Is Yarmouth Road in East Suffolk a nice place to live?

Yarmouth Road is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Yarmouth Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Yarmouth Road is located in the Harbour & Normanston ward of the East Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.486997, 1.755817
Grid Ref TM550943
Suburb Lowestoft
Constituency Waveney

House Prices

The average house price in Yarmouth Road is 100% higher than the rest of East Suffolk. The last sale we have on record is 82 Yarmouth Road, that sold for £475,000. The average house price in East Suffolk is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Yarmouth Road

Date No. Type Price
16/11/2022 82 Detached £475,000
01/07/2022 161 Detached £466,788
20/06/2022 TOLL REST Semi £810,000
01/06/2022 315 Semi £365,000
20/05/2022 319 Semi £352,500
22/04/2022 289 Detached £430,000
01/04/2022 161 Detached £432,500
16/09/2021 297 Detached £285,000
13/08/2021 321 Semi £265,000
11/08/2021 19 Terrace £347,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Yarmouth Road, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Yarmouth Road during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Yarmouth Road and compared that to the average for the Harbour & Normanston ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Yarmouth Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Harbour & Normanston ward

Social economic statistics for Yarmouth Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Yarmouth Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Yarmouth Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Yarmouth Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Yarmouth Road are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Yarmouth Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Yarmouth Road are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Yarmouth Road are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Yarmouth Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Yarmouth Road are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Yarmouth Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Yarmouth Road.

Unemployment in Yarmouth Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
4.96% of Yarmouth Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Yarmouth Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Yarmouth Road. The proportion of retirees on Yarmouth Road is 5.06% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.66% of Yarmouth Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Yarmouth Road

The proportion of home owners on Yarmouth Road is 39.34% lower than the national average of 62%. 41.41% of properties in Yarmouth Road are private rented and 35.94% are social rented.
22.66% of residents of Yarmouth Road own their home

Country of Birth of Yarmouth Road residents

The proportion if Yarmouth Road residents born in the UK is 12.86% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.49% of Yarmouth Road residents were born outside the UK.
95.51% of Yarmouth Road residents were born in the UK

Yarmouth Road Summary

Yarmouth Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Yarmouth Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Yarmouth Road has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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