SG6 1XE

Letchworth South East · 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 1FF 47 m
SG6 1JY 48 m
SG6 1LB 51 m
SG6 1JF 92 m
SG6 1HG 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG6 1XE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 1
Latitude
51.982945
Longitude
-0.215388
British National Grid easting
522,655
British National Grid northing
233,112

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
E00120025
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 006D · E01023633
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
38
Primary
27
Secondary
5
  1. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    539 m
  2. Pixmore Junior School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Garden City Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,871
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 658
  • Anti social behaviour 348
  • Shoplifting 196
  • Other theft 151
  • Criminal damage and arson 145

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

    668 m

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    738 m

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    991 m

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82099

    2.2 km

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81022

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Arden Press Way

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Arden Press Way

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Dunham's Lane

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • The Pixmore Centre

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • The Pixmore Centre

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 006D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,876 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 539 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,871 published events cover 12 months, averaging 155.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 658 events.

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