page_title: Monk Soham
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Monk Soham / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Data From: http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&amp;b=11126643&amp;c=monk+soham&amp;d=16&amp;e=62&amp;g=6466577&amp;i=1001x1003x1032x1004&amp;m=0&amp;r=1&amp;s=1395248340150&amp;enc=1&amp;dsFamilyId=2541
context_page_description: Monk Soham is a village in Suffolk, eastern England, four miles northeast of Debenham and six miles northwest of Framlingham. The neighbouring villages are Bedfield, Ashfield cum Thorpe, Kenton and Bedingfield. The nearest primary school is in Bedfield. There are secondary schools in Framlingham, Debenham and Woodbridge.
  In 2011, Monk Soham had a population of 156.
  In the early 1870s, Monk Soham was described as a parish, with a village, in Hoxne district, Suffolk; four and a quarter miles WNW of Framlingham r. station. Post town, Wickham-Market. Acres, 1,569. Real property, £3,153. Pop., 442. Houses, 86. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £530. There are a parochial school, and charities £80.
context_section_description: Census data for Monk Soham dates back to 1801. The earliest recorded population total at this time was 329. The highest number to be recorded by the census was in 1851 with a total population of 448. The population of this parish has been in decline since 1851, with the lowest recorded being in 2011 with a total population of 156, which is under half of the highest recorded figure.
  The main industry recorded for the village in 1831 was in agriculture, in particular, 57% of inhabitants were agricultural labourers. In the 2011 Census this figure had dropped to 0% and the most popular occupations with 24% of the people are the managers, directors and senior officials' jobs. The explanation for this is due to Britain's shift from primary sector jobs to secondary and finally tertiary. This will also explain why most of the other jobs are in the tertiary sector such as customer service occupations and caring, leisure and other service occupations. This century, many inhabitants commute to London, Ipswich, Norwich and Cambridge leaving few to work on the land.
caption: Occupation for inhabitants in Monk Soham according to 2011 census data
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