SG6 2YA

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG6 2HB 18 m
SG6 2TS 72 m
SG6 2HU 96 m
SG6 2HW 96 m
SG6 2XB 209 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG6 2YA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 2
Latitude
51.980021
Longitude
-0.207568
British National Grid easting
523,200
British National Grid northing
232,800

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
E00189431
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 006A · E01023630
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
23
Secondary
4
  1. Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy

    Academy special converter

    731 m
  2. Garden City Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    772 m
  3. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    826 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 809
  • Anti social behaviour 363
  • Shoplifting 198
  • Other theft 177
  • Criminal damage and arson 158

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    1.2 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82082

    1.2 km

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    1.5 km

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82099

    1.7 km

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81022

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Sixth Avenue

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles
  • Third Avenue

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 006A, 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

15,217 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy is the nearest published school at 731 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 176.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 809 events.

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