Council Tax Bands

Home / Councils / East of England

Council tax bands in Great Yarmouth

50,490 homesEast of EnglandNorfolk

Great Yarmouth has the tenth-largest share of bungalows (24.9%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the largest share of homes in band A (41.5%), the third-smallest share in the middle bands C, D and E (31.3%) and the second-smallest share in band F or above (1.8%). It also has the joint third-smallest share of homes in band E (4.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA41B26C18D9E4F1G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA41B26C18D9E4F1G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanNot recorded

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 67.0% of the homes in Great Yarmouth. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Peterborough. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Band H, the top band, holds 20 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA41.5%B25.5%C18.2%D9.0%E4.1%F1.3%G0.5%H0.0%Great YarmouthEast of EnglandEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England19%Before19005%1900–19189%1919–193917%1945–196422%1965–198212%1983–19999%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England19%<19005%19009%191917%194522%196512%19839%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (22.2%), before 1900 (18.6%) and from 1945 to 1964 (16.8%). Some 3,190 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band B). Bands A and B take 46.7% of these newer homes and 68.2% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band A for homes built before 1900 and band B for those built from 1945 to 1964. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 280 homes (+0.56%). The busiest single year was 2020, with 470 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEBuilt before 2016ABCD

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Great Yarmouth is terraced houses at 31.0%, followed in turn by bungalows, flats and maisonettes (14.6%), detached houses (13.9%) and semi-detached houses (13.2%). The list also counts 660 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in semi-detached houses: 9.0 points below the share there (22.2%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Cornwall, followed by Gwynedd and Westmorland and Furness.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes14.6%ATerraced houses31.0%ABSemi-detached houses13.2%ABCDDetached houses13.9%CDEFBungalows24.9%ABCDCaravans and mobile homes1.3%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (44.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (31.1%) and four-bedroom (11.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band D with four and band D with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 10.5%. The average, 2.66 bedrooms, matches England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom10.5%2 bedrooms31.1%3 bedrooms44.2%4 bedrooms11.2%5 bedrooms2.0%6+ bedrooms1.1%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Great Yarmouth are Plymouth (6.1), Erewash (6.9) and St Helens (7.7); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (124.2).

Compare side by side

Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in bands A and B, Great Yarmouth comes 3rd of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind Ipswich and just ahead of Peterborough. All East of England councils.

Share of homes in bands A and BGreat Yarmouth 67%6%76%