United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Great Yarmouth
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~99k · 39 state-funded schools
Affordable to live in, but challenging to earn in. Great Yarmouth offers the lowest median rent in the East of England at £816 per month, taking a manageable 26.9% of median gross pay. House prices are also the region's lowest at £220,000, representing a multiple of 6.1 times annual pay. However, median weekly earnings are significantly below the regional average at £699.20, and the area ranks among the highest for recorded crime and deprivation in the East of England. This location suits those prioritising low housing costs over career prospects and who can tolerate higher crime rates.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Great Yarmouth ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,358/yr
Low
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
House price
£220,000
Affordable
Better than 73% of UK LAs
Rent
£816/mo
Affordable
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,414/yr
Mid
Better than 55% of UK LAs
Crime
97.0/1k
Highest
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
Deprivation
33.1
Most deprived
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Schools
89.5%
Weak
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
38 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
34 of 38 (89.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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39 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 39 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Great Yarmouth →Places with similar signatures
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.