SHIRE HILL, CB11 3AQ House Prices & Local Information

CB11 3AQ is a sought-after residential area on Shire Hill, 0.9km from Saffron Walden in Saffron Walden. Administratively it sits within Saffron Walden Shire ward and the Saffron Walden constituency.

Within the CB11 district, this postcode is characterised by an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. By day, the area transitions to a accessible countryside character: higher status countryside accessible from major metropolitan areas. An average age of 36 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 13 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The area ranks among the least deprived 20% in England — a strong signal of community wellbeing, good schools, and low crime.

Census 2021 statistics for CB11 3AQ are sourced from Output Area E00169975 (shared with 19 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.