Soho and Victoria is a ward in Sandwell in the West Midlands, centred on parts of Smethwick. It blends residential streets - from Victorian terraces to post‑war housing - with visible reminders of its industrial past, notably the Soho Foundry, once associated with early steam engineering. Local town‑centre retail, light industry and civic amenities sit alongside green spaces such as Victoria Park.
The area is culturally diverse, with long‑established South Asian and Afro‑Caribbean communities shaping a lively local scene of independent shops, faith centres and community groups. Like much of the Black Country, it has experienced waves of regeneration and economic change, and benefits from good transport links into Birmingham while also facing the social and housing challenges common to post‑industrial suburban wards.
Postcode districts covering Soho and Victoria
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 3.8 miles
- Coventry 20 miles
- Wolverhampton 9.9 miles
- Dudley 5.8 miles
- Walsall 6 miles
- West Bromwich 3.1 miles
- Solihull 8.3 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 7.5 miles
- Worcester 23 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 22.6 miles
- Nuneaton 19.8 miles
- Cannock 14.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Smethwick Built-up area 0.7 miles
- North Edgbaston Ward 0.8 miles
- Holyhead Ward 1.2 miles
- St. Pauls Ward 1.2 miles
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter Ward 1.3 miles
- Abbey Ward 1.5 miles
- Handsworth Ward 1.6 miles
- Bristnall Ward 1.9 miles
- Lozells Ward 2.1 miles
- Ladywood Ward 2.1 miles
- Birchfield Ward 2.2 miles
- Handsworth Wood Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Soho and Victoria
B66 2SH, B66 3RQ, B66 2SU, B66 2PG, B66 4RG, B66 4PP, B66 3JP, B66 3LN, B66 3BY … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 9.2 miles
- East Midlands Airport 35.3 miles
- Smethwick Rolfe Street Railway Station 0.7 miles
- The Hawthorns Station 0.9 miles
Hotels near Soho and Victoria Ad
- The Grand Hotel Birmingham 5 2.5 miles
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 2.5 miles
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 3.5 2.7 miles
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Birmingham 4 2.2 miles
- AC Hotel Birmingham 4 2.4 miles
- Aloft by Marriott Birmingham Eastside 4 3.1 miles
- Aparthotel Adagio Birmingham City Centre 4 2.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - City Centre 3.5 2.2 miles
- Staycity Aparthotels Birmingham City Centre 4 2.2 miles
- Lucarelli Inn 3 2.5 miles
Schools in Soho and Victoria
- Cape Primary School Primary
- Shireland Collegiate Academy Secondary
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Technology Primary Primary
- St Matthew's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Victoria Park Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- The Hawthorns Stadium 1.3 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 2.8 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 2.9 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 3.2 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 3.9 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 4.1 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 5.3 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 6 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 7.3 miles
- Hagley Hall Country house 8.3 miles
- Elmdon Hall Country house 8.7 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 10 miles