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Great Yarmouth motoring statistics

How many cars and electric cars are registered in Great Yarmouth, which fuels they use, how many public chargers there are and how Great Yarmouth compares with the East of England. From DVLA licensing records, DfT charger statistics and ONS population estimates.

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60,784 licensed vehicles in Great Yarmouth
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  • Licensed cars 49,554 +0.9% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 470 UK 441
  • Battery electric cars 1,117 2.3% of cars (UK 5.4%)
  • Electric share of private cars 1.7% 24th lowest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 212 211 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 4.7% UK 9.9%

How many cars are there in Great Yarmouth?

There were 49,554 licensed cars in Great Yarmouth at the end of March 2026, and 60,784 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 16.6% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 470 for every 1,000 residents, 149th lowest of 361 councils (UK 441).

Licensed vehicles in Great Yarmouth

Counts at the end of March each year, 2010 to 2026.

Licensed cars and vehicles in Great Yarmouth at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 51,62142,483
2011 51,79842,704
2012 51,67442,629
2013 51,96943,050
2014 52,65343,715
2015 53,31344,248
2016 54,57845,183
2017 55,71346,065
2018 56,14146,498
2019 56,78047,023
2020 57,36247,579
2021 57,62947,566
2022 58,25547,768
2023 58,49547,895
2024 59,34748,559
2025 60,16249,092
2026 60,78449,554

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Licensed vehicles by type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Cars per 1,000 residents

All licensed cars at the end of June, divided by the ONS mid-year population. Company fleets registered locally push this up.

Cars per 1,000 residents at mid-year, Great Yarmouth compared
Year Great YarmouthEast of EnglandUnited Kingdom
2011 439503–
2012 439502–
2013 442505–
2014 448524–
2015 450529473
2016 457537480
2017 463544488
2018 466542490
2019 471541493
2020 472536489
2021 480539493
2022 480532489
2023 483529489
2024 485531490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Great Yarmouth

53.8% of cars in Great Yarmouth run on petrol and 37.5% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 40.4% in 2022. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 5.2%, and cars that plug in 3.3%.

Cars by fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel mix over time

Share of licensed cars at the end of March each year.

Share of licensed cars by fuel type in Great Yarmouth, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 75.8%23.9%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2011 73.8%25.9%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2012 72.2%27.5%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2013 70.1%29.5%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2014 67.9%31.7%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2015 65.8%33.7%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2016 63.9%35.6%0.4%0.0%0.0%
2017 62.2%37.2%0.4%0.0%0.1%
2018 60.9%38.3%0.5%0.1%0.1%
2019 60.1%39.0%0.6%0.1%0.1%
2020 59.3%39.6%0.8%0.1%0.1%
2021 58.4%40.2%1.0%0.2%0.2%
2022 57.3%40.4%1.4%0.4%0.3%
2023 56.6%40.2%1.9%0.7%0.4%
2024 55.6%39.7%2.9%1.1%0.5%
2025 54.5%38.9%4.0%1.6%0.7%
2026 53.8%37.5%5.2%2.3%1.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Great Yarmouth

1,117 battery electric cars were licensed in Great Yarmouth at the end of March 2026, 2.3% of all cars, 22nd lowest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 1,628 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 793.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 1.7% are battery electric (803 cars), 3rd lowest of 45 councils in the East of England. Companies keep 28.1% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 4.7% of its cars overall. There are also 30 battery electric vans.

Battery electric share of licensed cars

End of March each year. Fleet re-registrations can move a single area’s line sharply.

Battery electric share of licensed cars, Great Yarmouth compared, end of March each year
Year Great YarmouthEast of EnglandUnited Kingdom
2016 0.0%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.0%0.1%0.1%
2018 0.1%0.2%0.1%
2019 0.1%0.2%0.2%
2020 0.1%0.3%0.3%
2021 0.2%0.6%0.7%
2022 0.4%1.1%1.3%
2023 0.7%1.7%2.1%
2024 1.1%2.6%3.0%
2025 1.6%3.8%4.1%
2026 2.3%5.2%5.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Great Yarmouth

There were 212 public chargers in Great Yarmouth on 1 July 2026, 49 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 211 for every 100,000 residents, 72nd highest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 26.2% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 6.3 privately kept plug-in cars in Great Yarmouth (UK 11.9), 42nd fewest of 361 councils. A higher number means more competition for each public charger, though many drivers charge at home.

Public chargers

Public EV chargers in Great Yarmouth by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 16848
Apr 2026 20049
Jul 2026 21249

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Great Yarmouth compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Great Yarmouth 21149
Norfolk 16241
East of England 15049
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Great Yarmouth has 13 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 1.2% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 2.5%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Great Yarmouth with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Great Yarmouth 013 5,698 145 2.5% 3.8%
Great Yarmouth 002 6,167 119 1.9% 3.0%
Great Yarmouth 008 4,111 79 1.9% 2.7%
Great Yarmouth 001 6,915 126 1.8% 3.0%
Great Yarmouth 012 4,105 65 1.6% 2.4%
Great Yarmouth 003 5,535 75 1.4% 2.2%
Great Yarmouth 009 3,774 39 1.0% 1.4%
Great Yarmouth 011 3,310 27 0.8% 1.6%
Great Yarmouth 007 3,109 20 0.6% 1.1%
Great Yarmouth 004 2,913 15 0.5% 0.9%
Lowest electric shares
Great Yarmouth 005 2,556 0 0.0% 1.1%
Great Yarmouth 006 2,902 6 0.2% 0.7%
Great Yarmouth 004 2,913 15 0.5% 0.9%
Great Yarmouth 007 3,109 20 0.6% 1.1%
Great Yarmouth 011 3,310 27 0.8% 1.6%

Privately kept licensed vehicles of all types at the end of March 2026. 1 neighbourhood is left out because DfT withholds small counts there.

Road traffic and collisions in Great Yarmouth

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 15040
2022 17238
2023 14438
2024 17855
2025 17442

Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated

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Petrol and diesel prices in Great Yarmouth

Unleaded petrol averages 169.6p a litre across 13 filling stations in Great Yarmouth, 2.1p below the UK average. Diesel averages 193.7p, 0.9p below the UK average. Prices checked 16 Sept, 16:47.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Shell Nicholas Great Yarmouth 165.9p
  2. Jet MFG Northgate Great Yarmouth 167.9p
  3. Nts Jubilee Service Station Great Yarmouth 167.9p

Every filling station and price in Great Yarmouth

How Great Yarmouth compares

Great Yarmouth compared with Norfolk, the East of England, England, the UK
Great Yarmouth 470 2.3% 1.7% 4.7% 211 6.3
Norfolk 518 3.0% 2.4% 4.3% 162 12.0
East of England 497 5.2% 2.9% 8.6% 150 15.7
England 437 5.8% 2.9% 10.6% 173 12.4
United Kingdom4415.4%2.8%9.9%17511.9

Private cars per 1,000 people use the ONS mid-2024 population. Chargers are counted at the latest date; plug-in cars at the end of March 2026.

Councils in Norfolk

Sorted by battery electric share of cars. Select a column heading to sort by it.

Councils in Norfolk
South Norfolk 568 3.6% 3.1% 4.1% 131 18.5
Broadland 571 3.3% 2.8% 3.9% 116 22.1
Breckland 553 3.1% 2.4% 4.3% 114 18.4
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 535 2.9% 2.3% 4.1% 172 12.1
Norwich 350 2.7% 1.6% 5.7% 196 4.7
North Norfolk 569 2.6% 2.2% 3.5% 225 8.0
Great Yarmouth 470 2.3% 1.7% 4.7% 211 6.3

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 60,784 licensed vehicles in Great Yarmouth 15 September 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 1,686 plug-in vehicles 15 September 2026
Public chargers Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics Department for Transport 1 July 2026 121,171 public chargers (UK) 15 September 2026
Population Mid-year population estimates Office for National Statistics Mid-2024 404 areas 15 September 2026
Neighbourhoods Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 35,672 small areas (LSOAs) in England and Wales 15 September 2026
  • Coverage: licensing and charger figures cover the whole UK. Licensing figures in Great Yarmouth run from the end of 2009.
  • Vehicles are counted at the registered keeper’s postcode: for company cars that is the company’s address, not where the car is driven.
  • Battery electric and plug-in counts come from table VEH0142; petrol, diesel and hybrid counts from VEH0105. “Other fuels” is VEH0105’s other-fuel count less plug-in cars.
  • Charger counts are based on Zapmap data and are official statistics in development. In June 2026 one operator removed about 1,270 private chargers wrongly listed as public, so April and July are not strictly comparable.
  • Neighbourhood figures cover England and Wales only; Scottish data zones and Northern Irish super data zones cannot be placed in councils without lookups we do not hold.
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.