Is Turner Street in Birmingham a nice place to live?

Turner Street is classified by the ONS as Asian Terraces and Flats. Turner Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Turner Street is located in the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East ward of the Birmingham district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.460777, -1.876681
Grid Ref SP084847
Suburb Digbeth
Constituency Birmingham, Hall Green
Postcodes B11 1XQ, B11 1YF, B11 1YZ, B12 8DU

House Prices

The average house price in Turner Street is 120.17% lower than the rest of Birmingham. The last sale we have on record is BEECHWOOD COURT, 40 Turner Street, that sold for £59,000. The average house price in Birmingham is £212,092 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Turner Street

Date No. Type Price
16/12/2022 BEECHWOOD COURT, 40 Flat £59,000
26/11/2021 33 Terrace £165,000
24/09/2021 BEECHWOOD COURT, 42 Flat £65,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Turner Street, West Midlands

There were 1 street crime incidents in Turner Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-midlands Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Turner Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Turner Street and compared that to the average for the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Turner Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East ward

Social economic statistics for Turner Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Turner Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Turner Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Turner Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Turner Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Turner Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Turner Street are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Turner Street are in the top 20% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Turner Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Turner Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Turner Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Turner Street.

Unemployment in Turner Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
4.76% of Turner Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Turner Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Turner Street. The proportion of retirees on Turner Street is 1.46% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.14% of Turner Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Turner Street

The proportion of home owners on Turner Street is 17.66% lower than the national average of 62%. 19.81% of properties in Turner Street are private rented and 33.02% are social rented.
44.34% of residents of Turner Street own their home

Country of Birth of Turner Street residents

The proportion if Turner Street residents born in the UK is 34.54% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 51.89% of Turner Street residents were born outside the UK.
48.11% of Turner Street residents were born in the UK

Turner Street Summary

With house prices in Turner Street less than the average for West Midlands and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Turner Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Turner Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Turner Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Turner Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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