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Assessment · bricklayers round bricklayers-2026-09

Darren Nicholls review

Ranked 5 of 5 in Bricklayers in Telford

Best for: a named Telford bricklayer to contact direct

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Telford · Service area: Telford

Darren Nicholls in short

Darren Nicholls is a named Telford bricklayer to approach direct about a small job, with name, phone number and Stafford Road address agreeing across trade and directory listings. There is no website and no published detail beyond those listings. The identity is consistent, which is more than the wider record offers. That makes it a sole trade to judge in person on the phone rather than a firm to research online.

The whole public customer record is one Google review at 4.0. Our judgement: Darren Nicholls suits a small approach-direct job where you contact the named bricklayer yourself, with the gaps sitting in insurance, history, qualifications and pricing. The listing reads as a one-person trade rather than a firm. Almost everything beyond identity sits blank.

Darren Nicholls reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Darren Nicholls, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google4.0 out of 51

Our verdict

Our judgement: Darren Nicholls suits you only if you want a named local bricklayer to approach direct on 01952 610020, with the address on the public record [1] [2]. Almost everything else is blank, with a single 4.0 Google review and nothing on insurance, history, qualifications or pricing [3]. The listing reads as a one-person trade rather than a firm.

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
47.0 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

45

Google 4 out of 5 from 1 review [2] [3]. With fewer than five reviews so far, this counts a little less.

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

50

Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked [1] [2].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

40

No prices, rates, call-out fee, free-quote statement or VAT position is published [1] [2].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

30

No website found; only trade and directory listings [1] [2].

Industry qualifications

Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.

Strengths

  • The identity is consistent, with the name, phone number and Stafford Road address agreeing across two listings seen 4 September 2026 [1] [2].

  • The single Google review gives 4 out of 5, recorded on the directory page [2].

Limitations

  • One review at 4.0 is the whole public customer record, seen 4 September 2026 [2] [3].

  • No website, insurance details, trading history, qualifications or prices are published [1] [2].

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Questions about Darren Nicholls

Is Darren Nicholls any good?

On the evidence, only for an approach-direct job: it sits fifth in our Telford bricklayers table with a lone positive Google review behind it. Almost everything else sits blank, so read the full page and its sources. Call the listed number and judge the person yourself.

Is Darren Nicholls registered with a trade scheme?

Industry qualifications cannot be sourced from the registers or the platforms checked, so there is nothing to verify. No mandatory registration applies to bricklayers in any case. Ask for insurance details and a recent local reference instead. Get both in writing before work starts.

How much does Darren Nicholls charge?

He publishes no prices, rates, call-out fee or VAT position, so the quote does the talking. Send a clear description of the job with photos and ask for a fixed quote. Treat an outlier against other quotes as a question. Confirm what the price covers before you agree anything.

Where does Darren Nicholls work?

He is listed as a Telford bricklayer at a Stafford Road address in Wrockwardine Wood, taking on local brickwork jobs. Send your postcode with the job description to confirm you are covered. Call the listed number for a response. Ask for the quote in writing before work starts.

How is Darren Nicholls ranked?

He ranks fifth of the five bricklayers in our September round, listed as a named Telford bricklayer to contact direct. The consistent identity across listings carries him, while the lone review and blank record count against him. Read the full review alongside the scorecard evidence. Then ask for the fixed quote in writing.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Prestige Brickwork Ltd67.1 / 100Ranked 1. Best for an established contractor for substantial masonry packages.
  2. CDM Builders56.4 / 100Ranked 2. Best for extensions and renovations around Ironbridge and Shrewsbury.
  3. First Choice Brickwork55.9 / 100Ranked 3. Best for small brickwork jobs around St Georges.
  4. Darren's Building Services53.9 / 100Ranked 4. Best for small domestic brickwork jobs in Telford.

Sources

  1. Construction Index listing — Darren Nicholls Brick Layer, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Brickwork directory listing — Nicholls Darren, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Google Maps listing — Nicholls Darren, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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