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Saffron Building Society reviews

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Rated Excellent 4.83/5

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 8,538 product reviews

Average score of 4.83/5
5 star
85%
4 star
9%
3 star
3%
2 star
1%
1 star
2%
Reviews for Saffron Building Society have trended positively over the past 90 days

Saffron Building Society shines with its friendly, helpful staff and the comfort of local branches where you can speak to real people. Many appreciate the competitive savings rates and the personal touch that makes banking feel less robotic. However, the online services and IT systems often frustrate users with slow responses, confusing processes, and frequent login issues. Mortgage experiences vary but tend to be slow and stressful with poor communication.

Positive themes

  • Saffron Building Society’s staff are consistently friendly, helpful and make visits a pleasure. (76 mentions)

Negative themes

  • Online services and IT systems cause frequent login problems and delays. (8 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 8538 company reviews Last reviewed within 7 days

Brentwood

Savings 16th September 2026

Visited Brentwood branch today and spoke with Dan H. Was a bit overwhelmed with everything going on but he made today extremely easy and relieved sone stress!

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Rated Excellent 5.00/5
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I never knew Saffron worked with a third party that...

Savings 16th September 2026

I never knew Saffron worked with a third party that can help with travel insurance, very happy to know this now and will bare in... I never knew Saffron worked with a third party that can help with travel insurance, very happy to know this now and will bare in mind for future trips, josh is a very helpful young man Read more Read less

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Rated Excellent 5.00/5
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  • 5.00/5

    Came in as my bond and ISA had matured and Cassie in...

    Came in as my bond and ISA had matured and Cassie informed me that I could use my ISA allowance for this year and start... Came in as my bond and ISA had matured and Cassie informed me that I could use my ISA allowance for this year and start getting more for my money, very professional and kind thank you Read more Read less

    Savings
    Verified source 16th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Lewis in Stortford could not do more for me.

    Lewis in Stortford could not do more for me. I will be transferring my ISA and Bond accounts when they mature from Lloyds as Saffron has better interest rates

    Savings
    Verified source 16th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    REALLY CLEAR, FRIENDLY AND GAVE ME WHAT i NEEDED TO...

    REALLY CLEAR, FRIENDLY AND GAVE ME WHAT i NEEDED TO MAKE A DECISION

    Mortgages
    Verified source 16th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Great to come in to Bishops Stortford and have a cha...

    Great to come in to Bishops Stortford and have a chat with Cassie and Harvey

    Savings
    Verified source 16th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Staff at Royston always helpful, never had any issue...

    Staff at Royston always helpful, never had any issues, always curteous and polite

    Savings
    Verified source 16th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Sophia...

    Sophia was polite helpful professional and made the task easy to deal with

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    Savings
    Brenda Thorp 15th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    enquired at the Ware branch regarding accounts for o...

    enquired at the Ware branch regarding accounts for our grandkids, Andrew was very informative and answered all of our questions, he offered us an appointment... enquired at the Ware branch regarding accounts for our grandkids, Andrew was very informative and answered all of our questions, he offered us an appointment and kindly waited whilst we called our grandaughter, we have booked to come in, the fact we can speak to someone face to face and have a passbook was a key factor, the customer service received has been second to none, he really took his time to explain and at no point did we feel rushed away. Read more Read less

    Savings
    Verified source 15th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Relieved that the Brentwood branch hasn't fully shut...

    Relieved that the Brentwood branch hasn't fully shut down and the service hasn't changed

    Savings
    Verified source 15th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Thank you Cassie for always being patient and helpin...

    Thank you Cassie for always being patient and helping me with opening my new account for me

    Savings
    Verified source 15th September 2026

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