3,652
Households
White Brit. · 77%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
79 · 6.5 per 1k
Crimes · Apr '26
£585,200
Median property price
312
Postcodes
Overview of Letchworth South West
Coordinates51.9723, -0.2274
Postcodes
312
Population (Census)
12,206
Households (Census)
3,652
Recorded crime · Apr '26
79 · 6.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Letchworth South West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.44 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.44 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Letchworth South West
Property sales · Letchworth South West
HM Land Registry · Letchworth South West
Average price
£522,533
YoY: -3.0%
Median price: £578,333
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £875,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£875k£625k£375k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Letchworth South West
Crime trends · Letchworth South West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
402713
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
40
YoY +38%
ASB
32195
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
20
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
840
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
740
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1161
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
3
YoY -57%
Demographics in Letchworth South West
Ethnicity
White Brit.77.3%
Indian5.6%
Other White4.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.5%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
+ 5 other groups · 9.4%
Religion
Christian45.1%
No religion40.0%
Not answered6.0%
Sikh4.6%
Hindu1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
75–8472.0%
16–196.3%
35–495.4%
25–344.0%
85 years and over3.3%
+ 3 other age groups · 9.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Any member 66+15.7%
All members 66+15.7%
Other12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
+ 7 other households · 29.4%
Schools in Letchworth South West
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Lordship Farm Primary School
Hertfordshire · SG6 3UF
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Hertfordshire · SG6 3QB
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Highfield School
Hertfordshire · SG6 3QA
Good
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
St Christopher School
Hertfordshire · SG6 3JZ
0.3 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–18
St Francis College
Hertfordshire · SG6 3PJ
0.2 mi
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–18
The Highfield School
Hertfordshire · SG6 3QA
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Letchworth South West
Postcodes in Letchworth South West
SG4 0LXSG6 1FUSG6 1NHSG6 1NYSG6 1SUSG6 1SZSG6 1TBSG6 2AASG6 2ABSG6 2ADSG6 2AESG6 2AFSG6 2AGSG6 2AHSG6 2AJSG6 2ANSG6 2APSG6 2AQSG6 2ARSG6 2ASSG6 2AWSG6 2AXSG6 2AYSG6 2AZSG6 2BNSG6 2BQSG6 2BSSG6 2BTSG6 2BUSG6 2BXSG6 2BYSG6 2DESG6 2DFSG6 2DGSG6 2DHSG6 2DJSG6 2DLSG6 2DNSG6 2DPSG6 2DQSG6 2GASG6 2HHSG6 2HJSG6 2HLSG6 2HQSG6 2HYSG6 2HZSG6 2JASG6 2JBSG6 2JESG6 2SHSG6 2SJSG6 2SLSG6 2SNSG6 2SPSG6 2SUSG6 2SWSG6 2SXSG6 2SYSG6 2SZSG6 2TASG6 2TBSG6 2TESG6 2TFSG6 2TGSG6 2THSG6 2TJSG6 2TNSG6 2TPSG6 2TQSG6 2TRSG6 2TWSG6 2UDSG6 3AASG6 3AESG6 3ALSG6 3ANSG6 3AQSG6 3ARSG6 3AUSG6 3AWSG6 3AXSG6 3AYSG6 3AZSG6 3BASG6 3BBSG6 3BESG6 3BFSG6 3BJSG6 3BLSG6 3BQSG6 3BXSG6 3BYSG6 3DASG6 3DDSG6 3DESG6 3DGSG6 3DLSG6 3DNSG6 3DPSG6 3DUSG6 3DWSG6 3DZSG6 3EASG6 3EBSG6 3EDSG6 3EESG6 3EFSG6 3EGSG6 3EJSG6 3ELSG6 3ENSG6 3EPSG6 3EQSG6 3ERSG6 3ESSG6 3ETSG6 3EUSG6 3EWSG6 3GY