Suburban Area

Soho

Population over time

A verified population series for Soho as a settlement has not yet been added. Neighbourhood census figures are available below.

Neighbourhood census context

These figures describe statistical neighbourhoods, which may cover part of a place or include neighbouring places.

Neighbourhood census area · 2011–2021

Sandwell 040

Population of the area containing the recorded point for Soho, not the whole place. This area may cover part of the place or include neighbours.

Published census counts.

Sources: ONS

View population figures

Sandwell 040 — census population
Census year	Population
2011	5,539
2021	7,596

Sources and how to read this chart

Usual residents of the containing MSOA; this is local area context, not the population of the named settlement.. Boundary geography: 1 April 2022 (E02006943).

2011 and 2021 census counts harmonised by ONS to the same 1 April 2022 geography. Location matched to ONS 2021 MSOA polygons (full resolution, coastline clipped, V7).

Source: ONS Census change over time: usual resident population, 2011 and 2021. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Source: ONS MSOA December 2021 boundaries EW BFC V7. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Recorded locationSoho52.49949° N · 1.95285° WInteractive map loads when this area enters view.

Approximate recorded location · Geographic source

Geographic context

Place type: Suburban Area
Country / region: England · West Midlands
County group: West Midlands
Current administration: Sandwell
Recorded coordinates: 52.49949, -1.95285
OS Open Names ID: osgb4000000074542243

County groups are browsing aids. Current administrative and historic areas are recorded separately.

Recorded names

Soho · en · official

Nearby heritage

Distances are from the recorded place point. Proximity does not establish that a site lies within the place boundary or belongs to its history.

Remains of the Boulton and Watt Soho foundry and mint, Birmingham Canal, Smethwick · Scheduled monument · 237 m away
SOHO FOUNDRY FORMER BOULTON AND WATT FOUNDRY PATTERN STORES AND ERECTING SHOPS · Listed building · 250 m away
TOWPATH BRIDGE AT SOHO FOUNDRY (APPROXIMATELY 160 METRES EAST OF RABONE LANE) BIRMINGHAM CANAL BIRMINGHAM LEVEL · Listed building · 273 m away
FOOTBRIDGE AT JUNCTION WITH WOLVERHAMPTON LEVEL (APPROXIMATELY 230 METRES EAST OF BRIDGE STREET) BIRMINGHAM CANAL BIRMINGHAM LEVEL · Listed building · 384 m away
OFFICE ROW, WEST OF EAST GATE AT SOHO FOUNDRY · Listed building · 402 m away
FOOTBRIDGE AT JUNCTION WITH BIRMINGHAM CANAL, SMETHWICK JUNCTION (APPROXIMATELY 190 METRES EAST OF BRIDGE STREET) BIRMINGHAM LEVEL WOLVERHAMPTON LEVEL · Listed building · 418 m away
GATEHOUSE AND ADJOINING OFFICE BUILDINGS AT SOHO FOUNDRY · Listed building · 436 m away
GATEWAY AND GATES APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES WEST OF CANTEEN AT SOHO FOUNDRY · Listed building · 460 m away

Sources & further reading

OS Open Names October 2026 · Source licence.

Geographic source retrieved 2026-10-26. How this page was prepared.