Housing in B31 3EJ
What the homes in B31 3EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Turves Green
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,033 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
B31 3EJBirmingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38%). Flats make up 29.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
16.7% of households in the B31 3EJ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 4.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 8.7% own outright and 8% with a mortgage.
- Owned16.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.5%1%
- Private rented4.9%20.5%
- Social rented71.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.3%). 37.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Birmingham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Birmingham (August 2026, +3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B31 3EJ (Turves Green) (about 2,033 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.