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SG6 3AX

Letchworth South West · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Letchworth South West
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG6 3AQ 1 m
SG6 3AE 22 m
SG6 3AL 28 m
SG6 3DG 31 m
SG6 3XU 38 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG6 3AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 3
Latitude
51.979287
Longitude
-0.228624
British National Grid easting
521,756
British National Grid northing
232,683

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Letchworth South West · E05015772
Parish or community
E43000232
Westminster constituency
North East Hertfordshire · E14001393
Output area
E00120079
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 008B · E01023645
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 008 · E02004916

Postcode source versions

Explore SG6

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
30
Secondary
8

  1. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    634 m

  2. Pixmore Junior School

    Community school

    723 m

  3. St Francis College

    Other independent school

    768 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,082
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 823
  • Anti social behaviour 409
  • Criminal damage and arson 188
  • Shoplifting 141
  • Other theft 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3
2 female, 1 male
Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
SG6 3 residents
5,897

Age bands in SG6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%
1,069 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.2%
641 residents
Age 25 to 44
21%
1,314 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.5%
1,722 residents
Age 65 and over
24.1%
1,510 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG6 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    186 m

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    260 m

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82082

    432 m

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82099

    3.1 km

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81022

    4.2 km

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    4.4 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    4.5 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

Nearby transport

  • Letchworth Railway Station

    BCT · Letchworth

    50 m

  • Letchworth Rail Station

    RSE · Letchworth

    79 m

  • Broadway

    BCT · Letchworth

    81 m

  • Letchworth Garden City Rail Station

    RLY · Letchworth

    87 m

  • Letchworth Railway Station West

    BCT · Letchworth

    99 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 008B, 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

20,065 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 634 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,082 published events cover 12 months, averaging 174 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 823 events.

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