Assessment · hairdressers round hairdressers-2026-09

Escape Hair & Beauty review

Ranked 9 of 10 in Hairdressers in Telford

Best for: a Wellington salon contactable by phone and email

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9 Bell Street, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 1LS · Service area: Telford

Escape Hair & Beauty in short

Escape Hair & Beauty is a Wellington salon you contact directly by phone or email rather than through online booking, with social links on its one-page site. The Bell Street address matches across the website and the Google listing. Our review finds the simplest shop window in this round: a phone number, an inbox and a chair.

The record shows a Wellington salon with the simplest shop window in the round: a one-page site carrying the phone number, email address and social links, with the Bell Street address matching the directory listing. There is no company entry on the public register, so first-call questions matter more here than elsewhere. The service area on the record is Telford, and everything from services to prices emerges on that first call.

Customer reviews of Escape sit at 4.6 from 101 Google reviews, our headline rating, on a base of more than a hundred ratings. That is a respectable record for a salon with barely a website. Wellington regulars are clearly keeping it busy. For a salon with barely a website, word of mouth is doing the heavy lifting.

What counts against Escape, in our judgement, is how little is on the record: no services, prices or hours on the site, and no company entry, insurance details or sourced qualifications. None of that reflects the salon itself. Services and prices emerge on that first call, not on the site.

Escape Hair & Beauty reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Escape Hair & Beauty, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
SourceRatingReviewsRead on
Google4.6 out of 5101

Our verdict

Our judgement: Escape suits you if you want a Wellington salon you contact directly by phone or email rather than through online booking [1]. What counts against it is how little is on the record: no services, prices, company entry or insurance details. The review base is broad at 101 ratings [3].

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
53.7 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

64 out of 100

Google 4.6 out of 5 from 101 reviews [3].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

50 out of 100

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

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 out of 100

No prices or fee information are published on the pages checked [1].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

50 out of 100

The one-page site gives phone, email, address and social links but sets out no services, prices or hours [1].

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

  • You can reach the salon by phone on 01952 246003 or by email, with Facebook and Instagram links on the site [1].

  • The Bell Street, Wellington address matches across the website and the Google listing [1] [3].

  • Customer feedback sits at 4.6 out of 5 from 101 Google reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [3].

Limitations

  • The one-page site sets out no services, prices or hours, and no company record, insurance details or qualifications are on the record [1] [2].

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Questions about Escape Hair & Beauty

Is Escape Hair & Beauty any good?

Solid for direct contact: a respectable review record across more than a hundred ratings, reached by phone or email. The paper trail is the thinnest here, so go in with questions ready and expectations set. If a Wellington local without booking portals appeals, shortlist it for the personal touch. Call or email first.

Is Escape registered with a trade scheme?

No. Industry qualifications can't be sourced for Escape Hair & Beauty from the registers, its website or the platforms checked, and it claims no scheme membership. Hairdressing carries no mandatory registration, so paperwork gaps are common here. The review base says more than the thin file. Ask the salon about qualifications when you call.

How much does Escape charge?

The salon publishes no prices or fee information, so this review states none. Expect to agree everything by phone or email before visiting, since nothing is priced on a page. Ask for your price on the first call, and get it in writing where you can before you visit the salon.

Where is Escape Hair & Beauty?

The salon sits on Bell Street in Wellington, Telford, reachable by phone and email with social links. The street itself matches across the website and the listing; only the door number needs confirming when you call. Wellington regulars keep it busy without any booking portal at all. Call or email to book your visit, and save the reply.

How is Escape ranked?

Escape ranks ninth of the ten hairdressers in our September round, carried by a respectable review record and direct contact routes. The thinnest paper trail here keeps it here in ninth. Paperwork, not people, is what holds it down the table. Read the full review with questions ready, then call or email to book.

What areas does Escape Hair & Beauty cover?

The service area on the record is Telford, from the Bell Street salon in Wellington. There is one salon rather than branches, so visits mean travelling to Wellington. Contact runs by phone and email with social links alongside. Confirm the door number on that first call, then book your visit.

How do I get a quote from Escape?

Call or email the salon, since no services or prices appear on its one-page site. Describe your hair and the job you want, and agree the figure before you visit. The site carries social links but no menu, so the conversation is the quote. Ask for the price in writing where you can.

What do customers say about Escape, and how does it compare?

Customers rate it 4.6 from 101 Google reviews, a respectable record on a base of more than a hundred ratings. That sits mid-table here: behind the highest-rated salons but well clear of the weakest. The salon earns it without any booking portal at all. Call or email to book your visit.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Heavenly Rose63.8 / 100Ranked 1. Best for named stylists and direct booking with accredited training behind the chairs.
  2. Beauty Cutz62.6 / 100Ranked 2. Best for bookable cuts and colour with prices up front.
  3. Hair by Mary62.0 / 100Ranked 3. Best for bookable cuts and colour in Trench with prices shown.
  4. Francesco Hair Salon Telford61.7 / 100Ranked 4. Best for a group salon with online booking and a published price list.

Sources

  1. Escape Hair & Beauty site — phone, email, address and social links Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Companies House search — no matching company for the Wellington salon Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Google Maps listing — Escape Hair & Beauty Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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