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SG6 1FS

Letchworth South East · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Letchworth South East
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG6 1JG 42 m
SG6 1JS 55 m
SG6 1FR 67 m
SG6 1LJ 80 m
SG6 1JJ 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG6 1FS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 June 2017
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 1
Latitude
51.981590
Longitude
-0.217364
British National Grid easting
522,523
British National Grid northing
232,958

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Letchworth South East · E05015771
Parish or community
E43000232
Westminster constituency
North East Hertfordshire · E14001393
Output area
E00120027
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 006B · E01023631
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 006 · E02004914

Postcode source versions

Explore SG6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
28
Secondary
6

  1. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    342 m

  2. Pixmore Junior School

    Community school

    863 m

  3. Garden City Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,025
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 751
  • Anti social behaviour 368
  • Shoplifting 196
  • Criminal damage and arson 164
  • Other theft 156

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG6 1 residents
7,709

Age bands in SG6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,503 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

752 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

2,227 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

1,955 residents

Age 65 and over
15.2%

1,154 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

    232-240 NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4UB

    ODS code E82082

    540 m

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    562 m

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    832 m

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, ASTONIA HOUSE, HIGH STREET, BALDOCK, SG7 6BP

    ODS code E82099

    2.3 km

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LARKSFIELD & ARLESEY SURGERY, ARLESEY ROAD, STOTFOLD, HITCHIN, SG5 4HB

    ODS code E81022

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • The Pixmore Centre

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.0 miles

  • The Pixmore Centre

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.0 miles

  • Arden Press Way

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.0 miles

  • Arden Press Way

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles

  • Phoenix Park

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 006B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,634 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 342 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,025 published events cover 12 months, averaging 168.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 751 events.

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