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Thinking of living at SG6 3HS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pixmore Junior School | Primary | 350 m | 30% met the expected standard |
| Hillshott Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 350 m | – |
| Icknield Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Wilbury Junior School | Primary | 1.2 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Garden City Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| The Highfield School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 41.7 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fearnhill School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 38.9 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Knights Templar School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 16% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Priory School | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hitchin Girls' School | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 57.8 · 24.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Francis College | Independent | 750 m | 44.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Christopher School | Independent | 1.0 km | 28.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kingshott School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Norton Common | 840 m | 10 |
| Swimming | St Francis College | 730 m | 8 |
| Squash | Letchworth Sports And Tennis Club | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Football | Herts FA | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Golf | The Letchworth Par 3 Family Golf Centre | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Fairfield Bowls Club | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Karting | TeamWorks Karting Letchworth | 740 m | 2 |
| Basketball | Ransom's Recreation Ground Basketball Court | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Hitchin RFC | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Snooker | ABC Snooker | 240 m | 1 |
| Pilates | Rfrm Pilates | 310 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Norton Common Skate Park | 780 m | 1 |
| Rugby union | Letchworth Rugby Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Dog training | Barking Mad DTS | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Model aerodrome | Clothall Common | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Running | BWRC HQ | 4.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Letchworth Garden City, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 1.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Kings Cross.
The nearest bus stop is Howard Garden, 100 m away, with a bus about every 43 minutes on weekdays (routes 92, 37, 92A); 31 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 52 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Pixmore Junior School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 30% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Highfield School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 41.7 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Hitchin Boys' School (4.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Frozen Foods, 200 m away; Letchworth Foodbank (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Garden City Surgery (350 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Lemarte is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Lister Hospital, 5.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 47% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 34 restaurants and cafés and 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Belisily, The Rainbow Café is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and ABC Snooker and Social Club the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 105 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 70% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Letchworth, Willian).
There are 50 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Howard Park and Gardens, 150 m away; for exercise, The Pilates Space (150 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 15 km away.
62 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Independent |
| 4.8 km |
| – |
Every primary near SG6 3HS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.