CB11 3AL

Saffron Walden Shire · Uttlesford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
CB11
Postcode sector
CB11 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB11 3AQ 74 m
CB11 3JA 101 m
CB11 3AB 108 m
CB11 3GB 109 m
CB11 3WA 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB11 3AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2013
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB11
Postcode sector
CB11 3
Latitude
52.020200
Longitude
0.253073
British National Grid easting
554,695
British National Grid northing
238,148

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Uttlesford · E07000077
Parish or community
E04013412
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00169975
Lower layer super output area
Uttlesford 002F · E01022081
Middle layer super output area
Uttlesford 002 · E02004592

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden

    Academy converter

    514 m
  2. R A Butler Infant School

    Academy converter

    548 m
  3. R A Butler Junior School

    Academy converter

    548 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
752
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 319
  • Other theft 74
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Public order 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB11 3 residents
10,234

Age bands in CB11 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,615 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

926 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.3%

2,041 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,715 residents

Age 65 and over
23.8%

2,285 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • CROCUS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SAFFRON WALDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, RADWINTER ROAD, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB11 3HY

    ODS code F81015

    439 m

  • THE GOLD STREET SURGERY

    GOLD STREET, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1EJ

    ODS code F81009

    880 m

Nearby transport

  • Leverett Way

    BCT · Saffron Walden

    0.2 miles
  • Cemetery

    BCT · Saffron Walden

    0.2 miles
  • Thaxted Road

    BCT · Saffron Walden

    0.2 miles
  • Hatherley Court

    BCT · Saffron Walden

    0.3 miles
  • Leverett Way

    BCT · Saffron Walden

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Uttlesford 002F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,520 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden is the nearest published school at 514 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

752 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 319 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.