Housing in SG6 1SU
What the homes in SG6 1SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Letchworth South West
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,762 (2024)
SG6 1SULetchworth Garden City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (27%). Flats make up 38%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
68.8% of households in the SG6 1SU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 45.8% own outright and 23% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented16.9%20.5%
- Social rented13.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.7%). 16.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North Hertfordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Hertfordshire (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SG6 1SU (Letchworth South West) (about 1,762 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.