Southtown Road, Great Yarmouth, NR31 0JX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NR31 0JX is primarily male, with 55.1% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.6%	44.9%	-4.7%	51.0%	-6.1%
Male	50.4%	55.1%	4.7%	49.0%	6.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around NR31 0JX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38%	45.9%	7.9%	37.9%	8.0%
Married: Opposite sex	43.1%	31.1%	-12.0%	44.2%	-13.1%
Separated	3.6%	3.5%	-0.1%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	10.1%	14.5%	4.4%	9.1%	5.4%
Widowed	5.1%	5%	-0.1%	6.1%	-1.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	43.6%	38.1%	-5.5%	48.4%	-10.3%
Good health	39.4%	42.3%	2.9%	33.6%	8.7%
Fair health	10.8%	16.2%	5.4%	12.7%	3.5%
Bad health	3.7%	2.6%	-1.1%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	2.5%	0.8%	-1.7%	1.2%	-0.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around NR31 0JX this area, 33% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 12.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.7%	33%	7.3%	18.2%	14.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.8%	10.3%	-7.5%	9.6%	0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.9%	17.4%	1.5%	13.4%	4.0%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	5.6%	2.3%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8%	17.8%	9.8%	16.9%	0.9%
Degree or Similar	12.7%	12.8%	0.1%	33.8%	-21.0%
Other	16.7%	3.1%	-13.6%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 91% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	3.1%	-2.1%
Pakistani	0%	1.5%	1.5%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	94.3%	91%	-3.3%	81.4%	9.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other	0.3%	3.1%	2.8%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83%	83.8%	0.8%	83.2%	0.6%
European Union	11.3%	13.6%	2.3%	6.1%	7.5%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	5.6%	-4.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.7%	84.1%	1.4%	83.2%	0.9%
10+ Years	5.1%	10.5%	5.4%	9.8%	0.7%
5-10 Years	5.9%	2.1%	-3.8%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	4.2%	2.3%	-1.9%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	2%	1%	-1.0%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.5%	76.7%	-18.2%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Lithuania	7.7%	0.3%	7.4%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	26.9%	13.5%	13.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.8%	37.2%	8.6%
Christian	36.3%	46.2%	-9.9%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	1.5%	6.5%	-5.0%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	13.6%	6.0%	7.6%

Safety

Is Southtown Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Southtown Road was 83.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 16.6% lower than the Claydon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Southtown Road has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Claydon and the 132nd highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 52.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,600

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in NR31 0JX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Southtown Road are based on 301 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Great Yarmouth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Southtown Road, Great Yarmouth, NR31 0JX

Estimated Average Property Prices for NR31 0JX

Average Price
£149,647

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£188,965

Detached
£323,667

Flats/Maisonettes
£98,785

Other
£197,484

Estimated Average Property Prices for Southtown Road

Average Price
£218,437

Semi-Detached
£212,924

Terraced
£188,446

Detached
£369,821

Flats/Maisonettes
£74,329

Other
£1,371,203

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Southtown Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
107 Southtown Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Other, an established residential building	£200,000	2023-07-21	£192,034
Flat 9 Gladstone Court, 114 - 115 Southtown Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£52,000	2021-08-31	£52,516
111 Southtown Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Terraced, an established residential building	£143,000	2021-01-29	£165,349
108 Southtown Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Terraced, an established residential building	£138,950	2019-08-05	£173,596
107 Southtown Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Other, an established residential building	£238,000	2018-05-03	£278,783

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NR31 0JX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	102
Retired	60
Part-Time Employee	48
Other	28
Self-Employed	27
Looking after home or family	19
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Student (economically inactive)	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Manufacturing	28
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Education	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Transport and storage	5
Other	4
Real estate activities	4
Construction	4
Financial and insurance activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Mining and quarrying	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy Suffolk Road , NR31 0ER	2out of 4	318 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Great Yarmouth Primary Academy Dickens Avenue , NR30 3DT	1out of 4	791 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southtown Primary School Tamworth Lane , Southtown NR31 0HJ	- not rated	804 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's Primary & Nursery School, Great Yarmouth St Peter's Road , NR30 3BQ	3out of 4	1,098 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wroughton Infant Academy Beccles Road , Gorleston NR31 8AH	3out of 4	1,456 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lynn Grove Academy Lynn Grove , Gorleston NR31 8AP	3out of 4	1,841 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy Salisbury Road , NR30 4LS	3out of 4	2,950 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Venture Academy Oriel Avenue , Great Yarmouth NR31 7JJ	4out of 4	3,585 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy Kennedy Avenue , Gorleston NR31 6TA	3out of 4	4,093 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
East Norfolk Sixth Form College Church Lane , Gorleston NR31 7BQ	- not rated	2,145 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Novaturient School 22 Euston Road , NR30 1EA	- not rated	1,962 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Visiting Teacher Service East at Education Services Centre 22 Euston Road , North Drive NR30 1EA	- not rated	1,962 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bure Park Specialist School 16a Keyes Avenue , NR30 4AE	- not rated	3,443 yd	Free schools special	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
All Fed Up	38 Southgates Road	263 yd
Teds Cafe	26-28 Southgates Road	263 yd
Eating House and coffee shop	Lichfield Road	378 yd
Kings Centre	30 Queen Annes Road	421 yd
Betsys Burgers Ltd	4 Middle Road West	494 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Blackfriars Tavern	94 Blackfriars Road	561 yd
Lichfield Arms Public House	116-117 Lichfield Road	672 yd
The Cremorne Tavern	106 Havelock Road	755 yd
The Red Herring	24/25 Havelock Road	851 yd
Beefeater & Premier Inn	South Beach Parade	948 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Billys Camden Road Chippy	37A Camden Road	546 yd
New Great Wall	41 Barkis Road	666 yd
Lichfield Chippy	39 Lichfield Road	672 yd
Love Sushi also trading as The Cake Drop	27 Battery Road	772 yd
HJ's Icecream Parlour	HJ's Icecream Parlour	834 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Farm Foods	Farm Foods Limited		266 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Body Generation Gym 26-28 26-28 SOUTHGATES ROAD	health and fitness suite	271 yd
East Coast College Sport And Wellbeing Centre LICHFIELD ROAD	health and fitness suite	331 yd
Fitness 2000 SOUTHTOWN ROAD	health and fitness suite	462 yd
Southtown Common RECREATION GROUND RECREATION GROUND SUFFOLK ROAD	grass pitches	639 yd
St Nicholas Recreation Ground 21 THE GREAT COURT 21 THE GREAT COURT ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL	grass pitches	674 yd
Harfries Fitness Centre (Closed) Unit 14 Unit 14 Bessemer Way	health and fitness suite	921 yd
Bwell Gym UNIT 8 UNIT 8 BESSEMER WAY	health and fitness suite	940 yd
York Road Drill Hall (Closed) York Road		1,073 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	331.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.