 52nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.7% · England 10.4 · 43rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)65.1% · England 64.6 · 70th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Norfolk, which includes Great Yarmouth.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.5% · England 68.3 · 95th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.1 score · England 46.0 · 87th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.8% · England 5.8 · 101st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.8% · England 19.8 · 88th lowest of 153