Housing in CB11 3FE
What the homes in CB11 3FE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Saffron Walden Town
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,895 (2024)
CB11 3FESaffron Walden
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.7%). Flats make up 28.3%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
62.8% of households in the CB11 3FE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.8% own outright and 28% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented16%20.5%
- Social rented19.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.8%). 29.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Uttlesford
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Uttlesford (August 2026, +0.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB11 3FE (Saffron Walden Town) (about 2,895 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.