Borrowing Data

Borrowing statistics in Great Yarmouth 2026

Last updated November 2026 · Data to mid-2025 · Great Yarmouth

Borrowing estimates for Great Yarmouth, built from published survey rates and population figures.

70,000

Credit or loan holders

An estimated 70,000 adults in Great Yarmouth held at least one credit or loan product in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 86% of adults in the East of England held at least one credit or loan product (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 81,369 adults aged 18 and over in Great Yarmouth (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

56,100

Credit card holders

An estimated 56,100 adults in Great Yarmouth held a credit card in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 69% of adults in the East of England held a credit card (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 81,369 adults aged 18 and over in Great Yarmouth (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

17,100

Overdraft users

An estimated 17,100 adults in Great Yarmouth were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 21% of adults in the East of England were overdrawn on a current account (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 81,369 adults aged 18 and over in Great Yarmouth (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

25,200

Residential mortgage holders

An estimated 25,200 adults in Great Yarmouth had a residential mortgage in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 31% of adults in the East of England had a residential mortgage (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 81,369 adults aged 18 and over in Great Yarmouth (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

15,500

Buy now, pay later users

An estimated 15,500 adults in Great Yarmouth used buy now, pay later credit in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 19% of adults in the East of England used buy now, pay later credit (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 81,369 adults aged 18 and over in Great Yarmouth (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

4,720

High-cost credit users

An estimated 4,720 adults in Great Yarmouth held high-cost credit in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 5.8% of adults in the East of England held high-cost credit (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 81,369 adults aged 18 and over in Great Yarmouth (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

16,300

Low financial resilience

An estimated 16,300 adults in Great Yarmouth had low financial resilience in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 20% of adults in the East of England had low financial resilience (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 81,369 adults aged 18 and over in Great Yarmouth (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

4,880

In financial difficulty

An estimated 4,880 adults in Great Yarmouth were in financial difficulty in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 6% of adults in the East of England were in financial difficulty (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 81,369 adults aged 18 and over in Great Yarmouth (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

84,128

Residents aged 16 and over

The estimated population aged 16 and over in Great Yarmouth was 84,128 at mid-2025.

Source: Population estimates - local authority based by single year of age (Nomis NM_2002_1), mid-year estimates, Office for National Statistics, 30 June 2025

ONS mid-2025 population estimates (published 29 July 2026 for England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland as carried in the same Nomis table), local authority boundaries as of April 2023, usual residents, as returned by the Nomis 'Aged 16+' category.

Key points

An estimated 70,000 adults in Great Yarmouth held at least one credit or loan product in 2024. An estimated 56,100 adults in Great Yarmouth held a credit card in 2024. An estimated 17,100 adults in Great Yarmouth were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.

Frequently asked questions

How many adults in Great Yarmouth held at least one credit or loan product in 2024?

An estimated 70,000 adults in Great Yarmouth held at least one credit or loan product in 2024.

How many adults in Great Yarmouth held a credit card in 2024?

An estimated 56,100 adults in Great Yarmouth held a credit card in 2024.

How many adults in Great Yarmouth were overdrawn on a current account in 2024?

An estimated 17,100 adults in Great Yarmouth were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.