Housing in NR31 0EX
What the homes in NR31 0EX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Southtown & Cobholm
- Council
- Great Yarmouth
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,806 (2024)
NR31 0EXGreat Yarmouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (53.9%). Flats make up 19.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
50.8% of households in the NR31 0EX area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented38.2%20.5%
- Social rented10.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.4%). 27.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Great Yarmouth
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Great Yarmouth (August 2026, +7.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NR31 0EX (Southtown & Cobholm) (about 1,806 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.