SG6 3ED

Letchworth South West · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Letchworth Garden City
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG6 3EP 17 m
SG6 3EJ 47 m
SG6 3EE 51 m
SG6 3EW 53 m
SG6 3EB 58 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG6 3ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 3
Latitude
51.978833
Longitude
-0.226516
British National Grid easting
521,902
British National Grid northing
232,636

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
E00189367
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 008A · E01023644
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 008 · E02004916

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27c, Leys Avenue, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3ED 5 December 2025 £133,750
23, Apartment 7, Leys Avenue, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3ED 22 July 2024 £235,000
23, Apartment 9, Leys Avenue, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3ED 19 July 2024 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
30
Secondary
8
  1. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    487 m
  2. Pixmore Junior School

    Community school

    595 m
  3. St Francis College

    Other independent school

    786 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,176
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 820
  • Anti social behaviour 408
  • Shoplifting 191
  • Criminal damage and arson 188
  • Other theft 159

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

4 female, 26 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
1.1
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG6 3 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
50%
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

9

within 5 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    194 m

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    303 m

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82082

    419 m

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82099

    3.0 km

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81022

    4.3 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

    4.7 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    4.8 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

  • Letchworth Railway Station East

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Letchworth Railway Station East

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Letchworth Railway Station

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Gernon Road

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles
  • Broadway

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 008A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,750 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £265,000 from 8 recorded sales in SG6 3ED. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Hertfordshire is £422,616 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

45 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 487 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,176 published events cover 12 months, averaging 181.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 820 events.

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