SG6Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire, England

House prices in SG6, Letchworth Garden City

Homes in SG6 sold for a median of £390,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 728 standard sales.

That makes it the ninth cheapest of the 18 SG postcode districts with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£390,000728 standard sales
Middle half of prices£295,000 to £570,000
Against the North Hertfordshire council area8% belowNorth Hertfordshire median £425,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in SG6, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached172£652,500£552,000 to £775,000Too few
Semi-detached151£485,000£401,000 to £608,000Too few
Terraced252£345,000£310,000 to £400,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes153£202,500£160,000 to £250,000Too few

Only 29 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Terraced houses were the most common type sold here, at 35% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 24%.

The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.2 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.

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Where prices are higher in SG6

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in SG6 2, around Letchworth Garden City, with a median of £492,500, and lowest in SG6 1, around Letchworth Garden City, at £340,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in SG6 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 94 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in SG6, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
SG6 1AX£1,025,0003
SG6 2JE£872,5004
SG6 3TU£820,0006
SG6 4EX£745,0003
SG6 3UA£730,0003
SG6 3RT£700,0005
SG6 2TR£697,0006
SG6 4TZ£680,0003
SG6 4HG£672,5003
SG6 2EE£650,0005
SG6 2HA£640,0003
SG6 2SZ£625,0004
SG6 3RS£625,0003
SG6 4DF£625,0005
SG6 3XY£619,5004
SG6 4DE£607,5004
SG6 4HT£605,0003
SG6 2EY£585,0003
SG6 4JB£578,0003
SG6 4HW£565,0003
SG6 4DU£560,0005
SG6 2TX£556,0004
SG6 3SE£555,0003
SG6 2TA£550,0003
SG6 2TZ£542,5004
SG6 1PX£527,0004
SG6 3RR£525,0003
SG6 4TS£519,0003
SG6 1GP£485,0007
SG6 2FB£485,0003
SG6 4EY£483,0003
SG6 2TP£482,0005
SG6 3SG£480,0003
SG6 4DY£477,5003
SG6 2SN£475,0003
SG6 4HP£475,0003
SG6 1PN£466,0003
SG6 1PT£445,0003
SG6 1FY£436,0004
SG6 3HQ£434,5003
SG6 1SE£430,0004
SG6 4ND£411,0003
SG6 4LW£410,0003
SG6 4QH£405,0006
SG6 4PX£395,0005
SG6 4DQ£380,0006
SG6 4DS£377,5004
SG6 4QL£372,5006
SG6 4SH£362,5004
SG6 1DY£355,5004
SG6 4YL£350,0003
SG6 3BA£345,0004
SG6 4BH£345,0005
SG6 1DU£340,0003
SG6 2SA£340,0003
SG6 3HT£332,0005
SG6 4BS£330,0006
SG6 2LR£320,0003
SG6 3RQ£320,0005
SG6 4BJ£320,0007
SG6 2RY£315,0003
SG6 3EP£307,5004
SG6 4HY£295,0005
SG6 4LQ£292,5004
SG6 4BY£285,0006
SG6 4DL£268,0005
SG6 1FL£262,5004
SG6 4XP£260,0007
SG6 1TY£257,5004
SG6 4BZ£257,5004
SG6 3QW£252,5004
SG6 4QB£249,5004
SG6 1FZ£248,0004
SG6 2UA£245,5004
SG6 4DG£240,0008
SG6 1FX£232,5004
SG6 1QR£228,5004
SG6 2JW£225,0004
SG6 1DW£222,5006
SG6 1FT£222,5004
SG6 3PN£212,5004
SG6 1DT£212,0003
SG6 1FE£200,0005
SG6 4QF£197,5004
SG6 4LL£195,0004
SG6 1UD£178,0003
SG6 4XR£177,0005
SG6 1UB£172,5004
SG6 2SB£171,5003
SG6 4QE£152,5004
SG6 1FA£145,0007
SG6 1GU£137,5003
SG6 3WA£135,00012
SG6 4TL£134,0003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £295,500
  2. 2017: £325,000
  3. 2018: £317,000
  4. 2019: £306,500
  5. 2020: £345,000
  6. 2021: £332,000
  7. 2022: £365,000
  8. 2023: £360,000
  9. 2024: £375,000
  10. 2025: £390,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £390,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 32%, from £295,500 in 2016 to £390,000 in 2025, close to the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.

Postcode districts in the North Hertfordshire council area

Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. SG6 is the second cheapest.

  1. SG4 Hitchin£490,000
  2. SG3 Knebworth£470,000
  3. SG5 Hitchin£447,000
  4. SG6 Letchworth Garden City, this district£390,000
  5. SG7 Baldock£374,000

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of SG6, from the sales in SG6, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Letchworth South West 207 sales£575,000
  2. Letchworth Norton 129 sales£417,500
  3. Letchworth Grange 115 sales£370,000
  4. Letchworth South East 168 sales£350,000
  5. Letchworth Wilbury 134 sales£335,000

Leasehold homes

40% of sales in SG6 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 21% were flats, so some houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold, what the ground rent is and whether you could buy the freehold.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £115,000 for a flat on Pascal Way to £415,000 for a semi-detached house on Romany Close.

The latest standard sales recorded in SG6. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 28 Jackmans PlaceSold for £355,000SG6 1RHSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 77 Pascal WaySold for £115,000SG6 1DLSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  3. 30 FleetwoodSold for £325,000SG6 2LTSold on 9 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 88 Pixmore AvenueSold for £320,000SG6 1QYSold on 7 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. 7 MullwaySold for £360,000SG6 4BQSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. 70 Swift CloseSold for £287,500SG6 4LQSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. 38 HolmdaleSold for £388,000SG6 1QQSold on 3 Sep 2026Terraced
  8. 62 Romany CloseSold for £415,000SG6 4LASold on 3 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  9. 45 Pascal WaySold for £220,000SG6 1DLSold on 1 Sep 2026Flat
  10. 13 HolmdaleSold for £386,500SG6 1QQSold on 28 Aug 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Lindsell Avenue, Letchworth Garden City£312,50014 sales
  • Bedford Road, Letchworth Garden City£525,00013 sales
  • Hall Mead, Letchworth Garden City£325,00013 sales
  • Baldock Road, Letchworth Garden City£636,50012 sales
  • Bennett Court, Letchworth Garden City£135,00012 sales

Living in SG6

Crime

64 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 92% of homes can get it

Higher than 64 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

1% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 70 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,449 a year in North Hertfordshire for 2026 to 2027

Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in SG6, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A30.4%, England and Wales 0.4%
B273.6%, England and Wales 4.8%
C34845.8%, England and Wales 46.9%
D32242.4%, England and Wales 38.1%
E516.7%, England and Wales 7.3%
F70.9%, England and Wales 1.9%
G20.3%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in SG6, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 190070.9%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192916021.1%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 19499312.2%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196617823.4%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198213317.5%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199511014.5%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011607.9%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later192.5%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 728 standard sales in SG6, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 21% were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.