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Sweet Mead, Saffron Walden

MyStreetCheck free street report: Sweet Mead, Saffron Walden · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/saffron-walden-essex/sweet-mead/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CB10 2EG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£390,500
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£316,124
17 sales
Price range
£194k – £540k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 May 2026
CB10 2EG

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At a glance

House prices£391k average25% below the Saffron Walden average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station49 min walkAudley End station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband97% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 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

17 property sales on Sweet Mead, Saffron Walden have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £390,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £293,250. Average sale prices rose from £252,500 in 2016 to £390,500 in 2026 (+55%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 25% below the Saffron Walden average of £520,360 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 35% terraced, 29% semi-detached, 24% detached. Recorded sale prices on Sweet Mead range from £193,500 to £540,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 75 streets in Saffron Walden with at least two sales in the last year, Sweet Mead ranks 48th for average price.

House prices on Sweet Mead compared

Sweet Mead£390,500
CB10 postcode area£536,330
Saffron Walden£520,360
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CB10 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £252,500 (2 sales)2016£253k2018: £350,000 (1 sales)2018£350k2019: £193,500 (1 sales)2019£194k2020: £240,300 (2 sales)2020£240k2022: £373,750 (2 sales)2022£374k2023: £310,000 (1 sales)2023£310k2024: £342,500 (1 sales)2024£343k2025: £294,333 (3 sales)2025£294k2026: £390,500 (4 sales)2026£391k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced6£293,25020 Mar 2026
Semi-detached5£254,70026 Feb 2026
Detached4£468,75029 May 2026
Flat2£233,05021 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Sweet Mead

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 29 May 2026£485,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 20 Mar 2026£287,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 26 Feb 2026£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 7 Jan 2026£500,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 28 Mar 2025£315,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 21 Mar 2025£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 21 Mar 2025£258,000 FlatFreehold
31, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 15 Mar 2024£342,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 25 Sep 2023£310,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 19 May 2023£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 8 Apr 2022£207,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 14 Feb 2022£540,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 31 Jan 2020£272,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 9 Jan 2020£208,100 FlatFreehold
18, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 3 Apr 2019£193,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 25 Jul 2018£350,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 13 Dec 2016£260,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Sweet Mead CB10 2EG 18 Feb 2016£245,000 TerracedFreehold

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
9, Sweet Mead £260,000 (Dec 2016) → £287,000 (Mar 2026) +10%
over 9 yrs
17, Sweet Mead £208,100 (Jan 2020) → £258,000 (Mar 2025) +24%
over 5 yrs
31, Sweet Mead £245,000 (Feb 2016) → £342,500 (Mar 2024) +40%
over 8 yrs
18, Sweet Mead £193,500 (Apr 2019) → £207,500 (Apr 2022) +7%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Sweet Mead

Crime

56 crimes were reported within about a mile of Sweet Mead in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences21
Anti-social behaviour11
Criminal damage & arson6
Public order6
Shoplifting3
Other theft2

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

Flood risk

Sweet Mead is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Slades 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 Sweet Mead

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 224 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 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 Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden 206 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Saffron Walden County High School 2,157 pupils Secondary 11–18 Outstanding Report 1.1 mi
Katherine Semar Junior School 256 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.3 mi
Katherine Semar Infant School 180 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 1.3 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 · 49 min walk
  • Great Chesterford station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk
  • Newport (Essex) station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Goddard Way (SE-bound, Goddard Way) 1 min walk
  • Usterdale Road (E-bound, Usterdale Rd) 2 min walk
  • Lambert Cross (E-bound, Lambert Cross) 4 min walk
  • The Axe (o/s, Ashdon Rd) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Crocus Medical Practice
    Saffron Walden Community Hospital, Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden · 0.5 mi
  • The Gold Street Surgery
    Gold Street, Saffron Walden · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Saffron Walden · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Saffron Walden · 0.6 mi
  • Cook Cook Saffron Walden · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Saffron Walden Superstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Well · 0.5 mi
  • Saffron Walden Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • The Boys British School (dental Surgery) · 0.5 mi
  • New Road Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Saffron Walden Hospital · 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 10 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.7%62.5%
Private rented12.1%20.3%
Social rented14.2%17.1%
Households838

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.8%64.1%
Aged 65+18.3%18.6%
Residents2,060

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)97%80%
Gigabit-capable97%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 Sweet Mead

Ethnic group

HereUttlesford
White93.6%94.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%1.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%2.2%
Other ethnic group1%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%0.8%

Religion

HereUttlesford
Christian47.7%50.2%
No religion43.2%41.5%
Not answered6.2%5.8%
Buddhist0.9%0.4%
Muslim0.8%0.7%
Hindu0.5%0.5%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereUttlesford
Born in the UK89.1%91.3%
Born outside the UK10.9%8.7%

Highest qualification

HereUttlesford
Level 4 qualifications and above40.4%36.6%
Level 3 qualifications16%17.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%15.5%
No qualifications14.1%13.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%9.5%
Apprenticeship4.3%5.1%
Other qualifications1.9%2.2%

General health

HereUttlesford
Very good health55.8%54%
Good health31.3%32.7%
Fair health10.3%10.1%
Bad health2.3%2.5%
Very bad health0.3%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereUttlesford
1 car or van in household40.1%35.2%
2 cars or vans in household38.4%38%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.1%18%
No cars or vans in household8.4%8.7%

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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