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Turves Green
Birmingham 126 · 5 sub-areas · 9,088 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Solo renters (65/100)Watch-out: Families (44/100)Liveability 80/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Turves Green is a commuter neighbourhood within Birmingham — train into Birmingham runs in around 30 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
80/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Turves Green?
A snapshot of Turves Green
Greenspace is reachable but isn't on the immediate doorstep — most residents walk a few blocks to reach a park; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,086 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Turves Green?
- The median monthly rent across Turves Green is £1,086.
- How safe is Turves Green?
- Turves Green has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Turves Green?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Turves Green?
- There are 21 schools within 2 km of Turves Green, of which 41% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2299 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Turves Green?
- The most common council tax band in Turves Green is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,762. Council tax is set by Birmingham council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Turves Green to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Turves Green to central London is approximately 104 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Turves Green?
- 100% of premises in Turves Green are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Turves Green?
- Turves Green sits in IMD decile 1 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Turves Green?
- 36% of households in Turves Green are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Turves Green?
- The average property price across Birmingham (the local authority covering Turves Green) is approximately £232,266, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Turves Green a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.49 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,180.)
- Which local areas are part of Turves Green?
- Turves Green contains 5 local areas: Birmingham 126B, Birmingham 126A, Birmingham 126E, Birmingham 126C, Birmingham 126D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Turves Green
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Turves Green?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Turves Green is £1,086. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Turves Green a safe place to live?
- Turves Green has a safety score of 24/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Turves Green?
- 41% of schools within 2 km of Turves Green are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Turves Green?
- Public-transport commute time from Turves Green to central London is approximately 104 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Turves Green different from the rest of Birmingham?
- Turves Green contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Turves Green rank in Birmingham?
- Turves Green scores 80/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Birmingham, see the Cities table on the Birmingham page.
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