Housing in SG6 4UP
What the homes in SG6 4UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Letchworth Wilbury
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
SG6 4UPLetchworth Garden City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.7%). Flats make up 23%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.2% of households in the SG6 4UP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 14.4% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.5%1%
- Private rented11.7%20.5%
- Social rented51.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.5% 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 under 66 (21.5%). 31.5% 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 4UP (Letchworth Wilbury) (about 1,552 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.