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SG6 3JQ

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 3PQ 65 m
SG6 3QJ 104 m
SG6 3HZ 125 m
SG6 3JH 146 m
SG6 3PJ 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG6 3JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 3
Latitude
51.974211
Longitude
-0.231911
British National Grid easting
521,544
British National Grid northing
232,113

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
E00120083
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 008A · E01023644
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 008 · E02004916

Postcode source versions

Explore SG6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
49
Primary
34
Secondary
7

  1. St Francis College

    Other independent school

    160 m

  2. Pixmore Junior School

    Community school

    694 m

  3. St Christopher School

    Other independent school

    771 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,640
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 642
  • Anti social behaviour 316
  • Criminal damage and arson 137
  • Shoplifting 119
  • Public order 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    762 m

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    826 m

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82082

    1.0 km

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82099

    3.5 km

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    3.8 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    4.0 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    4.1 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    4.1 km

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81022

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Parker Close

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles

  • Parker Close

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles

  • St Francis' College

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles

  • Campers Avenue

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles

  • St Francis' College

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Francis College is the nearest published school at 160 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,640 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 642 events.

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