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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 8,611 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 positively 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 8611 company reviews • Last reviewed within 7 days

Friendly service form cassie

Savings • 24th September 2026

Came in to check the balance on my account, was asked a series of security question which made me feel very secure. Thank you Cassie from the Bishops Stortford branch

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Rated Excellent • 5.00/5
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More than happy with my appointment today.

Savings • 24th September 2026

More than happy with my appointment today. I have been treated with kindness and respect. very pleased with my new account product and for setting... More than happy with my appointment today. I have been treated with kindness and respect. very pleased with my new account product and for setting the app up today. Thank you very much for your kind help Kendra. Read more Read less

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  • 5.00/5

    Evie gave very good service and helped me sort out m...

    Evie gave very good service and helped me sort out my notice account into a better interest rate account

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    Savings
    Ella 24th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Ruby gave me a 5 star service today!

    The service in the Colchester branch is always most excellent. Ruby gave me a 5 star service today.

    Savings
    Verified source 24th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Cassie on secure messages

    contacted and asked for my account to be changed over the secure messaging platform. Cassie Jones did this for me with ease. The only problem... contacted and asked for my account to be changed over the secure messaging platform. Cassie Jones did this for me with ease. The only problem is that the secure messages are now very squashed together and hard to read when I get a response. Read more Read less

    Savings
    Verified source 24th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Dan H in Bishop Stortford

    Spoke with Dan H, was very informative and answered all of my queries. Made me aware I could be earning higher interest which was a nice surprise!

    Savings
    Verified source 24th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Great service by Harvey in the Stortford branch.

    Great service by Harvey in the Stortford branch.

    Savings
    Verified source 24th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Thank you Cassie for helping me reset my password ov...

    Thank you Cassie for helping me reset my password over the phone

    Savings
    Verified source 24th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Very helpful in Colchester!

    The staff in the Colchester branch are always very pleasant and helpful. I was served by Ruby today.

    Savings
    Verified source 24th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    I got a troubling email this morning, max was able t...

    I got a troubling email this morning, max was able to easy put me at ease

    Savings
    Verified source 24th September 2026
  • 5.00/5

    I got a troubling email this morning, max was able t...

    I got a troubling email this morning, max was able to easy put me at ease

    Savings
    Verified source 24th September 2026

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