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On Lawrence Avenue, in Letchworth South West
What it's like at SG6 2EY: every home that has sold on Lawrence Avenue since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Lawrence Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 52 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 19, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2010 | £309,995 | – | – | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2014 | £340,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2018 | £450,000 | 102 m² | £4,412/m² | 1 |
| 23, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2020 | £645,000 | 169 m² | £3,817/m² | 2 |
| 24, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2026 | £740,000 | 149 m² | £4,966/m² | 2 |
| 25, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £730,000 | 176 m² | £4,148/m² | 5 |
| 26, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2004 | £249,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 27, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2021 | £650,000 | 156 m² | £4,167/m² | 3 |
| 28, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2024 | £585,000 | 79 m² | £7,405/m² | 1 |
| 29, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2020 | £517,500 | 124 m² | £4,173/m² | 4 |
| 31, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 1995 | £83,000 | 103 m² | £806/m² | 1 |
| 34, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2012 | £340,000 | 166 m² | £2,048/m² | 2 |
| 35, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2021 | £615,500 | 129 m² | £4,771/m² | 3 |
| 38, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £505,000 | 76 m² | £6,645/m² | 3 |
| 39, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2003 | £205,000 | 76 m² | £2,697/m² | 2 |
| 41, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2021 | £535,000 | 86 m² | £6,221/m² | 1 |
| 43, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2016 | £415,000 | 85 m² | £4,882/m² | 2 |
| 44, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2003 | £275,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 46, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2017 | £500,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 47, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2006 | £265,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 48, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2009 | £288,000 | 120 m² | £2,400/m² | 1 |
| 50, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £450,000 | 85 m² | £5,294/m² | 1 |
| 51, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 1997 | £105,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 52, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 1998 | £127,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 53, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2020 | £538,000 | 108 m² | £4,981/m² | 2 |
| 55, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2022 | £625,000 | 132 m² | £4,735/m² | 3 |
| 56, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2024 | £580,000 | 97 m² | £5,979/m² | 3 |
| 57, Lawrence AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2016 | £465,152 | 97 m² | £4,795/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 1.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Kings Cross.
The nearest bus stop is Baldock Road, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 92, 92A); 4 departures an hour from the 5 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 (500 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, 900 m away, with Esso - Letchworth Service Station closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sollershott Surgery (400 m), with Jackmans Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, EV-S Hair & Beauty is 650 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.
Make Lunch Letchworth is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and PBC Catering Services the nearest pub (450 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, 850 m away; for exercise, The Pilates Space (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 15 km away.
21 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.
North East Hertfordshire constituency: Chris Hinchliff MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 1,923 (3.7%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Labour 35%, Conservative 31%, Reform UK 16%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
4 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SG6 2EY →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Lawrence Avenue in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 62 min
Nearest: Leighton Buzzard Light Railway · about 51 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 36 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 88.2% | 82.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 11.0% | 11.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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