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SG6 2ES

Letchworth South East · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Letchworth Garden City
Ward
Letchworth South East
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG6 2EX 78 m
SG6 2EG 84 m
SG6 2BH 94 m
SG6 2DU 124 m
SG6 2ET 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG6 2ES
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 2
Latitude
51.972543
Longitude
-0.219077
British National Grid easting
522,430
British National Grid northing
231,949

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
E00120091
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 008D · E01023647
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 008 · E02004916

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Bowershott, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2ES 10 March 2021 £525,000
15, Bowershott, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2ES 1 March 2019 £487,500
4, Bowershott, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2ES 2 June 2017 £502,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
32
Secondary
6

  1. Pixmore Junior School

    Community school

    274 m

  2. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    695 m

  3. St Christopher School

    Other independent school

    711 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,719
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 618
  • Anti social behaviour 311
  • Shoplifting 170
  • Other theft 140
  • Criminal damage and arson 134

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

17 female, 12 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.4
SG6 2 residents
7,864

Age bands in SG6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,351 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

757 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

1,830 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,063 residents

Age 65 and over
23.6%

1,858 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG6 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    975 m

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    1.2 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82082

    1.2 km

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82099

    2.8 km

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    4.5 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    BANCROFT COURT, 30-35 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LH

    ODS code E82053

    4.6 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    4.6 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

    THE TREATMENT CENTRE, PORTMILL HOUSE, PORTMILL LANE, HITCHIN, SG5 1DJ

    ODS code Y06095

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bowershott

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.0 miles

  • Bowershott

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles

  • Bowershott

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles

  • Paddock Close

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles

  • Shott Lane

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 008D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,518 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
5
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

46 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Pixmore Junior School is the nearest published school at 274 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,719 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 618 events.

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