Great Yarmouth

Key figures

16 of 16 measures have a published figure for Great Yarmouth. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for Great Yarmouth, not our estimates.

• 778 births and 1,288 deaths: natural change reduced the population by 510.
• Moves within the UK (net) added 865 people.
• International migration (net) reduced the population by 78.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) added 14.
• Altogether the population grew by 291 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in Great Yarmouth: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for Great Yarmouth’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in Great Yarmouth moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

average private rent rose faster than pay over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Conservative minority administration (2026) — Conservative 18, Labour 18, Other and independent 3 of 39 seats.

Since 2016: Conservative (largest party, no overall majority) (2016–2017); Conservative (2018–2022); Conservative (largest party, no overall majority) (2023–2024); Conservative minority administration (2025–2026)

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How Great Yarmouth’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

11,100 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 109.9 per 1,000 residents. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 5.3% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£34,794
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026778people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 201397,277people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 202299,750people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 202697,277people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 202699,750people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 202697,277people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 202699,750people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 202699,750people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 202697,277people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 202699,748people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 202697,277people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 202699,746people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 2.1% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20262,730people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · up 0.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20264.7%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 4.7% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£2,414
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,288people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20253,354kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202520.7%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 20269,397kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 2.6 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20262.5%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 2.5% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£209,164
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202534.2
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202525%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202531.5%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026865people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026526people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-78people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026604people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-510people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 202614people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 0.3% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025100,529people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · down 0.0 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 20268%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 8.1% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£841
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 10.8% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£699

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for Great Yarmouth; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for Great Yarmouth, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £1,863Year ending March 2021→£2,414Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In Great Yarmouth, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,863 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,414 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £552 or 29.6%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £2,414 in the year ending March 2027 − £1,863 in the year ending March 2021 = £552, which is 29.6% of the figure for the year ending March 2021.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 2,414.41 and 1,862.54, and 2,414.41 − 1,862.54 = 551.87.

  7 published years spanning 6 years, from MHCLG. Years before the current series come from Band D council tax by billing authority, 2020-21 to 2024-25, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Great Yarmouth, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,863 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,414 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £552 or 29.6%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• £22,0222008→£34,7942025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Great Yarmouth, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £22,022 in 2008 to £34,794 in 2025, a change of £12,772 or 58.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £34,794 in 2025 − £22,022 in 2008 = £12,772, which is 58.0% of the figure for 2008.

  17 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Great Yarmouth, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £22,022 in 2008 to £34,794 in 2025, a change of £12,772 or 58.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £4112008→£6992025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Great Yarmouth, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £411 in 2008 to £699 in 2025, a change of £288 or 70.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £699 in 2025 − £411 in 2008 = £288, which is 70.0% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 699.20 and 411.20, and 699.20 − 411.20 = 288.00.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Great Yarmouth, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £411 in 2008 to £699 in 2025, a change of £288 or 70.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• 54Year to mid-2012→865Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In Great Yarmouth, net internal migration by local authority rose from 54 in Year to mid-2012 to 865 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 811 or 1501.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  865 in Year to mid-2025 − 54 in Year to mid-2012 = 811, which is 1501.9% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Great Yarmouth, net internal migration by local authority rose from 54 in Year to mid-2012 to 865 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 811 or 1501.9% (ONS).

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• 498Year to mid-2012→526Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In Great Yarmouth, international migration into a local authority rose from 498 in Year to mid-2012 to 526 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 28 or 5.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  526 in Year to mid-2025 − 498 in Year to mid-2012 = 28, which is 5.6% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Great Yarmouth, international migration into a local authority rose from 498 in Year to mid-2012 to 526 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 28 or 5.6% (ONS).

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• 252Year to mid-2012→604Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In Great Yarmouth, international migration out of a local authority rose from 252 in Year to mid-2012 to 604 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 352 or 139.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  604 in Year to mid-2025 − 252 in Year to mid-2012 = 352, which is 139.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Great Yarmouth, international migration out of a local authority rose from 252 in Year to mid-2012 to 604 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 352 or 139.7% (ONS).

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• 246Year to mid-2012→-78Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In Great Yarmouth, net international migration by local authority fell from 246 in Year to mid-2012 to -78 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 324 or 131.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -78 in Year to mid-2025 − 246 in Year to mid-2012 = −324, which is 131.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Great Yarmouth, net international migration by local authority fell from 246 in Year to mid-2012 to -78 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 324 or 131.7% (ONS).

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• 1,137Year to mid-2012→778Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In Great Yarmouth, births by local authority fell from 1,137 in Year to mid-2012 to 778 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 359 or 31.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  778 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,137 in Year to mid-2012 = −359, which is 31.6% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Great Yarmouth, births by local authority fell from 1,137 in Year to mid-2012 to 778 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 359 or 31.6% (ONS).

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• 1,161Year to mid-2012→1,288Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In Great Yarmouth, deaths by local authority rose from 1,161 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,288 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 127 or 10.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,288 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,161 in Year to mid-2012 = 127, which is 10.9% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Great Yarmouth, deaths by local authority rose from 1,161 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,288 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 127 or 10.9% (ONS).

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• -24Year to mid-2012→-510Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In Great Yarmouth, births minus deaths by local authority fell from -24 in Year to mid-2012 to -510 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 486 or 2025.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -510 in Year to mid-2025 − -24 in Year to mid-2012 = −486, which is 2025.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Great Yarmouth, births minus deaths by local authority fell from -24 in Year to mid-2012 to -510 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 486 or 2025.0% (ONS).

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• -18Year to mid-2012→14Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In Great Yarmouth, other population change by local authority rose from -18 in Year to mid-2012 to 14 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 32 or 177.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  14 in Year to mid-2025 − -18 in Year to mid-2012 = 32, which is 177.8% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Great Yarmouth, other population change by local authority rose from -18 in Year to mid-2012 to 14 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 32 or 177.8% (ONS).

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Compare Great Yarmouth with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• Great Yarmouth and Birmingham
• Great Yarmouth and Leeds
• Great Yarmouth and North Yorkshire
• Great Yarmouth and Somerset
• Great Yarmouth and Cornwall
• Great Yarmouth and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Nearby areas

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Areas like Great Yarmouth

The local authorities whose published rents, pay, house prices, council tax and claimant count sit closest to Great Yarmouth’s, wherever they are in the UK. Computed from the figures, not curated.

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Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for Great Yarmouth said then and says now, with the periods named. Great Yarmouth since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for Great Yarmouth are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.