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Newtown
vs Soho & Jewellery Quarter

Newtown has the younger population: 42% of residents are aged 15–29, against 31% in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Homes in Newtown sold for a median of £241,750, 18% above Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Newtown has more green space nearby (9% within 500 m, against 7%).

Map of Birmingham with Newtown highlighted
Newtown
358 postcodes
Map of Birmingham with Soho & Jewellery Quarter highlighted
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
620 postcodes
Map of Birmingham
Birmingham
city average

People

Newtown has 16,034 residents in 4,354 households; Soho & Jewellery Quarter has 25,499 in 10,710. Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 7%, 2.3 percentage points more than Newtown (Birmingham: 13%). Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 2.6 percentage points more than Newtown (Birmingham: 32%).

16,034Residents (2021)
25,499Residents (2021)
1,144,919Residents (2021)
4,354Households
10,710Households
423,455Households
41.7%Aged 15–29
31.2%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 15–29
4.6%Aged 65 and over
6.9%Aged 65 and over
13.1%Aged 65 and over
36.8%Living alone
39.4%Living alone
31.5%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 61% of homes in Newtown and 44% in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 27%, 9.9 percentage points more than Newtown (Birmingham: 53%). Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 29 percentage points more than Newtown (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £241,750 in Newtown and £205,000 in Soho & Jewellery Quarter, against £240,000 across Birmingham.

£241,750Median sale price
£205,000Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
16.8%Owner-occupied
26.7%Owner-occupied
52.7%Owner-occupied
16.5%Private renting
45.5%Private renting
22.6%Private renting
64.1%Social renting
26.7%Social renting
23.5%Social renting
4.5%Detached houses
5.1%Detached houses
11.2%Detached houses
10.7%Semi-detached houses
13.7%Semi-detached houses
35.6%Semi-detached houses
19.4%Terraced houses
28.5%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
60.7%Flats
43.9%Flats
21.0%Flats

Surroundings

Newtown has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 9%, 1.7 percentage points more than Soho & Jewellery Quarter (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 255 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Newtown, and 198 in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. The typical postcode is 261 m from the nearest school in Newtown and 346 m in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. The typical postcode is 646 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Newtown and 395 m in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 87% of premises in Newtown and 87% in Soho & Jewellery Quarter.

8.5%Green space within 500 m
6.8%Green space within 500 m
16.3%Green space within 500 m
255Services within 15 min (median)
198Services within 15 min (median)
86Services within 15 min (median)
261 mNearest school (median)
346 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
646 mNearest tram or rail (median)
395 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
34Postcodes in flood risk areas
30Postcodes in flood risk areas
982Postcodes in flood risk areas
87.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
87.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 127 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Newtown 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.

127Recorded 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.

Newtown

Newtown is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 16,034 people in 4,354 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £241,750 over the past two years, in line with the Birmingham median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% 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.

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

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