# Letchworth Town in North Hertfordshire, East of England. Letchworth is a town in North Hertfordshire, East of England. Median sale price £385,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 82.6 per 1,000 people. About 34,608 people. Town. Code E63003977. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) Letchworth is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Letchworth add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Letchworth was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 205th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/letchworth#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 33,993** (2021). Letchworth had 33,993 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 326th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/letchworth#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in Letchworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/letchworth#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.4%** (January 2026). In Letchworth, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/letchworth#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63003977) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 3% of people in Letchworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E63003977) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 385 homes were sold in Letchworth in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63003977) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Letchworth. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63003977) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Letchworth had 33,993 usual residents at the census. ## How Letchworth compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Letchworth | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £385,000 | joint 44th most expensive | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 | | Population | 33,993 | 35th most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 3% | joint 52nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.4% | joint 64th highest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 | ## Is Letchworth safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Letchworth at a rate of 82.6 per 1,000 people. That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 256 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Letchworth. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,053), anti-social behaviour (685) and other crime (423). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Letchworth was 86.9 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Letchworth, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Letchworth has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Letchworth | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [North Hertfordshire 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023635) | 1,496 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.9% | | [North Hertfordshire 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023636) | 1,854 | 63.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.2% | | [North Hertfordshire 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023637) | 1,824 | 100.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.1% | | [North Hertfordshire 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023638) | 1,634 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.7% | | [North Hertfordshire 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023630) | 1,856 | 90.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.2% | | [North Hertfordshire 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023631) | 1,684 | 109.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.0% | | [North Hertfordshire 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023632) | 1,922 | 60.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.9% | | [North Hertfordshire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023633) | 1,328 | 198.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.8% | | [North Hertfordshire 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023634) | 1,285 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.7% | | [North Hertfordshire 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023649) | 1,270 | 84.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.8% | | [North Hertfordshire 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023650) | 1,629 | 70.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% | | [North Hertfordshire 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023651) | 1,233 | 59.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% | | [North Hertfordshire 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023652) | 1,500 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% | | [North Hertfordshire 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023644) | 1,712 | 161.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 54.6% | | [North Hertfordshire 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023645) | 1,563 | 140.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.7% | | [North Hertfordshire 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023646) | 1,479 | 106.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% | | [North Hertfordshire 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023647) | 1,469 | 16.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.1% | | [North Hertfordshire 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023648) | 1,193 | 74.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.7% | | [North Hertfordshire 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023639) | 1,273 | 39.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% | | [North Hertfordshire 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023640) | 1,250 | 97.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.0% | | [North Hertfordshire 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023641) | 1,355 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% | | [North Hertfordshire 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023642) | 1,259 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% | | [North Hertfordshire 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023643) | 1,256 | 110.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.0% | ## Your MP - [North East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-hertfordshire): Chris Hinchliff (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) ## Postcode districts covering Letchworth [SG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg6) ## Middle areas in Letchworth [Letchworth East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/letchworth-east), [Letchworth Grange](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/letchworth-grange), [Letchworth South East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/letchworth-south-east), [Letchworth South West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/letchworth-south-west), [Letchworth Wilbury](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/letchworth-wilbury) ## Towns near Letchworth [Baldock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/baldock), [Stotfold](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stotfold), [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hitchin), [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage), [Biggleswade](https://openindex.co.uk/town/biggleswade), [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) ## Letchworth in brief Letchworth is a town in North Hertfordshire, East of England. About 34,608 people lived in Letchworth in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £385,000 in 2025 across 385 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 82.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Letchworth was £385,000 in 2025. Letchworth had 33,993 usual residents at the census. About 3% of people in Letchworth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Letchworth, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63003977 - Constituency: [North East Hertfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-hertfordshire) - Council: [North Hertfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) - Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 9.80 km² - People, mid-2024: 34,608* - Neighbourhoods: 23 - Output areas: 112 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Baldock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/baldock), [Stotfold](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stotfold), [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hitchin), [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage), [Biggleswade](https://openindex.co.uk/town/biggleswade), [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) ## Latest updates for Letchworth - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63003977 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/letchworth, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/letchworth#f-house-sales-median-price. 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