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Gorleston South & Beach: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Gorleston South & Beach neighbourhood of Great Yarmouth, England (ONS area Great Yarmouth 010). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NR31. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NR31 6EH.
A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification
Gorleston South & Beach is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Great Yarmouth (3 of 20 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £225,000 and flats for £115,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Great Yarmouth (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Great Yarmouth, is 4.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£225,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£115,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Clear signs
Weighted balance +0.17; 3 of 20 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 6 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£48,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Gorleston South & Beach sits in Great Yarmouth
- Typical house price: 7th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Great Yarmouth
- Average household income: joint 3rd highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Great Yarmouth
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Gorleston South & Beach
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Great Yarmouth, 0 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recorded crime
- Income deprivation ranking
- Schools improving
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Great Yarmouth Railway station, 4.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Norwich (about 33 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy 620 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school Cliff Park Ormiston Academy 620 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Apr 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Gorleston South & Beach
What is the typical house price in Gorleston South & Beach?
£225,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.
How does Gorleston South & Beach compare with the rest of Great Yarmouth?
Typical house price: 7th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Great Yarmouth. Average household income: joint 3rd highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Great Yarmouth.
Is Gorleston South & Beach an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Gorleston South & Beach gentrifying?
Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.17; 3 of 20 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Gorleston South & Beach?
Great Yarmouth. Railway station, 4.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Greater Anglia to Norwich (about 33 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Gorleston South & Beach?
Nearest state primary school. Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy. 620 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Cliff Park Ormiston Academy. 620 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Apr 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.