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Soho & Victoria

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South east Sandwell. About 16,896 people in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Soho & Victoria, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
16,148
571st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.5%
1,498th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Soho & Victoria compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Soho & VictoriaMiddle
Population24 wards, Sandwell · 2021
Population: every ward in Sandwell24 areas from 12,720 to 16,148. The middle area is 14,337. Soho & Victoria is 16,148.
16,148highest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Sandwell · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Sandwell24 areas from 88.6% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.7%. Soho & Victoria is 92.5%.
92.5%3rd lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Sandwell · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Sandwell24 areas from 4.6% to 9.7%. The middle area is 6.5%. Soho & Victoria is 9.7%.
9.7%highest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Sandwell · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Sandwell24 areas from 62.3% to 67.2%. The middle area is 64.3%. Soho & Victoria is 66.5%.
66.5%5th highest

Figures for the whole of Sandwell

These figures are published for the whole of Sandwell, not for each ward, so they describe all of Sandwell and not Soho & Victoria alone. See Sandwell

Average house price
£205,830
Down 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,029
19th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
33.8
19th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Soho & Victoria in brief

Soho & Victoria had 16,148 usual residents at the census.

In Soho & Victoria, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Soho & Victoria, 9.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.5% of residents in Soho & Victoria were aged 15 to 64 at the census.