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RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating review

Ranked 8 of 10 in Painters and decorators in Telford

Best for: direct-to-decorator jobs in Overdale and Telford

Sole Trader

Telford · Service area: Telford

RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating in short

RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating is an Overdale decorator working from Clares Lane, with three independent directories agreeing on the name and address. There is no website, so the listed mobile is the contact route. It suits anyone happy dealing directly with a local decorator.

On reviews, RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating holds 5.0 from 12 Google ratings, backed by top marks from directory votes. Services, insurance, pricing and trading history are all unpublished, each scored as insufficient evidence. Our view is that it suits direct-to-decorator jobs for callers comfortable checking the details by phone. Everything beyond the ratings needs your own questions, which is normal for a decorator without a website. The consistent directory record is a quiet strength.

On services, the record is quiet: directories confirm the Overdale base on Clares Lane and the decorating trade, but no service list, prices or cover detail are published. The listed mobile is the only contact route, with no website behind it. It reads as a one-person practice where the phone call is the whole front door.

The customer evidence spans two sources, with directory votes backing the Google record — more breadth than most phone-only profiles manage. Everything else is unpublished, each gap scored as insufficient evidence rather than a failing. Our view is that the consistent directory record plus two-source feedback suit direct-to-decorator jobs for confident callers.

RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
SourceRatingReviewsRead on
Google5.0 out of 512
bdir.in5.0 out of 57

Our verdict

Our judgement: Richard Dean suits you if you want to deal directly with a local decorator and you are comfortable checking details by phone [1]. Reviews are positive but few, and everything beyond them needs your own questions.

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
55.1 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

72

Google 5 out of 5 from 12 reviews; bdir.in 5 out of 5 from 7 reviews [1] [2].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

50

Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the business's website or the platforms checked [2] [3] [4].

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 pricing statements of any kind were found — no quotes policy, rates or VAT position [2][3].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

30

There is no website; only directory listings confirm name, address and trade [2][3][4].

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 get 5.0 from 12 Google reviews, backed by 5.0 from 7 directory votes, both seen 3 September 2026 [1][2].

  • Three independent directories agree on the name and Overdale address, so identity is consistent [2][3][4].

Limitations

  • There is no website, so services, insurance, pricing and trading history are unpublished — each scored as insufficient evidence.

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Questions about RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating

Is RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating any good?

On the evidence, promising but thin: it holds positive reviews on two sources and its name and address agree across three directories. There is no website, so services, insurance and pricing are all unpublished. Call the listed mobile and ask for recent references plus proof of cover. The directory consistency steadies it.

Is RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating registered with a trade scheme?

No trade scheme is claimed and none can be sourced from the registers or the platforms checked. Decorating has no statutory register, so there is no legal badge missing here. Ask which trade bodies, if any, the decorator belongs to, and check any answer against the scheme's own listings. Take any answer as given.

What does RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating charge?

It publishes no rates, call-out fee or VAT terms anywhere found. That means your phone quote does the talking: describe the rooms with measurements and ask for an itemised fixed price in writing. Confirm the VAT position and payment stages before you agree anything. Put the price in writing first.

Where does RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating work?

The decorator works from Clares Lane in Overdale, Telford, with directories agreeing on the name and address [2][3][4]. Overdale and nearby Telford postcodes sit inside the patch. Call with your postcode to confirm you are covered, and ask for the next free slot too. Villages around Overdale fall the same way.

How is RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating ranked?

It ranks eighth of the ten painters and decorators in our September round, carried by positive reviews against an otherwise unpublished record. It trails firms with clearer published terms. Read the full review, then put your own questions to the decorator. Everything beyond the ratings is unpublished, which explains the placing.

How do I get a quote from RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating?

Call the listed mobile with your room descriptions, measurements plus photos of each room, since no quotes policy, rates or VAT position are published anywhere [2][3]. Ask for an itemised fixed price in writing naming preparation and coats. Confirm the VAT position, payment stages and proof of cover before you agree anything.

What do customers say about RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating?

It holds a top-score Google record from a modest base, backed by top marks from directory votes for extra breadth. Three directories agree on the name and Overdale address behind those ratings. Read both sources first, then ask for recent references plus proof of cover to complete the full picture.

How does RICHARD DEAN Painting and Decorating compare with the others in this round?

It ranks eighth of ten, carried by positive reviews against an otherwise unpublished record with no website behind it. Firms above mostly publish clearer terms or deeper feedback; those below bring thinner reviews still. Pick Richard Dean for direct-to-decorator jobs where you are comfortable checking every detail by phone. Call with measurements.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Glenn Ward Ltd69.3 / 100Ranked 1. Best for most-assured credentials with decorating managed end to end.
  2. Town & Country Painting & Decorating65.0 / 100Ranked 2. Best for detailed specifications with guaranteed workmanship.
  3. Painting by Paul60.7 / 100Ranked 3. Best for Shifnal homes needing indoor and outdoor painting.
  4. T Broadhurst Painting & Decorating60.4 / 100Ranked 4. Best for wallpapering and woodwork with a St George's decorator.

Sources

  1. Google Maps place listing Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  2. bdir.in Telford painters page Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  3. IndustryOversight Telford painting companies page Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  4. Trustedin Telford painters page Retrieved 3 September 2026.

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