# SG6 4XL: area report for a postcode in North Hertfordshire

SG6 4XL 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 4XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) › [SG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg6) › [SG6 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg6-4)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. North Hertfordshire 007B: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL
- **Letchworth Garden City, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL
- **No property in SG6 4XL 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=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, North Hertfordshire 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL
- **£418,857 average price**: For the whole of North Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG6 4XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL
- **Low road and rail noise at SG6 4XL**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL
- **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=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fearnhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fearnhill-school-e117504) | Secondary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Icknield Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/icknield-infant-and-nursery-school-e117186) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Wilbury Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilbury-junior-school-e144903) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-roman-catholic-primary-school-e138354) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Highfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-highfield-school-e150217) | Secondary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Francis College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-college-e117613) | Independent | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [North Herts Education Support Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-herts-education-support-centre-e130344) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Christopher School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-christopher-school-e117612) | Independent | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £171,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £460,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| May 2024 | £352,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £249,950 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| July 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| July 2024 | £442,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| July 2026 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: LETCHWORTH PHARMACY (930 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Letchworth Express (780 m, Tesco); Morrisons Lordship Estate Letchworth (950 m, Morrisons)

## 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.6** (2025). North Hertfordshire 007B has a deprivation score of 26.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,084th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Hertfordshire 007B was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 12,327th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,629** (2021). North Hertfordshire 007B had 1,629 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,713th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In North Hertfordshire 007B, 100.0% 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: 51.9763, -0.2442

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)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-0.2442,51.9763,SG64XL

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg6-4xl.

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