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Letchworth South West

Middle area

The west of the North Hertfordshire. 7,511 people in 4.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Letchworth South West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£515,000
890th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,416
4,549th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Letchworth South West 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 West is £515,000.
£515,0004th highest
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 West is 7,416.
7,4166th lowest
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 West is 80.9%.
80.9%4th lowest
Claimant rate16 middle areas, North Hertfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in North Hertfordshire16 areas from 1.5% to 3.9%. The middle area is 2.2%. Letchworth South West is 2.7%.
2.7%6th highest

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 West alone. See North Hertfordshire

Average house price
£418,857
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,224
18th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.3
38th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Letchworth South West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Letchworth South West was £515,000 in 2025.

Letchworth South West had 7,416 usual residents at the census.

In Letchworth South West, 80.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Letchworth South West, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.