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Letchworth South West

North Hertfordshire · East of England · population 7,452 · 5 LSOAs

Part of Letchworth South · Postcode SG4 · SG6

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

78Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Letchworth South West is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,513 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 16 in North Hertfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (89) and lowest on Crime (58). Typical homes here sold for about £530,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 81 sales), 26% above the wider North Hertfordshire median of £420,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 66 · #2,363
Employment 63 · #2,548
Education 68 · #2,212
Health 86 · #958
Crime 58 · #2,863
Housing & access 89 · #732
Living environment 75 · #1,705

House prices ?

£530,000median (12m) · +1.0% yr · n=81
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£530,00081+1.0%+2.6%
Detached£700,00031-9.4%-2.8%
Semi-detached£587,50020+1.3%+14.9%
Terraced£363,91812-9.3%+4.9%
Flat£225,00018-15.5%-7.7%
This area£530,000
North Hertfordshire£420,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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