CB10 2GE Uttlesford
Live postcode, introduced February 2014. Ward: Saffron Walden Castle. Region: East of England.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Uttlesford in 2026-27: Band D £2,334 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,556 | £1,815 | £2,075 | £2,334 | £2,852 | £3,371 | £3,890 | £4,668 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (31% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rear of 10-12 Bridge Street Saffron Walden CB10 1BU: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- 56 High Street Saffron Walden CB10 1EE: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Jossaume, Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden CB11 3AA: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Parkside, Saffron Walden, CM10 1AQ: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 34 addresses are between 53 m and 58 m above sea level (57 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Audley End 814,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km |
| Great Chesterford 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Newport (Essex) 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Lambert Cross Saffron Walden | 270 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking Swan Meadow | 680 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 15.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Gold Street Surgery | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Street Dental Surgery | 470 m |
| Hospital | Saffron Walden Community Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Saffron Walden Police Station | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bridge End Gardens 8.1 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,290 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Anglo-American Memorial Playing Fields 5.1 ha | 10 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 390 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bridge End Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 280 m south-west. 315 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade I and 25 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge End Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 280 m south-west |
| Walden Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m south |
| Bury Hill: a motte and bailey castle west of Castle Lane | Scheduled monument | 320 m south |
| 11, 13 and 15, Museum Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south |
| 49 and 51, Castle Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-west |
| 45 and 47, Castle Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south-west |
| The Maze, Saffron Walden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 600 m south-east |
| The Maze | Scheduled monument | 620 m south-east |
| Battle (or Repell) Ditches | Scheduled monument | 910 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Pond | Lake or reservoir | 690 m south-west |
| Spring Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Sir William's Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 2.0 km south-west |
| Brand's Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south-west |
| Smithfield Bottom | Valley | 3.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 34 |
1 of the postcode's 34 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.