NR29 postcode area guide — Great Yarmouth

Where is NR29?

Broadband & internet speeds in NR29

Good coverage

Broadband availability in the NR29 postcode district (Great Yarmouth) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 708 postcodes Ofcom measures in NR29, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 18.5%.

Around 1.1% of premises in NR29 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in NR29

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Mobile signal around Great Yarmouth

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Great Yarmouth district (50,681 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in NR29

Police recorded 9 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NR29 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in NR29

Based on 304 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NR29 is £252,000, up 7.2% on the previous year (£235,000).

Latest recorded sales in NR29

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Great Yarmouth demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Great Yarmouth district (99,750 residents, 44,545 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around NR29

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in NR29

190 rated food businesses operate in NR29. 125 hold the top rating of 5, 41 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Afternnon Teas, Potter Heigham Village Hall, Allens Butchers, Aspens Services @ Martham Academy & Nursery, Base Camp, Beachcomber Sport & Family Bar.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in NR29

From a sample of 143 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NR29 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Great Yarmouth

Landlines around NR29 typically use:

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What's it like living in NR29?

Postcodes in NR29

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.