Saffron Walden, United Kingdom
England · United Kingdom
Saffron Walden is a small city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 15,504. Elevation: 194 ft (59 m). Average temperature: 52°F (11°C).
Population source: Wikidata (dated census and official estimates), GeoNames. Climate: WorldClim 2.1 normals (1970-2000), NASA POWER. Updated August 2026
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People
Climate
| Population | 15,504 |
| Population Density | 55 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
| Coordinates | 52.0234°, 0.2423° |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| State / Province | England |
| Average Temperature | 52°F (11°C) |
| January Average | 40°F (5°C) |
| July Average | 62°F (17°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 30.7 inches (780 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 4.5 inches (11 cm) |
About Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden is a small city in United Kingdom (England) with a population of 15,504. The city sits at an elevation of 194 feet (59 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 52°F (11°C). Temperatures range from 40°F in January to 62°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 30.7 inches. The timezone is Europe/London.
Climate in Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden has an average annual temperature of 10.7°C (51°F). The hottest month is Aug (18°C), the coldest is Jan (3.8°C). Average annual precipitation is 736 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 51.8°F |
| 4% below United Kingdom avg | |
| January Average | 40°F (5°C) |
| July Average | 62°F (17°C) |
Geography
| Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
| Area | 281.5 sq mi (729.1 km²) |
| Population Density | 55/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 52.0234°N, 0.2423°E |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
2 tsunamis recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 6.0 m (20 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1858 | NORTH SEA | Unknown | 6.0 m | - | 145 km |
| 1911 | FOLKSTONE, ENGLAND | Meteorological | 0.9 m | - | 124 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (5°C) | 2.1 in | |
| February | 39°F (4°C) | 1.5 in | Coldest, Driest |
| March | 43°F (6°C) | 1.8 in | |
| April | 46°F (8°C) | 1.7 in | |
| May | 52°F (11°C) | 1.7 in | |
| June | 58°F (14°C) | 2.1 in | |
| July | 62°F (17°C) | 1.7 in | |
| August | 62°F (17°C) | 2.0 in | Warmest |
| September | 57°F (14°C) | 2.2 in | |
| October | 51°F (10°C) | 2.2 in | |
| November | 44°F (7°C) | 2.3 in | Wettest |
| December | 41°F (5°C) | 2.1 in |
Saffron Walden has a seasonal temperature swing of 23°F / from 39°F in February to 62°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 23.4 inches, with November being the wettest month (2.3") and February the driest (1.5").
Schools in Saffron Walden
9 public schools (OpenStreetMap data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Semar Infant School | - | - | - | - |
| R A Butler Junior School | - | - | - | - |
| R A Butler Infant School | - | - | - | - |
| Dame Bradbury's Junior School | - | - | - | - |
| Katherine Semar Junior School | - | - | - | - |
| RA Butler Academy | - | - | - | - |
| Saffron Walden County High School | - | - | - | - |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Saffron Walden
55 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smooth Country | country, country music | AAC 48 kbps | |
| Street Sounds Radio | dance, disco | MP3 | |
| ROKit Radio : Classic Old Time Radio Shows | comedy, drama | MP3 48 kbps | |
| BBC tv | news, world news | MP3 56 kbps | |
| Labyrinth | NTS | breaks, techno | MP3 | |
| Masjid Quba London | islam, masjid | MP3 64 kbps | |
| 80s Zoom | 128 kbit/s, 192kbps | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Cam FM 97.2 | - | MP3 | |
| Radio Essex | contemporary hits radio, pop | MP3 | |
| Energy 1058 | 90s, acid | MP3 320 kbps | |
| BBC 1 XTRA | - | UNKNOWN | |
| CDNX Radio | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Bar Latina Radio | bachata, kizomba | MP3 320 kbps | |
| Cambridge Radio | jazz, pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Greatest Hits Radio (Essex) | 70's, 80's | AAC+ 48 kbps | |
| Forest Gold | classic hits, golden oldies | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Classic Hits Forest Radio | 1950s, 1960s | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Matryoshka.FM (Матрёшка) | international, pop | MP3 | |
| Monocle Radio | culture, design | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Athavan Radio | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Retro Mix Radio | 70s, 80s | AAC+ 48 kbps | |
| Hospital Radio Colchester | - | MP3 | |
| HearMe - Love songs | love songs | MP3 | |
| Mod Radio UK | 60s, reggae | MP3 64 kbps | |
| Radio Caroline North | - | AAC+ 52 kbps | |
| Lyca Radio | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| House Heads UK | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| The Voice Of Doom | death metal, doom metal | AAC 320 kbps | |
| The Sounds of GTA | NTS | videogames | MP3 | |
| Zero Radio | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Jackie (HiEnd) | oldies, pop | AAC+ 320 kbps | |
| Fresh Fm Radio London | dub, lovers rock reggae | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Mi-Soul | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Venture Radio - Pumpkin FM | adventure, cowboys | MP3 64 kbps | |
| Heartlands | NTS | folk, traditional | MP3 | |
| Nice Cream Red | chill beats, relax | MP3 192 kbps | |
| NOTE.radio | pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| LoversRockRadio | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Heart Cambridge 103.0 | hot adult contemporary | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Oldskool UK | dnb, hardcore | MP3 128 kbps | |
| City Sound | pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| talkSPORT | speech, sport | MP3 64 kbps | |
| Chelmsford Community Radio | independent | MP3 128 kbps | |
| GlitterBeam Radio | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| NanoRadio | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Phoenix FM | community radio | MP3 128 kbps | |
| IANL | islam, islamic | MP3 96 kbps | |
| Soul Roots Radio | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Kori The Pom Radio | drum & bass, edm | MP3 128 kbps | |
| GlitterBeam Italia | lgbt, lgbtqia+ | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio Harrow | community radio, hospital radio | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Hospital Radio Chelmsford | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Voices | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Crime Incorporated - Pumpkin FM | crime, detective | MP3 64 kbps | |
| Stomp Radio | - | MP3 128 kbps |
Museums in Saffron Walden
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airborne Assault | ||||
| American Air Museum | ||||
| Anglesey Abbey | ||||
| Ashdon Village Museum | ||||
| Ashdon Village Museum | ||||
| Bishop's Stortford Museum | ||||
| Bottisham Airfield Museum | ||||
| British Airliner Collection | ||||
| Burwell Museum | ||||
| Cambridge Museum of Technology | ||||
| Cambridge Science Centre | ||||
| Challis House | ||||
| Dunmow Maltings | ||||
| Fitzwilliam Museum | ||||
| Great Bardfield Cottage Museum | ||||
| Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens | ||||
| Haverhill and District Local History Centre | ||||
| Henry Moore Studios & Gardens | ||||
| House on the Hill Museum | ||||
| Imperial War Museum Duxford 1940 Operations Room | ||||
| IWM Duxford | ||||
| Land Warfare Hall | ||||
| Milstein Exhibition Centre | ||||
| Much Hadham Forge Museum | ||||
| Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology | ||||
| Museum of Classical Archaeology and Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge | ||||
| Museum of Zoology | ||||
| National Horse Racing Museum | ||||
| Palace House: National Horseracing Museum | ||||
| Prior's Hall Barn | ||||
| Royal Anglian Regiment Museum | ||||
| Saffron Walden Museum | ||||
| Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences | ||||
| Shell House | ||||
| Stansted Mountfitchet Castle | ||||
| The Centre for Computing History | ||||
| The Douglas Finlay Museum of College Life | ||||
| The Museum of Cambridge | ||||
| The Polar Museum | ||||
| Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum | ||||
| Whipple Museum of the History Of Science |
Libraries in Saffron Walden
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbury Court Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bar Hill Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Barnwell Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bartlam Library / Quarry Whitehouse Auditorium | 0.0 | |||||
| Betty and Gordon Moore Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bishops Stortford Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cambridge Central Library and Learning Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Cambridge University Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cherry Hinton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Christ's College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Churchill College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Comberton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Emmanuel College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Forbes Mellon Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Girton College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Gonville and Caius College Library and Archives | 0.0 | |||||
| Great Shelford Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Haverhill Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Histon Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Homerton College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Hughes Hall Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Linton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Maitland Robinson Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Mark Hall Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Melbourn Library (in The Hub) | 0.0 | |||||
| Milton Road Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Murray Edwards College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Newmarket Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Newnham College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Old Harlow Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Parker Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Pembroke College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Pepys Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Perne Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Peterhouse Library and Theatre | 0.0 | |||||
| Queens' College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Quincentenary Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Robinson College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Rock Road Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Saffron Walden Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sawbridgeworth Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sawston Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shakeshaft Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sherlock Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sidney Sussex Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Squire Law Library | 0.0 | |||||
| St John's College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Stansted Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Study Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Swifts Library & Meeting Room | 0.0 | |||||
| Taylor Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Thaxted Library | 0.0 | |||||
| The Luzio Building | 0.0 | |||||
| The New Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Third Court Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Warner Library | 0.0 | |||||
| West Hub Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wren Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Zoology Library | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Saffron Walden
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Park | |||||
| Market Square | |||||
| Market Square | |||||
| Newmarket Market |
Hotels in Saffron Walden
3 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Saffron Walden
4 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Saffron Walden
12 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cinemas in Saffron Walden
1 cinemas within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Saffron Walden
3 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Veterinaries in Saffron Walden
1 veterinaries within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Train Stations in Saffron Walden
2 train stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Saffron Walden
1 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Saffron Walden
6 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in Saffron Walden
2 gyms within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Saffron Walden
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calverley's Brewery | ||||
| Cambridge Moonshine | ||||
| Hadham Brewery | ||||
| Milton Brewery | ||||
| Redchurch Brewery | ||||
| Saffron Brewery |
Stadiums & Teams in Saffron Walden
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Ski Resorts Near Saffron Walden
3 ski resorts within range.
| Resort | Slopes (km) | Lifts | Peak (m) | Price | Season | Night | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Ski & Snowboard Centre | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Better Ski & Board Centre | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| InPiste | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
Airports Near Saffron Walden
50 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| London Heathrow Airport | LHR | Large Airport |
| London Luton Airport | LTN | Large Airport |
| London Stansted Airport | STN | Large Airport |
| Cambridge City Airport | CBG | Medium Airport |
| London Biggin Hill Airport | BQH | Medium Airport |
| London City Airport | LCY | Medium Airport |
| London Southend Airport | SEN | Medium Airport |
| RAF Honington | BEQ | Medium Airport |
| RAF Lakenheath | LKZ | Medium Airport |
| RAF Marham | KNF | Medium Airport |
| RAF Mildenhall | MHZ | Medium Airport |
| RAF Northolt | NHT | Medium Airport |
| RAF Wittering | - | Medium Airport |
| Wattisham Airfield | - | Medium Airport |
| Andrewsfield Aerodrome | - | Small Airport |
| Armshold Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Audley End Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Barling Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Barnards Farm | - | Small Airport |
| Barnfield Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bedford Aerodrome | - | Small Airport |
| Bedwell Hey Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Benington Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Bensons Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Blooms Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Boughton North Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Brickwall Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Broadmarsh Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Brooklands Aerodrome | - | Small Airport |
| Brooklands Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Brown Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bury Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Cardington Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Chatteris Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Chipstead Private Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Clees Hall Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Coldharbour Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Coleman Green Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Cottered Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Cowbit Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Crosbie Field UL | - | Small Airport |
| Crowland Glider Field | - | Small Airport |
| Cuckoo Tye Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Dalkeith Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Damyns Hall Aerodrome | - | Small Airport |
| Duxford Aerodrome | - | Small Airport |
| Dysons Osiers Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Earls Colne Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| East Winch Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Elmsett Airfield | - | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Saffron Walden
2 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Rowntree Way Post Office | |
| Saffron Walden Post Office |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Saffron Walden
9 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| New Life Pentecostal Church | |
| Our Lady Of Compassion | |
| Saffron Walden Baptist Church | |
| Saffron Walden Community Church | |
| Saint Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden | |
| St James, Sewards End | |
| St John, Little Walden | |
| The Salvation Army - Saffron Walden | |
| United Reformed Church |
Quick Facts
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What is the population of Saffron Walden?
Saffron Walden has a population of 15,504 residents and is located in United Kingdom. The population density is 55 people per square mile, spread across 281.5 square miles.
What is the weather like in Saffron Walden?
Saffron Walden has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 52°F (11°C). Winter temperatures average 40°F in January, while summers reach an average of 62°F in July. Annual rainfall totals 30.7 inches, with 4.5 inches of snow.
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