SG6 1PT postcode in Letchworth, Hertfordshire

SG6 1PT is a postcode in Letchworth, in the Letchworth South East ward of North Hertfordshire. It is in the North East Hertfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 96% of homes and businesses at SG6 1PT can get it Across North Hertfordshire: 86% Typical price £375,525 Homes sold in SG6 1, last 12 months. ▲ 11.3% on the year before Nearest station Letchworth Garden City 700 m in a straight line

Where SG6 1PT is, and what is near it

Map of SG6 1PT and what is near it Map of SG6 1PT: its centre point, with the 216 other postcodes in the SG6 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 12 bus stops and 3 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SG6 1BE: also in SG6 1SG6 1BH: also in SG6 1SG6 1BL: also in SG6 1SG6 1EF: also in SG6 1SG6 1FB: also in SG6 1SG6 1FE: also in SG6 1SG6 1FF: also in SG6 1SG6 1FG: also in SG6 1SG6 1FN: also in SG6 1SG6 1FP: also in SG6 1SG6 1FQ: also in SG6 1SG6 1FR: also in SG6 1SG6 1FT: also in SG6 1SG6 1FU: also in SG6 1SG6 1FW: also in SG6 1SG6 1FX: also in SG6 1SG6 1FY: also in SG6 1SG6 1FZ: also in SG6 1SG6 1GB: also in SG6 1SG6 1GH: also in SG6 1SG6 1GJ: also in SG6 1SG6 1GL: also in SG6 1SG6 1HG: also in SG6 1SG6 1HQ: also in SG6 1SG6 1HU: also in SG6 1SG6 1HX: also in SG6 1SG6 1JA: also in SG6 1SG6 1JE: also in SG6 1SG6 1JF: also in SG6 1SG6 1JG: also in SG6 1SG6 1JH: also in SG6 1SG6 1JJ: also in SG6 1SG6 1JS: also in SG6 1SG6 1JT: also in SG6 1SG6 1JW: also in SG6 1SG6 1JY: also in SG6 1SG6 1LA: also in SG6 1SG6 1LB: also in SG6 1SG6 1LH: also in SG6 1SG6 1LJ: also in SG6 1SG6 1LL: also in SG6 1SG6 1LN: also in SG6 1SG6 1ND: also in SG6 1SG6 1NH: also in SG6 1SG6 1NX: also in SG6 1SG6 1NY: also in SG6 1SG6 1PH: also in SG6 1SG6 1PJ: also in SG6 1SG6 1PL: also in SG6 1SG6 1PN: also in SG6 1SG6 1PP: also in SG6 1SG6 1PQ: also in SG6 1SG6 1PR: also in SG6 1SG6 1PS: also in SG6 1SG6 1PU: also in SG6 1SG6 1PW: also in SG6 1SG6 1PX: also in SG6 1SG6 1PY: also in SG6 1SG6 1PZ: also in SG6 1SG6 1QA: also in SG6 1SG6 1QB: also in SG6 1SG6 1QD: also in SG6 1SG6 1QE: also in SG6 1SG6 1RF: also in SG6 1SG6 1RG: also in SG6 1SG6 1RH: also in SG6 1SG6 1RJ: also in SG6 1SG6 1RL: also in SG6 1SG6 1RN: also in SG6 1SG6 1RP: also in SG6 1SG6 1RQ: also in SG6 1SG6 1RU: also in SG6 1SG6 1RW: also in SG6 1SG6 1RX: also in SG6 1SG6 1RY: also in SG6 1SG6 1RZ: also in SG6 1SG6 1SA: also in SG6 1SG6 1SB: also in SG6 1SG6 1UG: also in SG6 1SG6 1WB: also in SG6 1SG6 1WL: also in SG6 1 MFG 900 mGeniePoint 950 mBaldock station 2.5 kmLetchworth South East SG6 1PT Map of SG6 1PT and what is near it Map of SG6 1PT: its centre point, with the 216 other postcodes in the SG6 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 12 bus stops and 3 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Baldock station 2.5 kmLetchworth South East SG6 1PT
  • SG6 1PT
  • Other postcodes in SG6 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9807, longitude -0.2189)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SG6 1PT?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SG6 1PT?

Every home and business at SG6 1PT can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 96% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SG6 1PT 96% North Hertfordshire 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SG6 1PT 100% North Hertfordshire 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SG6 1PT?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SG6 1PT.

Check the bin days for SG6 1PT on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SG6 1PT at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SG6 1PT.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across North Hertfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SG6 1PT: 6,270 properties in North Hertfordshire are at high risk (8.9% of all its properties). All the figures for North Hertfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SG6 1PT is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SG6 1PT?

Homes in SG6 1 sold for a typical £375,525 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 56 sales, up 11.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£375,525 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£337,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £700,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £487,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £397,500 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £213,500 18 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SG6 district: a typical £400,000 from 302 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SG6 1PT

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SG6 1PT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 23 January 2026. The middle sale was £445,000, from £437,500 to £528,000. Across SG6 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £375,525. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SG6 1PT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around SG6 1PT. Over half of them (51%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (56%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SG6 1PT

Band D in North Hertfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,449. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,904 (band B) to £2,993 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,176.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,632
Band Babout 290 (40%)£1,904
Band Cabout 370 (51%)£2,176
Band Dabout 60 (8%)£2,449
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,993
Band Fwithheld£3,537
Band Gfewer than 5£4,081
Band Hfewer than 5£4,897

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. 56% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1945 to 1964, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for North Hertfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SG6 1PT is in (ONS area E01023631), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SG6 1PT?

The nearest open schools to SG6 1PT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SG6 1PT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SG6 1PT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG6 1PT is Letchworth Garden City Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Letchworth Garden City Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Baldock Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Pixmore Centre, 131 m away.

More stations near SG6 1PT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SG6 1PT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SG6 1PT, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SG6 1PT?

3 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SG6 1PT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Hillshott Car Park charging point Charging point · 6 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 350 mWalk
  • MFG Charging point · 8 chargers · up to 400 kW 900 mWalk
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 950 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SG6 1PT?

The nearest to the centre of SG6 1PT, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SG6 1PT?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SG6 1PT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SG6 1PT, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SG6 1PT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SG6 1PT, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SG6 1PT?

The nearest vets to the centre of SG6 1PT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SG6 1PT in a conservation area?

The centre of SG6 1PT is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SG6 1PT?

Police.uk records 212 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SG6 1PT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences72 reports
Anti-social behaviour64 reports
Criminal damage and arson21 reports
Other theft15 reports
Public order9 reports
Shoplifting8 reports

Also: drugs 7, burglary 4, vehicle crime 4, theft from the person 2, possession of weapons 2, other crime 2, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SG6 1PT

Ward
Letchworth South East
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Letchworth
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SG6 1JJ80 mSG6 1JE100 mSG6 1PS100 mSG6 1PN120 mSG6 1JG120 mSG6 1HU130 m
All of SG6

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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