People living in the area estimated that around four metres was lost during the early hours of Friday, January 2.

One 80-year-old woman, Carol Boyes, had to leave her house due to the severity of the erosion.

Her home will now be demolished.

An access ramp used by Hemsby lifeboat crew to access the beach has been swept away by a night of high tides and strong winds. (Image: Shaun Button/Drone Vision Norfolk)

The sea also swept away the ramp used by Hemsby lifeboat crews to access the beach.

Eight properties have already been demolished along the crumbling stretch of coastline since December 16.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council said it is in discussions with several other owners of properties on the Marrams which are now at risk because of the erosion.

Kevin Jordan, former Marrams resident and member of Save Hemsby Coastline. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Kevin Jordan, of campaign group Save Hemsby Coastline, said he was “amazed” so much erosion had occurred without the impact of a named storm.

He said: “To hear how much had gone was truly frightening. There was three to four metres in some places.

“That has happened before but during a big category storm. People living on Fakes Road are now getting extremely worried.”

Erosion continues to affect homes in Hemsby during strong winds and high tides. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Mr Jordan said that Save Hemsby Coastline would continue fighting for the properties along the coastline.

He used to live on The Marrams until December 2023 when his house was demolished after being deemed at imminent risk of falling into the sea.

“It’s so sad,” he said. “What happened last week here brought back memories of when I lost my place.”

He added that it was shame that a close-knit community of people who used to live on The Marrams had been broken up after their homes were lost.

Hemsby Lifeboat Station’s ramp access to the beach has been swept away by coastal erosion. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

James Bensly, Norfolk County Council’s cabinet member for environment and waste, raised the matter at a meeting of County Hall’s Conservative-controlled cabinet at a meeting on Monday (January 5).

He said: “We’ve had serious erosion over the last weekend. I live and work there. I see the erosion up close and I hear daily from residents who are watching our coastline disappear and wondering what will happen next.

Demolition teams remain at Hemsby following severe coastal erosion last week. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

“The pace of it is quite alarming and deeply upsetting, to tell you the truth, as people affected by it have lost homes and others will be in the shadow of erosion as it creeps closer

“The emotional toll on my community is enormous at the moment and some of the residents are finding it really hard.”

He said Norfolk County Council and Great Yarmouth Borough Council were fighting for “sustainable solutions” for Hemsby and other coastal communities.

Mr Bensly said it was a nationwide issue and urged the government to provide more help to give support to the people who need it.

A house left perilously close to the edge after high tides and strong winds swept away around four metres of sand dunes at Hemsby. (Image: Sonya Duncan)

He said: “The residents are in a bit of a troubling moment at Hemsby, but this will happen or it can happen around our coastline”.

He praised volunteers and Hemsby lifeboat crews for helping at the weekend. He said: “It was a very emotional weekend”.

Kay Mason Billig, leader of Norfolk County Council, said the authority did the “best it could” but that the government needed to make it a “priority” to stop homes being washed away by coastal erosion.