Housing in NR31 8RB
What the homes in NR31 8RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gorleston North
- Council
- Great Yarmouth
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,631 (2024)
NR31 8RBGreat Yarmouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.6%). Flats make up 48%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
31.7% of households in the NR31 8RB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 14.5% own outright and 17.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11.2%20.5%
- Social rented55.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.4% 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 (26.1%). 31.9% 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 8RB (Gorleston North) (about 1,631 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.