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Horn Book, Saffron Walden

MyStreetCheck free street report: Horn Book, Saffron Walden · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/saffron-walden-essex/horn-book/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CB11 3JW, CB11 3JN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£190,833
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£197,044
34 sales
Price range
£158k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Jul 2026
CB11 3JW

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At a glance

House prices£191k average63% below the Saffron Walden average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station50 min walkAudley End station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold95% leaseholdAcross 38 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

34 property sales on Horn Book, Saffron Walden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £190,833. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £188,266. Average sale prices rose from £178,833 in 2016 to £196,250 in 2026 (+10%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 63% below the Saffron Walden average of £520,360 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 94% flat, 3% detached, 3% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Horn Book range from £158,000 to £350,000. 5% of homes sold here were freehold and 95% leasehold. Of 75 streets in Saffron Walden with at least two sales in the last year, Horn Book ranks 74th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Horn Book compared

Horn Book£190,833
CB11 postcode area£525,276
Saffron Walden£520,360
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CB11 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £178,833 (3 sales)2016£179k2017: £192,000 (5 sales)2017£192k2018: £189,500 (2 sales)2018£190k2019: £171,500 (2 sales)2019£172k2021: £176,500 (2 sales)2021£177k2022: £251,250 (4 sales)2022£251k2023: £190,000 (2 sales)2023£190k2024: £193,188 (8 sales)2024£193k2025: £201,250 (4 sales)2025£201k2026: £196,250 (2 sales)2026£196k

Tenure: 5% freehold and 95% leasehold across 38 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat32£188,26610 Jul 2026
Detached1£350,0008 Apr 2022
Terraced1£325,00018 May 2022

Sold prices on Horn Book

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
69, Horn Book CB11 3JW 10 Jul 2026£185,000 FlatLeasehold
68, Horn Book CB11 3JW 12 Feb 2026£207,500 FlatLeasehold
80, Horn Book CB11 3JW 4 Dec 2025£180,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Horn Book CB11 3JW 14 Jul 2025£200,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Horn Book CB11 3JN 11 Apr 2025£210,000 FlatLeasehold
57, Horn Book CB11 3JW 7 Mar 2025£215,000 FlatLeasehold
62, Horn Book CB11 3JW 26 Nov 2024£176,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Horn Book CB11 3JN 20 Nov 2024£200,000 FlatLeasehold
76, Horn Book CB11 3JW 2 Oct 2024£185,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Horn Book CB11 3JN 27 Sep 2024£218,000 FlatLeasehold
61, Horn Book CB11 3JW 20 Aug 2024£189,000 FlatLeasehold
72, Horn Book CB11 3JW 16 Aug 2024£192,500 FlatLeasehold
74, Horn Book CB11 3JW 30 Jul 2024£215,000 FlatLeasehold
65, Horn Book CB11 3JW 17 May 2024£170,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Horn Book CB11 3JN 22 Sep 2023£200,000 FlatLeasehold
67, Horn Book CB11 3JW 23 Feb 2023£180,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Horn Book CB11 3JW 18 May 2022£325,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Horn Book CB11 3JW 8 Apr 2022£350,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Horn Book CB11 3JW 28 Feb 2022£172,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Horn Book CB11 3JN 25 Feb 2022£158,000 FlatLeasehold
69, Horn Book CB11 3JW 9 Jul 2021£173,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Horn Book CB11 3JN 7 Apr 2021£180,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Horn Book CB11 3JN 28 Sep 2020£130,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Horn Book CB11 3JW 25 Oct 2019£171,000 FlatLeasehold
71, Horn Book CB11 3JW 12 Jul 2019£168,000 FlatLeasehold
60, Horn Book CB11 3JW 14 Jun 2019£175,000 FlatLeasehold
71, Horn Book CB11 3JW 11 Apr 2019£170,000 FlatLeasehold
75, Horn Book CB11 3JW 15 Nov 2018£196,000 FlatLeasehold
61, Horn Book CB11 3JW 10 Aug 2018£183,000 FlatLeasehold
56, Horn Book CB11 3JW 31 Oct 2017£195,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Horn Book CB11 3JW 22 Sep 2017£192,500 FlatLeasehold
34, Horn Book CB11 3JN 31 Jul 2017£200,000 FlatLeasehold
67, Horn Book CB11 3JW 29 Jun 2017£187,500 FlatLeasehold
47, Horn Book CB11 3JW 12 Apr 2017£200,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Horn Book CB11 3JN 9 Jan 2017£177,500 FlatLeasehold
44, Horn Book CB11 3JW 21 Dec 2016£172,000 FlatLeasehold
69, Horn Book CB11 3JW 30 Jun 2016£182,500 FlatLeasehold
63, Horn Book CB11 3JW 18 Mar 2016£182,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
69, Horn Book £182,500 (Jun 2016) → £173,000 (Jul 2021) → £185,000 (Jul 2026) +1%
over 10 yrs
48, Horn Book £192,500 (Sep 2017) → £200,000 (Jul 2025) +4%
over 8 yrs
34, Horn Book £200,000 (Jul 2017) → £218,000 (Sep 2024) +9%
over 7 yrs
61, Horn Book £183,000 (Aug 2018) → £189,000 (Aug 2024) +3%
over 6 yrs
67, Horn Book £187,500 (Jun 2017) → £180,000 (Feb 2023) -4%
over 6 yrs
44, Horn Book £172,000 (Dec 2016) → £172,000 (Feb 2022) +0%
over 5 yrs
6, Horn Book £130,000 (Sep 2020) → £180,000 (Apr 2021) +38%
over under a year
71, Horn Book £170,000 (Apr 2019) → £168,000 (Jul 2019) -1%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Horn Book

Crime

66 crimes were reported within about a mile of Horn Book in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences24
Anti-social behaviour13
Shoplifting7
Criminal damage & arson6
Public order6
Other theft3

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Horn Book is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Slades at Saffron Walden Flood warning area
  • Victoria Slade at Saffron Walden Flood warning area
  • Upper River Cam in Essex and Cambridgeshire Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Horn Book

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden 206 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
R A Butler Infant School 271 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 0.6 mi
R A Butler Junior School 384 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 224 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Katherine Semar Junior School 256 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.9 mi
Katherine Semar Infant School 180 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.9 mi
Saffron Walden County High School 2,157 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 1.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Audley End station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Newport (Essex) station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk
  • Great Chesterford station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Spike (opp, Radwinter Rd) 1 min walk
  • Hospital (o/s, Ferguson Close) 1 min walk
  • Tesco Store (o/s, Radwinter Rd) 2 min walk
  • Tesco (inside, B1053) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Crocus Medical Practice
    Saffron Walden Community Hospital, Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden · 0.1 mi
  • The Gold Street Surgery
    Gold Street, Saffron Walden · 0.7 mi
  • Newport Surgery
    Frambury Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden · 3.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Tesco Saffron Walden Superstore · 0.1 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Saffron Walden · 0.1 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Saffron Walden · 0.7 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Saffron Walden · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.7 mi
  • Saffron Walden Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Saffron Walden Hospital · 0.1 mi
  • New Road Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • The Boys British School (dental Surgery) · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned64.6%62.5%
Private rented16.0%20.3%
Social rented19.3%17.1%
Households1,124

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.6%64.1%
Aged 65+23.5%18.6%
Residents2,592

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks68%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network98%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks97%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks74%92%

Share of homes across Uttlesford with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Horn Book

Ethnic group

HereUttlesford
White94.9%94.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%2.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%1.9%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%0.8%

Religion

HereUttlesford
Christian49.8%50.2%
No religion40.8%41.5%
Not answered6.4%5.8%
Muslim0.8%0.7%
Buddhist0.7%0.4%
Hindu0.7%0.5%
Jewish0.4%0.4%
Other religion0.4%0.4%

Country of birth

HereUttlesford
Born in the UK86.2%91.3%
Born outside the UK13.8%8.7%

Highest qualification

HereUttlesford
Level 4 qualifications and above41.7%36.6%
No qualifications15.7%13.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%15.5%
Level 3 qualifications13.8%17.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%9.5%
Apprenticeship3.9%5.1%
Other qualifications1.9%2.2%

General health

HereUttlesford
Very good health52.6%54%
Good health31.6%32.7%
Fair health11.9%10.1%
Bad health2.9%2.5%
Very bad health1%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereUttlesford
1 car or van in household42.4%35.2%
2 cars or vans in household28.4%38%
No cars or vans in household20.5%8.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%18%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Uttlesford.

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