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SG6 1SB

Letchworth South East · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Letchworth Garden City
Ward
Letchworth South East
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG6 1QE 73 m
SG6 1SA 75 m
SG6 1PR 103 m
SG6 1RY 109 m
SG6 1RX 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG6 1SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG6
Postcode sector
SG6 1
Latitude
51.978298
Longitude
-0.220873
British National Grid easting
522,291
British National Grid northing
232,586

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Letchworth South East · E05015771
Parish or community
E43000232
Westminster constituency
North East Hertfordshire · E14001393
Output area
E00120029
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 006B · E01023631
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 006 · E02004914

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Hillshott, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1SB 12 February 2021 £550,000
22, Hillshott, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1SB 9 August 2018 £423,000
20, Hillshott, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1SB 28 June 2017 £495,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
30
Secondary
8

  1. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    113 m

  2. Pixmore Junior School

    Community school

    445 m

  3. St Francis College

    Other independent school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,152
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 815
  • Anti social behaviour 393
  • Shoplifting 196
  • Criminal damage and arson 167
  • Other theft 161

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

14 female, 15 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.4
SG6 1 residents
7,709

Age bands in SG6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,503 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

752 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

2,227 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

1,955 residents

Age 65 and over
15.2%

1,154 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG6 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    386 m

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

    232-240 NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4UB

    ODS code E82082

    550 m

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    654 m

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, ASTONIA HOUSE, HIGH STREET, BALDOCK, SG7 6BP

    ODS code E82099

    2.7 km

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LARKSFIELD & ARLESEY SURGERY, ARLESEY ROAD, STOTFOLD, HITCHIN, SG5 4HB

    ODS code E81022

    4.4 km

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    4.7 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    BANCROFT COURT, 30-35 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LH

    ODS code E82053

    4.9 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    4.9 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

    THE TREATMENT CENTRE, PORTMILL HOUSE, PORTMILL LANE, HITCHIN, SG5 1DJ

    ODS code Y06095

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Howard Garden

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.1 miles

  • Shott Lane

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles

  • Pixmore Way

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles

  • Shott Lane

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles

  • Howard Park

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 006B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,634 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

45 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Hillshott Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 113 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,152 published events cover 12 months, averaging 179.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 815 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.