# Southtown and Cobholm South east Great Yarmouth. About 5,748 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres. Southtown and Cobholm had 5,684 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Ward. Code E05005798. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) › [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) ## Key figures - **Population: 5,684** (2021). Southtown and Cobholm had 5,684 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,324th least populated of 8,397. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth/ward/southtown-and-cobholm#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Southtown and Cobholm live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth/ward/southtown-and-cobholm#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.7%** (January 2026). In Southtown and Cobholm, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth/ward/southtown-and-cobholm#f-gigabit-coverage - **Claimant rate: 5.9%** (August 2026). In Southtown and Cobholm, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth/ward/southtown-and-cobholm#f-claimant-rate ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E05005798) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Southtown and Cobholm live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=E05005798) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Great Yarmouth. The outline is Southtown and Cobholm. - [Crime and ASB by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E05005798) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Southtown and Cobholm. - [Population by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E05005798) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Southtown and Cobholm had 5,684 usual residents at the census. ## How Southtown and Cobholm compares Each ward against every other ward the measure covers. | Measure | Southtown and Cobholm | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | 5,684 | 7th most populated | 17 wards, Great Yarmouth · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 17 wards, Great Yarmouth · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.7% | 7th lowest | 17 wards, Great Yarmouth · Jan 2026 | | Claimant rate | 5.9% | 3rd highest | 17 wards, Great Yarmouth · Aug 2026 | ## Is Southtown and Cobholm safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southtown and Cobholm at a rate of 168.9 per 1,000 people. That compares with 112.4 per 1,000 people across Great Yarmouth. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 124 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Southtown and Cobholm. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (345), other crime (186) and shoplifting (127). Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Figures for the whole of Great Yarmouth These figures are published for the whole of Great Yarmouth, not for each ward, so they describe all of Great Yarmouth and not Southtown and Cobholm alone. [See Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) - **Average house price: £204,630** (August 2026). Great Yarmouth’s average house price was £204,630 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £34,794** (2025). Full-time workers living in Great Yarmouth earned a median of £34,794 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 54th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 5.9×** (2025). A home in Great Yarmouth costs 5.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 90th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 34.2** (2025). Great Yarmouth has a deprivation score of 34.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 18th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Southtown and Cobholm in brief Southtown and Cobholm had 5,684 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Southtown and Cobholm live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Southtown and Cobholm, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. In Southtown and Cobholm, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. ## About - Type: Ward - Code: E05005798 - Constituency: [Great Yarmouth †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/great-yarmouth) - Council: [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) - Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 2.85 km² - People, mid-2024: 5,748* - Neighbourhoods: 3 - Output areas: 18 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency this ward mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [Bradwell North](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth/ward/bradwell-north), [Claydon](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth/ward/claydon) ## Latest updates for Southtown and Cobholm - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E05005798 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth/ward/southtown-and-cobholm, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth/ward/southtown-and-cobholm#f-population. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. 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