Housing in NR31 6EX
What the homes in NR31 6EX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gorleston South & Beach
- Council
- Great Yarmouth
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,305 (2024)
NR31 6EXGreat Yarmouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (59.9%). Flats make up 22.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
74% of households in the NR31 6EX area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 53.7% own outright and 20.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned74%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented20.9%20.5%
- Social rented4.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (20.8%). 15.8% 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 6EX (Gorleston South & Beach) (about 1,305 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.