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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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61,268 licensed vehicles in Great Yarmouth
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  • Licensed cars 49,760 +0.7% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 472 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 1,215 2.4% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 1.9% 23rd lowest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 212 211 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 4.7% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Great Yarmouth?

There were 49,760 licensed cars in Great Yarmouth at the end of June 2026, and 61,268 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 16.3% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 472 for every 1,000 residents, 147th lowest of 361 councils (UK 444).

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 52,15342,777
2011 52,09842,775
2012 52,18742,918
2013 52,62943,382
2014 53,52344,140
2015 53,90744,514
2016 55,19045,461
2017 56,28846,405
2018 56,71746,779
2019 57,47147,277
2020 57,06547,147
2021 58,67548,110
2022 58,74747,918
2023 59,41248,415
2024 60,02748,792
2025 60,91949,430
2026 61,26849,760

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Licensed vehicles by type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 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

53.7% of cars in Great Yarmouth run on petrol and 37.0% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 40.3% in 2022. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 5.4%, and cars that plug in 3.6%.

Cars by fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 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 75.4%24.2%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2011 73.4%26.2%0.1%0.0%0.0%
2012 71.8%27.8%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2013 69.6%30.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%
2014 67.4%32.1%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2015 65.4%34.1%0.3%0.0%0.0%
2016 63.4%36.0%0.4%0.0%0.0%
2017 61.9%37.4%0.5%0.0%0.1%
2018 60.8%38.4%0.5%0.1%0.1%
2019 59.8%39.2%0.7%0.1%0.1%
2020 59.2%39.7%0.8%0.1%0.1%
2021 58.1%40.2%1.1%0.2%0.2%
2022 57.2%40.3%1.5%0.5%0.3%
2023 56.5%40.0%2.2%0.8%0.4%
2024 55.4%39.5%3.1%1.2%0.5%
2025 54.6%38.4%4.3%1.8%0.8%
2026 53.7%37.0%5.4%2.4%1.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Great Yarmouth

1,215 battery electric cars were licensed in Great Yarmouth at the end of June 2026, 2.4% of all cars, 16th lowest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 1,802 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 873.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 1.9% are battery electric (896 cars), 3rd lowest of 45 councils in the East of England. Companies keep 26.3% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 4.7% of its cars overall. There are also 38 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%0.2%0.1%
2018 0.1%0.2%0.1%
2019 0.1%0.2%0.2%
2020 0.1%0.4%0.4%
2021 0.2%0.8%0.8%
2022 0.5%1.2%1.5%
2023 0.8%1.9%2.3%
2024 1.2%2.9%3.2%
2025 1.8%4.1%4.4%
2026 2.4%5.6%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 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 6.7 privately kept plug-in cars in Great Yarmouth (UK 12.9), 40th 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, 1.5% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 2.7%. 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 5,731 154 2.7% 4.0%
Great Yarmouth 008 4,172 91 2.2% 3.1%
Great Yarmouth 001 6,952 144 2.1% 3.3%
Great Yarmouth 002 6,240 132 2.1% 3.2%
Great Yarmouth 012 4,182 76 1.8% 2.9%
Great Yarmouth 003 5,542 81 1.5% 2.4%
Great Yarmouth 010 4,540 63 1.4% 2.7%
Great Yarmouth 009 3,795 42 1.1% 1.7%
Great Yarmouth 007 3,143 21 0.7% 1.3%
Great Yarmouth 004 2,949 19 0.6% 1.0%
Lowest electric shares
Great Yarmouth 005 2,558 0 0.0% 1.2%
Great Yarmouth 004 2,949 19 0.6% 1.0%
Great Yarmouth 007 3,143 21 0.7% 1.3%
Great Yarmouth 009 3,795 42 1.1% 1.7%
Great Yarmouth 010 4,540 63 1.4% 2.7%

Privately kept licensed vehicles of all types at the end of June 2026. 2 neighbourhoods are 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 169.3p a litre across 12 filling stations in Great Yarmouth, 2.2p below the UK average. Diesel averages 196.8p, 1.9p below the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Asda Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth 167.7p
  2. MFG Morrisons Bradwell Bradwell 167.9p
  3. Jet MFG Northgate 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 472 2.4% 1.9% 4.7% 211 6.7
Norfolk 522 3.3% 2.7% 4.2% 162 13.4
East of England 501 5.6% 3.2% 8.7% 150 17.3
England 440 6.2% 3.2% 10.7% 173 13.4
United Kingdom4445.8%3.1%10.0%17512.9

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 June 2026.

Driving test centres in Great Yarmouth

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Great Yarmouth. The nearest centres are elsewhere in Norfolk.

Centres in Norfolk:

DVSA publishes pass rates by centre name, with no address, so centres are placed here by the place name in the name DVSA uses. See pass rates at every test centre.

Councils in Norfolk

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

Councils in Norfolk
South Norfolk 574 4.0% 3.5% 4.1% 131 22.3
Broadland 576 3.8% 3.2% 3.9% 116 23.8
Breckland 558 3.4% 2.7% 4.3% 114 20.2
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 540 3.2% 2.6% 4.1% 172 13.1
Norwich 351 3.0% 1.9% 5.7% 196 5.2
North Norfolk 575 2.8% 2.4% 3.5% 225 9.7
Great Yarmouth 472 2.4% 1.9% 4.7% 211 6.7

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Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 61,268 licensed vehicles in Great Yarmouth 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 1,869 plug-in vehicles 26 October 2026
Public chargers Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics Department for Transport 1 July 2026 121,171 public chargers (UK) 26 October 2026
Population Mid-year population estimates Office for National Statistics Mid-2024 404 areas 26 October 2026
Neighbourhoods Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 35,672 small areas (LSOAs) in England and Wales 26 October 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.