SG6 2HP

Letchworth South West · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG6 2JE 74 m
SG6 2DN 94 m
SG6 2HL 120 m
SG6 2HH 147 m
SG6 2HJ 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG6 2HP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1997
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 2
Latitude
51.967638
Longitude
-0.221165
British National Grid easting
522,300
British National Grid northing
231,400

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
E00120068
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 009D · E01023642
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 009 · E02004917

Postcode source versions

Explore SG6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
34
Secondary
6
  1. St Christopher School

    Other independent school

    374 m
  2. Lordship Farm Primary School

    Community school

    380 m
  3. Pixmore Junior School

    Community school

    747 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,427
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 545
  • Anti social behaviour 266
  • Shoplifting 125
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • Public order 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    1.4 km

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    1.6 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82082

    1.7 km

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82099

    3.2 km

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    4.1 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    4.2 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    4.2 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Whitethorn Lane

    BCT · Lordship Estate

    0.2 miles
  • Whitethorn Lane

    BCT · Lordship Estate

    0.2 miles
  • Penn Way

    BCT · Lordship Estate

    0.2 miles
  • Howard Drive

    BCT · Lordship Estate

    0.2 miles
  • Baldock Road

    BCT · Lordship Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 009D, 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

33,587 of 33,755

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

48 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Christopher School is the nearest published school at 374 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,427 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 545 events.

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