6,023
Households
White Brit. · 85%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
19 · 2.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£458,000
Median property price
179
Postcodes
Overview of Saffron Walden Shire
Coordinates52.0181, 0.2507
Postcodes
179
Population (Census)
8,043
Households (Census)
6,023
Recorded crime · May '26
19 · 2.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Saffron Walden Shire
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.91 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.91 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Saffron Walden Shire
Property sales · Saffron Walden Shire
HM Land Registry · Saffron Walden Shire
Average price
£453,340
YoY: +3.8%
Median price: £430,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £424,167
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£571k£416k£260k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Saffron Walden Shire
Crime trends · Saffron Walden Shire
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1481
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -30%
ASB
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +100%
Demographics in Saffron Walden Shire
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.1%
Other White7.2%
White Irish1.0%
Other Asian1.0%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Christian48.1%
No religion42.0%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4921.1%
50–6420.0%
25–3411.0%
65–7410.0%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children57.5%
Cohabiting couple family: All children non-dependent10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children6.2%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent5.4%
+ 4 other households · 10.9%
Schools in Saffron Walden Shire
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Katherine Semar Infant School
Essex · CB11 4DU
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Katherine Semar Junior School
Essex · CB11 4DU
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
R A Butler Junior School
Essex · CB11 3DG
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
R A Butler Infant School
Essex · CB11 3DG
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
Essex · CB11 3DW
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Saffron Walden Shire
Postcodes in Saffron Walden Shire
CB10 1FHCB10 1LLCB10 1LNCB10 1LPCB10 1LRCB10 1LSCB10 1LTCB10 1LUCB10 1LWCB10 1LZCB10 1NBCB10 2ABCB10 2AECB10 2AGCB10 2AHCB10 2AJCB10 2AQCB10 2BECB10 2BGCB10 2BHCB10 2BJCB10 2BLCB10 2BQCB10 2EWCB10 2FJCB10 2FYCB10 2JPCB10 2JZCB10 2LBCB10 2LDCB10 2NGCB10 2NJCB10 2NPCB10 2NRCB10 2NSCB10 2NTCB10 2NWCB10 2PSCB10 2PTCB10 2QXCB10 2QYCB10 2QZCB10 2RACB10 2RBCB10 2RDCB10 2RECB10 2RFCB10 2SGCB10 2SZCB10 2TBCB10 2TDCB10 2TPCB10 2TSCB10 2UQCB10 2URCB10 2YYCB11 3AACB11 3ABCB11 3ADCB11 3AECB11 3AFCB11 3AGCB11 3AHCB11 3AJCB11 3ANCB11 3APCB11 3AQCB11 3ARCB11 3ASCB11 3ATCB11 3AUCB11 3AWCB11 3AYCB11 3AZCB11 3BACB11 3BHCB11 3BJCB11 3BLCB11 3BNCB11 3BPCB11 3BSCB11 3BTCB11 3BUCB11 3BWCB11 3BXCB11 3BYCB11 3DBCB11 3DGCB11 3DNCB11 3DQCB11 3DRCB11 3DTCB11 3DUCB11 3DWCB11 3DXCB11 3DZCB11 3EACB11 3EDCB11 3EECB11 3EFCB11 3EGCB11 3EHCB11 3EJCB11 3ELCB11 3ENCB11 3EPCB11 3EQCB11 3ERCB11 3ESCB11 3ETCB11 3EWCB11 3EXCB11 3EYCB11 3EZCB11 3FACB11 3FBCB11 3FDCB11 3FECB11 3FUCB11 3FY