Buying a home in CB10, Saffron Walden. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£451kmost £389k–£525k
Houses per m²£4,820flats £4,114
Sold last year96618 in five years
Prices in Uttlesford+1.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CB10 sold for £451,425 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £389,459 and £525,000, for about 91 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Saffron Walden (£450,000).

96 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £172k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CB10 2 (£4,750) and the most in CB10 1 (£4,959).

Across Uttlesford, prices are up 1.7% on a year ago and up 8.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,442 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,059 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £90,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in CB10 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£258,748£237k–£287k41 m²26
2£350,308£298k–£401k66 m²131
3£451,425£389k–£525k91 m²176
4£549,256£492k–£648k119 m²89
5+£756,337£609k–£941k171 m²139

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£259k£350k£451k£549k£756k
Detached—£452k£498k£606k£807k
Semi-detached—£365k£442k£492k£583k
Terraced£272k£323k£400k£518k—
Flats£172k£239k£292k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CB10

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
CB10 1£4,959£4,172
CB10 2£4,750£3,920

Schools near CB10

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden94% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSaffron Walden County High School64.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about CB10

Is CB10 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Saffron Walden; prices in Uttlesford are up 1.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (94% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (64.7% against 43.8%); 96 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CB10?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CB10 sold for £451,425 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £389,459 and £525,000.

Is CB10 expensive for Saffron Walden?

A 3-bedroom house in CB10 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Saffron Walden (£450,000).

How many homes sell in CB10 each year?

96 homes sold in the last year and 618 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near CB10?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden, where 94% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CB10?

For a 3-bedroom house, CB9 (£273k, 14 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.