Living in Great Yarmouth

In Great Yarmouth, tenants pay an average rent of €982 a month (2026).

Great Yarmouth numbered 28,985 residents at the end of 2021. Regional median gross salary figures for Great Yarmouth showed €2,795 per month at the end of 2024. An unemployment rate of 5.97% was measured at the end of 2018.

Last checked 2026-09-2422 sources

Population28,985people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)2,795EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent982.4EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority

Unemployment rate5.97%country median 3.4% — 76% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime9,612incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Great Yarmouth?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United KingdomNational rates and thresholds that apply in Great Yarmouth.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Great Yarmouth. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24

Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	24.02 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	BT Full Fibre 150¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack¹⁵Official · national market
Rent price index, mean	982.4 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics, 16 September 2026 edition¹⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	982.4 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority¹⁰Official

Is Great Yarmouth a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–58%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Student42%strong on education, weak on work · range 33–51%

Family60%strong on family, weak on cost · range 50–70%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, the employment rate stood at 49.4%. At the end of 2021, 11,345 comprised the workforce in Great Yarmouth.

What is the unemployment rate in Great Yarmouth?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (2018).

Unemployment rate: 5.97 % · Eurostat³

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Great Yarmouth is 6.0%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Great Yarmouth 6.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	49.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,795 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁷Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.97 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2018	Eurostat³Official

Unemployment rate over time5 published observations, 2011–2018

4.7%

6.9%

9.1%

11.3%

6.0%201120162018

Unemployment rate fell 45.1% between 2011 and 2018, from 10.9% to 6.0%.

What does a salary buy in Great Yarmouth?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,339of €2,359 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,359
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority · 2026-08-31	− €982
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30	− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30	− €13
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,339

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Great Yarmouth. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

Department for Work and Pensions

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Great Yarmouth. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	32 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	44 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Great Yarmouth's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Safety

How safe is Great Yarmouth?

Police recorded about 9,612 incidents per 100,000 (2025-26). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹³

Recorded crime across major citiesGreat Yarmouth highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267

Bristol13,099

Liverpool12,409

Leeds11,462

Birmingham11,416

Leicester11,001

Sheffield9,693

Cardiff9,379

Belfast9,156

Coventry8,836

Glasgow757

Edinburgh549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,612 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Great Yarmouth's nearest airport was NWI, 31 km away and offered 8 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	8 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	31 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	NWI	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 5.7°C in January to 16.6°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Great Yarmouth?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁷

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Great Yarmouth is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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487

200

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Great Yarmouth 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.84 · Feb 11.81 · Mar 13.47 · Apr 16.41 · May 18.65 · Jun 22.34 · Jul 23.31 · Aug 23.58 · Sep 22.43 · Oct 20.23 · Nov 16.92 · Dec 13.45 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -0.3 · Feb -2.72 · Mar -2.75 · Apr 1.53 · May 4.82 · Jun 7.81 · Jul 11.51 · Aug 11.94 · Sep 10.13 · Oct 5.77 · Nov 2.03 · Dec -1.08 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.67 · Feb 5.26 · Mar 6.1 · Apr 8.23 · May 11.13 · Jun 14.11 · Jul 16.62 · Aug 17.34 · Sep 15.77 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 9.69 · Dec 6.9 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The median age was 37 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Great Yarmouth?

The published population was 28,985 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	28,985 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official

International community in Great Yarmouth

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Europe: United Kingdom	22,880	78.9%
Europe: EU countries	4,410	15.2%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	1,695	5.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	14.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁵Official
Workers aged 16 and over	11,345 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁵Official
Median age	37 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁵Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Great Yarmouth

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Lowestoft as a Great Yarmouth alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 71,315 Lowestoft vs 28,985 Great Yarmouth+146%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,196 Lowestoft vs 9,612 Great Yarmouth−36%
Annual PM2.5: 6.9 µg/m³ Lowestoft vs 7.0 µg/m³ Great Yarmouthsame level
Median gross pay, region: €2,800 Lowestoft vs €2,795 Great Yarmouthsame level

Full comparison More about Lowestoft

Wokingham as a Great Yarmouth alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 221 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 9,612 Great Yarmouth−59%
Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €2,795 Great Yarmouth+38%
Residents: 50,325 Wokingham vs 28,985 Great Yarmouth+74%

Full comparison More about Wokingham

Cities near Great Yarmouth

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Great Yarmouth, nearest in population first.

All United Kingdom cities

Deal28,985 residents Kendal28,940 residents Pontypool29,070 residents Heswall29,075 residents Cramlington28,845 residents Hertford28,800 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Great Yarmouth under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Great Yarmouth?

The published population was 28,985 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Great Yarmouth?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: uk-air.defra.gov.uk.

How safe is Great Yarmouth?

What is the unemployment rate in Great Yarmouth?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (2018). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Great Yarmouth?

The median gross salary is 2,795 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Great Yarmouth a good place to live?

Great Yarmouth may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Great Yarmouth?

Gorleston-on-Sea, Bradwell, Lowestoft, Brundall are near Great Yarmouth. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe: United Kingdom live in Great Yarmouth?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,880 people (78.9%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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