CB11 3EF Uttlesford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Saffron Walden Shire. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Peaslands Road, Saffron Walden: 28 addresses
- Bromfield, Saffron Walden: 1 address
- Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden: 1 address
- Old Mill Road, Saffron Walden: 1 address
- South Road, Saffron Walden: 1 address
- Winstanley Road, Saffron Walden: 1 address
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 D (32% of about 1,140 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Friends School, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AL: up to 74 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, Essex: up to 52 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Land rear of The Kilns, Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 2UQ: up to 49 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Land rear of The Kilns, Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 2UQ, permissioned (630 m)
- Jossaume, Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden CB11 3AA: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- 56 High Street Saffron Walden CB10 1EE: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- Parkside, Saffron Walden, CM10 1AQ: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 33 addresses are between 74 m and 89 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 3.1 km |
| Newport (Essex) 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Great Chesterford 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest South Road Saffron Walden | 60 m |
| Car parks | Parking Swan Meadow | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 14.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Gold Street Surgery | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Saffron Walden Pharmacy | 890 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Road Dental Practice | 740 m |
| Hospital | Saffron Walden Community Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Saffron Walden Police Station | 860 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1,200 m² | 590 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 820 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,490 m² | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Maze, a scheduled monument, 880 m north. 129 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Maze | Scheduled monument | 880 m north |
| The Maze, Saffron Walden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 900 m north |
| Jubilee House | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m north-west |
| Number 53 and Attached Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m north-west |
| Battle (or Repell) Ditches | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| 17, 19 and 21, King Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| 13A and 15, King Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| Bury Hill: a motte and bailey castle west of Castle Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-west |
| Bridge End Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Claypits Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| New Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-west |
| Burnt Woman's Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 2.1 km west |
| Brand's Hill | Hill | 2.4 km west |
| Smithfield Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 33 |
12 of the postcode's 33 addresses are 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Peaslands Road.