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Saffron Building Society reviews

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Rated Excellent • 4.84/5

Saffron Building Society reviews

Verified business Last reviewed within 7 days Customer Satisfaction Champion Consumer Guardian British bank awards winner
  • Award winning organisation
    Award winning organisation
  • FCA approved and regulated
    FCA approved and regulated
  • Positioned as being a socially responsible organisation
    Positioned as being a socially responsible organisation
  • UK-based contact centre
    UK-based contact centre

Review summary

People rate this company as Excellent based on 8,719 product reviews

Average score of 4.84/5
5 star
85%
4 star
9%
3 star
3%
2 star
1%
1 star
2%
Reviews for Saffron Building Society have trended negatively over the past 90 days

Saffron Building Society shines with genuinely friendly, helpful staff and the comfort of local branches, making savings and mortgages feel personal and straightforward. However, their online systems and app often frustrate users with glitches and poor access, while mortgage processes can be slow and stressful, dampening the overall experience.

Positive themes

  • Saffron Building Society staff are consistently friendly, helpful and make visits a pleasure. (63 mentions)
  • Saffron Building Society makes ISA and savings account setup easy and clear. (19 mentions)
  • Having a local branch with Saffron Building Society is a big plus for personal service. (6 mentions)

Negative themes

  • Saffron Building Society’s online systems and app cause frequent access and login issues. (9 mentions)
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About Saffron Building Society

Saffron Building Society is a mutual organisation and has a number of branches throughout Essex, Hertfordshire and Suffolk.

Saffron Building Society’s roots go back to January 1849 when the 'Saffron Walden Second Building Society' was founded by Reverend John Marten.

Products offered by Saffron Building Society include savings, mortgages and equity release.

Saffron Building Society at a glance

Contact details

Website
Visit provider website
Phone
0800 072 1100
Email
[email protected]
Main address
Saffron House, 1A Market Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1HX
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Reviews for Saffron Building Society

Showing 11 of 8719 company reviews • Last reviewed within 7 days

Appointment with Kyle Stanway at Colchester branch.

Savings • 13th October 2026

Had an appointment with Kyle Stanway to open an ISA. Extremely smooth informative and easy experiance. Thank you.

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Rated Excellent • 5.00/5
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Excellent help from Zoe

Savings • 12th October 2026

I managed to get myself locked from accessing my accounts (my fault). Spoke to Zoe who was very patient and extremely helpful.

Rated Excellent • 5.00/5
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  • 5.00/5

    Sarah from Colchester

    Great Service. Thank you very much.

    Savings
    Verified source 12th October 2026
  • 5.00/5

    I visited the new branch place in the library Brentw...

    I visited the new branch place in the library Brentwood, very near to car park and staff was very friendly and helpful.

    Savings
    Verified source 12th October 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Lisa Howard was exceptional

    Lisa Howard was very helpful in a stressful situation and delviered what was promised. Lisa's commincation was exceptional and I really appreciate her help. Lisa... Lisa Howard was very helpful in a stressful situation and delviered what was promised. Lisa's commincation was exceptional and I really appreciate her help. Lisa is a great role model for the company. Read more Read less

    Mortgages
    Verified source 12th October 2026
  • 5.00/5

    The staff are always very helpful and very polite an...

    The staff are always very helpful and very polite and friendly. I would recommend Royston to anyone.

    Savings
    Verified source 12th October 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Evie helped me sort out my maturity quick and easily...

    Evie helped me sort out my maturity quick and easily in the saffron walden branch

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    Savings
    Janet 12th October 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Ruby is always very friendly and helpful!

    Ruby is always very friendly and helpful and always provides quick service whenever we visit the branch. She is always nice to chat to aswell.

    Savings
    Verified source 12th October 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Kate: extremely proficient.

    Kate was very efficient, clear, understanding, personable and polite. She achieved our objective in the 3-4 minutes we had hoped for. When we lost the... Kate was very efficient, clear, understanding, personable and polite. She achieved our objective in the 3-4 minutes we had hoped for. When we lost the phone connection, she had called us back instantly. You couldn't ask for more! Read more Read less

    {"display":"Pat","full_name":"Pat","avatar":{"url":"\/assets\/images\/default_new.png"}}'s avatar
    Savings
    Pat 12th October 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Deborah-

    Excellent and very helpful customer service experienced today from Deborah - very patient too

    {"display":"Gillian H","full_name":"Gillian H","avatar":{"url":"\/assets\/images\/default_new.png"}}'s avatar
    Savings
    Gillian H 12th October 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Kyle gave great service, was friendly and kind

    Kyle gave great service, was friendly and kind

    Savings
    Verified source 10th October 2026

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