Belton
Great Yarmouth 012 · 4 sub-areas · 5,496 residents
Belton is a settled residential pocket of Great Yarmouth. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 162 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Belton?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £816 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Belton in Great Yarmouth
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Belton?
- The median monthly rent across Belton is £816.
- How safe is Belton?
- Belton has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Belton?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 33 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Belton?
- There are 2 schools within 2 km of Belton, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 9586 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Belton?
- The most common council tax band in Belton is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,115. Council tax is set by Great Yarmouth council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Belton to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Belton to central London is approximately 162 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Belton?
- 100% of premises in Belton are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Belton?
- Belton sits in IMD decile 5 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Belton?
- 83% of households in Belton are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Belton?
- The average property price across Great Yarmouth (the local authority covering Belton) is approximately £209,772, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Belton a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.38 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £28,808.)
- Which local areas are part of Belton?
- Belton contains 4 local areas: Great Yarmouth 012B, Great Yarmouth 012D, Great Yarmouth 012A, Great Yarmouth 012C.
Frequently asked about Belton
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Belton?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Belton is £816. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Belton a safe place to live?
- Belton has a safety score of 78/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Belton?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Belton are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Belton?
- Public-transport commute time from Belton to central London is approximately 162 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Belton different from the rest of Great Yarmouth?
- Belton contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Belton rank in Great Yarmouth?
- Belton scores 25/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Great Yarmouth, see the Cities table on the Great Yarmouth page.