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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 8,318 product reviews

Average score of 4.83/5
5 star
84%
4 star
9%
3 star
3%
2 star
2%
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 8318 company reviews Last reviewed within 7 days

Bishops Stortford have extremely helpful staff, who...

Savings 19th August 2026

Bishops Stortford have extremely helpful staff, who go above and beyond what you would expect!

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Rated Excellent 5.00/5
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Nicole was extremely helpful

Savings 19th August 2026

Nicole was extremely helpful and a pleasure to deal with

Rated Excellent 5.00/5
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  • 5.00/5

    The customer service provided by Saffron is very ref...

    The customer service provided by Saffron is very refreshing. Calls get answered quickly by knowledgeable staff who are helpful. I can not fault the customer... The customer service provided by Saffron is very refreshing. Calls get answered quickly by knowledgeable staff who are helpful. I can not fault the customer service. Unfortunately due to the mortgage interest rates I have had to change mortgage provider. Read more Read less

    Mortgages
    Verified source 19th August 2026
  • 4.00/5

    Excellent service

    Excellent service from Kim, very knowledgeable and efficient, pleasant to deal with.Answered my questions and was very clear in doing so.

    Mortgages
    Verified source 19th August 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Lisa was great, so helpful and friendly and sorted m...

    Lisa was great, so helpful and friendly and sorted my problem straight away. She was really nice to speak to.

    Mortgages
    Verified source 19th August 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Debbie was brilliant helping me this afternoon in Ro...

    Debbie was brilliant helping me this afternoon in Royston.

    Savings
    Verified source 18th August 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Knowledgeable and polite

    Jodie knew your products and helped me decide the way forward very quickly,made the call very positive and straight forward.

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    Savings
    Gary W 18th August 2026
  • 5.00/5

    A lovely building society that I've been using for y...

    A lovely building society that I've been using for years and it's always so helpful

    Savings
    Verified source 18th August 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Excellent friendly service.

    Excellent friendly service. Highly recommend

    Mortgages
    Verified source 17th August 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Fully Explained

    Kim was very patient with myself and fully explained the products I was interested in. i felt fully comfortable in choosing my next product

    Mortgages
    Verified source 17th August 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Fully explained ...

    Kim was very patient and explained everything fully and i felt in knowledge what was explained to myself

    Mortgages
    Verified source 17th August 2026

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