Ladywood
vs Soho & Jewellery Quarter

Ladywood has the younger population: 44% of residents are aged 15–29, against 31% in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Homes in Ladywood sold for a median of £212,995, 4% above Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Soho & Jewellery Quarter has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 7%).

Ladywood

844 postcodes

Soho & Jewellery Quarter

620 postcodes

Birmingham

city average

People

Ladywood has 28,114 residents in 13,305 households; Soho & Jewellery Quarter has 25,499 in 10,710. Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 7%, 2.4 percentage points more than Ladywood (Birmingham: 13%). Ladywood has the higher share of people living alone: 49%, 9.6 percentage points more than Soho & Jewellery Quarter (Birmingham: 32%).

28,114Residents (2021)

25,499Residents (2021)

1,144,919Residents (2021)

13,305Households

10,710Households

423,455Households

44.0%Aged 15–29

31.2%Aged 15–29

22.9%Aged 15–29

4.5%Aged 65 and over

6.9%Aged 65 and over

13.1%Aged 65 and over

49.0%Living alone

39.4%Living alone

31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 83% of homes in Ladywood and 44% in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 27%, 9.1 percentage points more than Ladywood (Birmingham: 53%). Ladywood has the higher share of private renting: 54%, 8.8 percentage points more than Soho & Jewellery Quarter (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £212,995 in Ladywood and £205,000 in Soho & Jewellery Quarter, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£212,995Median sale price

£205,000Median sale price

£240,000Median sale price

17.6%Owner-occupied

26.7%Owner-occupied

52.7%Owner-occupied

54.3%Private renting

45.5%Private renting

22.6%Private renting

27.2%Social renting

26.7%Social renting

23.5%Social renting

1.5%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

11.2%Detached houses

4.4%Semi-detached houses

13.7%Semi-detached houses

35.6%Semi-detached houses

7.0%Terraced houses

28.5%Terraced houses

27.8%Terraced houses

82.8%Flats

43.9%Flats

21.0%Flats

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 710 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ladywood, and 198 in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. The typical postcode is 383 m from the nearest school in Ladywood and 346 m in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. The typical postcode is 252 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ladywood and 395 m in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Ladywood and 87% in Soho & Jewellery Quarter.

6.6%Green space within 500 m

6.8%Green space within 500 m

16.3%Green space within 500 m

710Services within 15 min (median)

198Services within 15 min (median)

86Services within 15 min (median)

383 mNearest school (median)

346 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

252 mNearest tram or rail (median)

395 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

0Postcodes in flood risk areas

30Postcodes in flood risk areas

982Postcodes in flood risk areas

85.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

87.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 444 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ladywood 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.

444Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

213Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

128Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Ladywood

Ladywood is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 28,114 people in 13,305 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £212,995 over the past two years, 11% below the Birmingham median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 60% below the Birmingham average.

Soho & Jewellery Quarter

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.

Ladywood and Soho & Jewellery Quarter next to other wards of Birmingham.

Ladywood vs Newtown Ladywood vs Bordesley & Highgate Ladywood vs Edgbaston Soho & Jewellery Quarter vs Newtown Soho & Jewellery Quarter vs Lozells Soho & Jewellery Quarter vs Handsworth All wards of Birmingham

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