Among the least deprived
IMD England
84
Crime · May '26
£665,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SG6 2BS
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG6 2BS
Coordinates
51.9688, -0.2152
Grid reference
TL227315
Easting
522,707
Northing
231,540
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XXQ9M+GW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Letchworth
Travel to Work
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
ITL Region
North Hertfordshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
31659
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31659 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · SG6 2BS
HM Land Registry · North Hertfordshire
Average price
£682,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £665,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – Feb '25Feb '25: 1 sales · avg £600,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£798k£699k£600k
Aug '23Feb '24May '24Feb '25
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SG6 2BS
Crime trends · near SG6 2BS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
402713
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
30
YoY +15%
ASB
29175
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +33%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.5%
Indian10.5%
Other White2.4%
Other Asian2.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Christian48.9%
No religion30.4%
Sikh8.6%
Not answered6.3%
Hindu2.9%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%
Age groups
75–8473.6%
16–197.1%
35–494.5%
25–343.4%
50–643.0%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.3%
Households
All members 66+23.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.8%
Any member 66+15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
+ 7 other households · 19.4%
Administrative Information
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth East Hertfordshire E14001393
Constituency
E14001393Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Letchworth South West
Constituency code
E14001393
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
North Hertfordshire, unparished area
International Territorial Level
North Hertfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS ScotlandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06K
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 009D E01023642
E01023642MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 009 E02004917
E02004917LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 009D E01023642
E01023642MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 009 E02004917
E02004917Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SG6 2BS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 31659
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023642 and MSOA E02004917 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG6 2BS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SG6 2BS
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Garden City Academy
Hertfordshire · SG6 2JZ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Christopher School
Hertfordshire · SG6 3JZ
0.5 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–18
Lordship Farm Primary School
Hertfordshire · SG6 3UF
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Pixmore Junior School
Hertfordshire · SG6 1RS
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery
Hertfordshire · SG6 1QE
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Hertfordshire · SG6 2PT
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Francis College
Hertfordshire · SG6 3PJ
0.8 mi
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–18
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Hertfordshire · SG6 3QB
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Highfield School
Hertfordshire · SG6 3QA
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
The Highfield School
Hertfordshire · SG6 3QA
Good
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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