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About

Turves Green sits on the south-west side of Birmingham and is primarily a residential area with short terraces, semi-detached homes and pockets of post-war housing. The local high street is modest, with a parade of shops, takeaway outlets and small businesses that serve nearby streets. Community facilities include a primary school, a public house and playing fields where local football matches and weekend activities take place. The area is linked by local bus routes that run toward the city and neighbouring districts, making commuting straightforward for residents.

The place-name survives in a narrow band of public open space and allotments that hint at its past. The name Turves Green refers to turf-cutting on damp ground, and that history is still legible in field shapes and drainage lines visible in older maps and some surviving green strips. Local volunteers maintain community plots and small wildlife patches, and the pattern of streets preserves a clear edge between built-up plots and the remaining public greens.

Area overview

On average Turves Green has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 118 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 46.9% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Turves Green is £39,252 per year. There are 6 schools in Turves Green: 3 primary (0 Outstanding and 3 Good) and 2 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). Turves Green is home to around 9,130 people, with a population density of about 5,476.7 per km2.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
118
Deprivation level
10/10
Income level
1/10
Social housing
46.9%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Turves Green Population
9,130
Population density
5,476.7 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
64.4(+66%)
Criminal damage and arson
12.6(+73%)
Shoplifting
10.51(+21%)
Vehicle crime
9.97(+53%)
Anti-social behaviour
9.86(-8%)
West Midlands average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
6,537
71.62%
African
602
6.6%
White and Black Caribbean (mixed)
352
3.86%
Caribbean
314
3.44%
Other White
248
2.72%
Total population: 9,127

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
1,875
26.96%
Level 4+ (Degree)
1,486
21.37%
Level 3 (A level)
1,139
16.38%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,046
15.04%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
867
12.47%
Total 16+ residents: 6,954

Housing

Housing tenure

Social rents from council
1,374
33.51%
Owns outright
755
18.41%
Owns with a mortgage
705
17.2%
Other social rented
582
14.2%
Private landlord or letting agency
485
11.83%
Total households: 4,100

Property prices in Turves Green

Based on 62 recent sales, the median property price is £207,275 in Turves Green area, with individual transactions ranging from £15,000 up to £650,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Turves Green in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Turves Green over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Detached5£345,000£3,505
Flats8£107,500£2,025
Semi-Detached20£215,000£2,683
Terraced29£209,000£2,602

10 years median price trend in Turves Green

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Turves Green.

All postcodes in Turves Green

B313JR

Redhill Road

B313QY

Condover Road

B314AD

Coleys Lane

B313JE

Longbridge & West Heath

B314BA

Heathlands Grove

B313LQ

Aire Croft

B314DB

Turves Green

B313SW

Merrishaw Road

B314HE

Moorpark Road

B313UP

Middlemore Road

B313HS

Shipston Road

B313SZ

Clunbury Road

B313SU

Worthen Grove

B313LY

The Fordrough

B388XT

Dormie Close

B313LN

Wakeford Road

B313DB

Beach Close

B313JA

Seven Acres Road

B313SF

Clunbury Road

B314HD

Moorpark Road

B313TW

West Heath Road

B313BS

Oddingley Road

B314JE

Cypress Way

B313TT

Kelvin Road

B313RB

Cropredy Road

B313LP

Littlemead Avenue

B314EU

Hawkesley Drive

B312JJ

Church Hill

B313SS

Fairfax Road

B313DN

Kinlet Avenue

B313BX

Jubilee Court

B313DZ

Slingfield Road

B313UB

Church Hill

B313RR

Fairfax Road

B313DA

Oakleigh

B314JN

Culmington Road

B313DD

Hallow Close

B388AR

Popes Lane

B313HB

West Heath Road

B388AU

Popes Lane

B313RJ

Beeches Way

B314AJ

Bishops Gate

B314BY

Turves Green

B314EH

Longbridge & West Heath

B313JS

Redhill Road

B313HL

Houldey Road

B313SJ

Merrishaw Road

B313ST

Fairfax Road

B313UE

The Croft

B313LX

The Fordrough

B314RD

Longbridge Lane

B313RX

Edgehill Road

B313HN

Houldey Road

B313JB

Longbridge & West Heath

B313SX

Titterstone Road

B313BA

Chaddesley Road

B314JQ

Central Avenue

B388HT

Rednal Road

B388AS

Popes Lane

B313DE

Hallow Close

B314RW

Parkdale Drive

B313SL

Merrishaw Road

B313RY

Chirbury Grove

B314JL

Culmington Road

B314JT

Longbridge Lane

B313BY

Staple Lodge Road

B313SH

Fairfax Road

B313LU

The Fordrough

B313AT

Hobbis Croft

B313AZ

Popes Lane

B314EG

Hawkesley Drive

B314BZ

Turves Green

B314BE

Willetts Road

B313DG

Staple Lodge Road

B313BG

Grimley Road

B313AU

Wychall Road

B313TE

Station Road

B314JW

Culmington Road

B313RH

Sibdon Grove

B313HP

Tristram Avenue

B313LH

The Fordrough

B313HA

The Morelands

B313LR

The Fordrough

B313TN

West Heath Road

B314BS

Turves Green

B313HD

West Heath Road

B313RD

Cropredy Road

B313SD

Fairfax Road

B314QP

Longbridge Lane

B313RF

Clee Road

B313TL

Abbeydale Road

B313BP

Oddingley Road

B388XF

Chip Close

B314DE

Munslow Grove

B313ER

Staple Lodge Road

B313AN

West Heath Road

B388HY

Elms Close

B313QS

Cofton Road

B313LW

Wakeford Road

B313HT

Pitclose Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/07/2026.