Buying a home in CB11, Saffron Walden. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£449kmost £388k–£549k

Houses per m²£4,825flats £3,841

Sold last year1551,025 in five years

Prices in Uttlesford+1.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CB11 sold for £448,881 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £387,872 and £548,550, for about 90 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Saffron Walden (£450,000).

155 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £146k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CB11 3 (£4,777) and the most in CB11 4 (£4,934).

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 £2,047 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 CB11 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£225,500	£205k–£316k	43 m²	19
2	£352,513	£313k–£383k	69 m²	184
3	£448,881	£388k–£549k	90 m²	285
4	£599,842	£477k–£709k	124 m²	149
5+	£833,271	£681k–£1.03m	175 m²	205

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£226k	£353k	£449k	£600k	£833k
Detached	—	£429k	£495k	£643k	£905k
Semi-detached	£321k	£378k	£448k	£591k	£662k
Terraced	£214k	£333k	£397k	£551k	£740k
Flats	£146k	£215k	£289k	—	—

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

Price per m² across CB11

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CB11 3	£4,777	£3,913
CB11 4	£4,934	£3,572

Schools near CB11

Best state secondary within 5 kmSaffron Walden County High School64.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

CB10 Saffron Walden · 5 km3-bed house £451k CM24 Stansted · 11 km3-bed house £444k CM23 Bishop's Stortford · 14 km3-bed house £495k CM22 Bishop's Stortford · 15 km3-bed house £446k CB21 Cambridge · 15 km3-bed house £441k CB22 Cambridge · 15 km3-bed house £450k SG9 Buntingford · 16 km3-bed house £487k CM6 Dunmow · 17 km3-bed house £426k

Questions about CB11

Is CB11 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 secondary is above it (64.7% against 43.8%); 155 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 CB11?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CB11 sold for £448,881 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £387,872 and £548,550.

Is CB11 expensive for Saffron Walden?

A 3-bedroom house in CB11 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Saffron Walden (£450,000).

How many homes sell in CB11 each year?

155 homes sold in the last year and 1,025 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near CB11?

For a 3-bedroom house, CB9 (£273k, 18 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.