North Edgbaston
vs Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the younger population: 31% of residents are aged 15–29, against 26% in North Edgbaston. Homes in North Edgbaston sold for a median of £261,500, 28% above Soho & Jewellery Quarter. North Edgbaston has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
North Edgbaston has 22,226 residents in 8,239 households; Soho & Jewellery Quarter has 25,499 in 10,710. North Edgbaston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 10%, 3.2 percentage points more than Soho & Jewellery Quarter (Birmingham: 13%). Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 1.6 percentage points more than North Edgbaston (Birmingham: 32%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in North Edgbaston (27%) and flats in Soho & Jewellery Quarter (44%). North Edgbaston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 39%, 12 percentage points more than Soho & Jewellery Quarter (Birmingham: 53%). Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the higher share of private renting: 46%, 4.9 percentage points more than North Edgbaston (Birmingham: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £261,500 in North Edgbaston and £205,000 in Soho & Jewellery Quarter, against £240,000 across Birmingham.
Surroundings
North Edgbaston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 7.8 percentage points more than Soho & Jewellery Quarter (Birmingham: 16%). A typical postcode has 116 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in North Edgbaston, and 198 in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. The typical postcode is 297 m from the nearest school in North Edgbaston and 346 m in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. The typical postcode is 1,586 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in North Edgbaston and 395 m in Soho & Jewellery Quarter. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in North Edgbaston and 87% in Soho & Jewellery Quarter.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 136 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in North Edgbaston 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.
North Edgbaston is one of 69 wards in Birmingham, home to 22,226 people in 8,239 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £261,500 over the past two years, 9% above the Birmingham median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% 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.
North Edgbaston and Soho & Jewellery Quarter next to other wards of Birmingham.