Holyhead
vs Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the younger population: 31% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Holyhead. Homes in Soho & Jewellery Quarter sold for a median of £205,000, 16% above Holyhead. Holyhead has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Holyhead has 11,758 residents in 3,807 households; Soho & Jewellery Quarter has 25,499 in 10,710. Holyhead has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 10%, 3 percentage points more than Soho & Jewellery Quarter (Birmingham: 13%). Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 15.4 percentage points more than Holyhead (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Holyhead (51%) and flats in Soho & Jewellery Quarter (44%). Holyhead has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 42%, 15.6 percentage points more than Soho & Jewellery Quarter (Birmingham: 53%). Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 13.1 percentage points more than Holyhead (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £176,000 in Holyhead and £205,000 in Soho & Jewellery Quarter, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (7% and 7%). A typical postcode has 69 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Holyhead, and 198 in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. The typical postcode is 262 m from the nearest school in Holyhead and 346 m in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. The typical postcode is 685 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Holyhead and 395 m in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Holyhead and 87% in Soho & Jewellery Quarter.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 172 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Holyhead and 213 in Soho & Jewellery Quarter, against 128 across Birmingham. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Holyhead is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 11,758 people in 3,807 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £176,000 over the past two years, 27% below the Birmingham median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% below the Birmingham average.
Soho & Jewellery Quarter is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 25,499 people in 10,710 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £205,000 over the past two years, 15% below the Birmingham median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 58% below the Birmingham average.
More comparisons.
Holyhead and Soho & Jewellery Quarter next to other wards of Birmingham.