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Letchworth South East

Middle area

The west of the North Hertfordshire. 6,515 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 4% of people in Letchworth South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£407,000
Joint 1,844th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,393
3,340th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
4%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Letchworth South East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Letchworth South East at a rate of 67.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 66.6 per 1,000 people across North Hertfordshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences178
Anti-social behaviour102
Other crime65
Criminal damage and arson40
Drug offences18
Burglary17
Shoplifting9
Vehicle crime9
Robbery3
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Letchworth South East compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price16 middle areas, North Hertfordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Hertfordshire16 areas from £335,000 to £650,000. The middle area is £422,000. Letchworth South East is £407,000.
£407,0008th cheapest
Population16 middle areas, North Hertfordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Hertfordshire16 areas from 5,632 to 11,630. The middle area is 7,788. Letchworth South East is 6,393.
6,3933rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 middle areas, North Hertfordshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in North Hertfordshire16 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 27.0%. Letchworth South East is 4.0%.
4%joint 5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, North Hertfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Hertfordshire16 areas from 47.8% to 98.9%. The middle area is 91.7%. Letchworth South East is 98.5%.
98.5%2nd highest

Is Letchworth South East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Letchworth South East at a rate of 67.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 66.6 per 1,000 people across North Hertfordshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Letchworth South East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (178), anti-social behaviour (102) and other crime (65).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of North Hertfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Hertfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Hertfordshire and not Letchworth South East alone. See North Hertfordshire

Average house price
£422,835
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,224
18th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.3
38th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Letchworth South East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Letchworth South East was £407,000 in 2025.

Letchworth South East had 6,393 usual residents at the census.

About 4% of people in Letchworth South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Letchworth South East, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.