SG3 6HX

Welwyn East · Welwyn Hatfield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield
Postcode district
SG3
Postcode sector
SG3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG3 6EB 221 m
SG3 6FN 228 m
SG3 6FL 254 m
SG3 6FE 262 m
SG3 6BS 263 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG3 6HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG3
Postcode sector
SG3 6
Latitude
51.858280
Longitude
-0.184821
British National Grid easting
525,100
British National Grid northing
219,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Welwyn Hatfield · E07000241
Parish or community
E04004823
Westminster constituency
Welwyn Hatfield · E14001573
Output area
E00121699
Lower layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 001C · E01023967
Middle layer super output area
Welwyn Hatfield 001 · E02004980

Postcode source versions

Explore SG3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
20
Secondary
2
  1. Knebworth Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    717 m
  2. St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    867 m
  3. All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
312
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 114
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Vehicle crime 26
  • Shoplifting 25
  • Criminal damage and arson 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG3 6 residents
7,208

Age bands in SG3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,165 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

655 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

1,665 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

2,066 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

1,576 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • KNEBWORTH & MARYMEAD PRACTICE

    7 ST MARTINS ROAD, KNEBWORTH, SG3 6ER

    ODS code E82035

    886 m

  • SHEPHALL HEALTH CENTRE

    RIDLINS END, STEVENAGE, SG2 9QZ

    ODS code E82056

    3.8 km

  • BRIDGE COTTAGE SURGERY

    41 HIGH STREET, WELWYN, AL6 9EF

    ODS code E82019

    3.8 km

  • WATTON PLACE CLINIC

    HIGH STREET, WATTON AT STONE, HERTFORD, SG14 3SY

    ODS code E82121

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Monread Lodge

    BCT · Woolmer Green

    0.1 miles
  • Monread Lodge

    BCT · Woolmer Green

    0.1 miles
  • Gun Road

    BCT · Knebworth

    0.2 miles
  • Wickfield

    BCT · Woolmer Green

    0.2 miles
  • Gun Road

    BCT · Knebworth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Welwyn Hatfield 001C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,739 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Knebworth Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 717 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

312 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 114 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.