SG6 1HW

Letchworth Norton · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG6 1HB 69 m
SG6 1GR 146 m
SG6 1NW 146 m
SG6 1GQ 178 m
SG6 1PF 186 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG6 1HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
1 July 2002
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 1
Latitude
51.987242
Longitude
-0.205824
British National Grid easting
523,300
British National Grid northing
233,606

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Parish or community
E43000232
Westminster constituency
North East Hertfordshire · E14001393
Output area
E00120016
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 006C · E01023632
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
33
Primary
22
Secondary
5
  1. Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    774 m
  2. Brandles School

    Academy special sponsor led

    948 m
  3. The Knights Templar School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,625
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 625
  • Anti social behaviour 314
  • Other theft 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 144
  • Shoplifting 110

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.

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

    1.4 km

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82099

    1.5 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    1.5 km

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    1.8 km

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81022

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Blackhorse Road

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Blackhorse Road

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Kristiansand Way

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles
  • Neville's Court

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles
  • Avenue One

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 006C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,215 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School is the nearest published school at 774 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,625 published events cover 12 months, averaging 135.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 625 events.

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