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CB11

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Saffron Walden and Newport, in Uttlesford.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CB11 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In CB11, 77.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£499,975
286th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
18,451
1,201st least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
77.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How CB11 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

CB11Middle
Median sale price16 postcode districts, CB · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in CB16 areas from £290,000 to £624,145. The middle area is £438,500. CB11 is £499,975.
£499,9754th most expensive
Population16 postcode districts, CB · 2021
Population: every postcode district in CB16 areas from 12,923 to 54,846. The middle area is 26,830. CB11 is 18,451.
18,4514th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage16 postcode districts, CB · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in CB16 areas from 64.2% to 99.1%. The middle area is 89.2%. CB11 is 77.2%.
77.2%3rd lowest
Claimant rate16 postcode districts, CB · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in CB16 areas from 0.7% to 3.5%. The middle area is 2.0%. CB11 is 1.8%.
1.8%6th lowest

Is CB11 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CB11 at a rate of 35.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 75.3 per 1,000 people across CB.

In August 2026 alone, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CB11.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (310), other crime (118) and anti-social behaviour (59).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CB11 was 33.3 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in CB11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CB11 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in CB11

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Uttlesford 001B1,83218.2 per 1,0001098.1%
Uttlesford 002A1,48637.4 per 1,000892.6%
Uttlesford 002E1,46324.5 per 1,000996.0%
Uttlesford 002F2,59047.0 per 1,000980.1%
Uttlesford 002G2,26947.3 per 1,000981.8%
Uttlesford 003A1,57437.1 per 1,000846.2%
Uttlesford 003B1,69636.0 per 1,000765.9%
Uttlesford 003C2,07342.4 per 1,000990.5%
Uttlesford 003D2,05936.0 per 1,000874.6%
Uttlesford 003E1,56326.3 per 1,000769.2%

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in CB112

Postcode sectors in CB112

Council1

Towns in CB111

Postcode districts next to CB116

Nearest rail stations2

More in the CB postcode area2

CB11 in brief

CB11 is a postcode district covering Saffron Walden and Newport, in Uttlesford.

About 19,308 people lived in CB11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £499,975 in 2025 across 318 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 35.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in CB11 was £499,975 in 2025.

CB11 had 18,451 usual residents at the census.

In CB11, 77.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In CB11, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.