Bacteriostatic water in Letchworth Garden City

Local facts for Letchworth Garden City

Letchworth Garden City sits in the SG6 postcode district (SG area), within North Hertfordshire, East of England, England.

SG6 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Letchworth Garden City go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• University of Cambridge, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 34.3 km
• Institute of Zoology, Biological Sciences, 49.6 km
• University College London, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 51 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Letchworth Garden City with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 51.3 km south
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 52.3 km south
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 52.6 km south
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 53.6 km south
• The University of Northampton (UKPRN 10007138): Biological Sciences, 54.3 km north-west
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 54.6 km south
• University of Greenwich (UKPRN 10007146): Chemistry, 57.2 km south
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (UKPRN 10005553): Biological Sciences, 65.9 km south

Nearby: Baldock (3 km), Arlesey (3.9 km), Stotfold (4.1 km), Hitchin (4.8 km), Stevenage (8.8 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

Letchworth Garden City lies north of St Albans, about 26.4 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the SG postcode area (18 of the 227 we list for East of England):

• North Hertfordshire, SG6, 2.6 km
• SG, 7.7 km
• Stevenage, SG1, 8.8 km
• Shefford, SG17, 9.7 km
• Biggleswade, SG18, 12.2 km
• Buntingford, SG9, 15 km
• Potton, SG19, 16.5 km
• Sandy, SG19, 17.1 km

Postcode districts in the SG area covered by our East of England location pages: SG1, SG5, SG6, SG7, SG9, SG11, SG12, SG14, SG15, SG17, SG18, SG19.

More nearby location pages in East of England (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in North Hertfordshire (5 location pages): North Hertfordshire 2.6 km, Baldock 3 km, Hitchin 4.8 km, SG 7.7 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Letchworth Garden City: north, Stotfold (4.1 km); east, Baldock (3 km); south, North Hertfordshire (2.6 km); west, Arlesey (3.9 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of Letchworth Garden City: 9; within 25 km: 33; within 50 km: 86.

Map reference: 51.9795, -0.2295.

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.