# SG6 1LJ: area report for a postcode in North Hertfordshire

SG6 1LJ is a postcode in North Hertfordshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Hertfordshire. Open the map at SG6 1LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) › [SG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg6) › [SG6 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg6-1)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. North Hertfordshire 006B: 109 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ
- **Letchworth Garden City, 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ
- **No property in SG6 1LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, North Hertfordshire 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ
- **£418,857 average price**: For the whole of North Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ
- **83% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SG6 1LJ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hillshott Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillshott-infant-school-and-nursery-e117123) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Pixmore Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pixmore-junior-school-e117259) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Garden City Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garden-city-academy-e138389) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woolgrove-school-special-needs-academy-e137997) | Special | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [St Francis College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-college-e117613) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norton-st-nicholas-cofe-va-primary-school-e117442) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Christopher School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-christopher-school-e117612) | Independent | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-infants-school-e117384) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £463,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £437,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2024 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2025 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| January 2026 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| July 2026 | £233,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| June 2024 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Letchworth Garden City (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY (590 m); THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES (590 m); THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY (870 m)
- Pharmacies: BIRCH PHARMACY (540 m); GLOBE PHARMACY LIMITED (590 m); BOOTS (740 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: NORTON WAY SOUTH (DENTAL SURGERY) (530 m); DENTAL SURGERY (820 m); PURLEYS (870 m); DENTAL CLINIC (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Icknield Way Express Petrol (520 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Letchworth Station Rd (570 m, Morrisons); Aldi Unit 2, Avenue One (700 m, Aldi); Iceland Central Approach Letchworth (790 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Letchworth Eastcheap Local (870 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £418,857** (July 2026). North Hertfordshire’s average house price was £418,857 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,224** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Hertfordshire earned a median of £49,224 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 18th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.5×** (2025). A home in North Hertfordshire costs 8.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 105th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.3** (2025). North Hertfordshire has a deprivation score of 11.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 38th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Hertfordshire 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.8** (2025). North Hertfordshire 006B has a deprivation score of 25.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,569th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £408,150** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Hertfordshire 006B was £408,150 in 2025. 8,326th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,684** (2021). North Hertfordshire 006B had 1,684 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,199th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.0%** (January 2026). In North Hertfordshire 006B, 94.0% 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.

## SG6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG6 was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 627th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,325** (2021). SG6 had 34,325 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 689th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in SG6 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.5%** (January 2026). In SG6, 92.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)
- Centre: 51.9810, -0.2168

Council: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) (District, 100%).

## 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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.2168,51.9810,SG61LJ

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