Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001952

Turves Green

Turves Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,128 residents in Birmingham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Birmingham
9,128

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,100

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,476.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs, Sheffield6,532 residents · 39.3% owned · 41.9% no carFarnley East, Leeds6,471 residents · 34.9% owned · 45.4% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carRadcliffe, Bury8,617 residents · 36.2% owned · 40.9% no carErmine, Lincoln6,642 residents · 39.3% owned · 34.2% no carBelle Isle North, Leeds6,364 residents · 30.0% owned · 46.8% no car

Most similar within Birmingham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hawkesley, Birmingham7,581 residents · 40.1% owned · 36.5% no carBuckland End, Birmingham8,341 residents · 45.7% owned · 33.3% no carFrankley, Birmingham9,433 residents · 41.3% owned · 34.9% no carKitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Turves Green

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Social rented47.7%
1,956 households
Owned35.6%
1,460 households
Private rented13.4%
549 households
Shared ownership2.6%
105 households
Lives rent free0.7%
30 households
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.2%
1,404 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.2%
1,361 households
Terraced24.1%
987 households
Detached4.7%
193 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
107 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household40.9%
1,679 households
1 car or van in household40.1%
1,648 households
2 cars or vans in household15.5%
637 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%
141 households
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
1,559 households
2 bedrooms35.7%
1,464 households
1 bedroom19.4%
796 households
4 or more bedrooms6.9%
283 households
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.1%
2,260 households
One-person household39.9%
1,637 households
Other household types5%
207 households
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.9%
1,636 households
2 people in household27.3%
1,121 households
3 people in household15.5%
636 households
4 people in household9.7%
400 households
5 people in household4.8%
198 households
6 people in household1.5%
62 households
7 people in household0.9%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.5%
2,051 residents
15–2918.7%
1,707 residents
30–4419.6%
1,789 residents
45–6425.1%
2,294 residents
65 and over14.1%
1,287 residents
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.6%
6,901 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.5%
1,051 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.8%
530 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%
457 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
188 residents
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27%
1,875 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.4%
1,486 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
867 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.4%
3,642 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.5%
3,163 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.9%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
945 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.3%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.5%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%
3,857 residents
Good health32.5%
2,969 residents
Fair health16.3%
1,488 residents
Bad health6.8%
623 residents
Very bad health2.1%
191 residents
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.1%
6,858 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.9%
2,270 residents
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,469 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.8%
1,264 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.4%
958 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.3%
380 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
31 households
Turves Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

Browse every neighbourhood in Birmingham

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.