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Saffron Walden
City population
16,610
#735
in United Kingdom
#634
in England
#29,223
worldwide
52.023, 0.242 · 63 km from London
About Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 16,610. It is the 735th largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 29,223rd largest worldwide. It lies 63 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#634of 679
Coordinates
52.023, 0.242
Record updated
10 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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