You call a plumber for water and heating pipework, taps, toilets, baths, leaks, blockages and radiators in your Telford home [2]. Burst pipes, seized stopcocks, dripping overflows and tired bathroom suites are daily work — as is rerouting pipework when a kitchen or bathroom moves within the house.
The line that matters most is gas: a plumber without Gas Safe registration must not touch your boiler's gas parts, however good they are with water [3]. This page ranks Telford plumbers on dated evidence, with hire checks, rough prices, warning signs and answers below.
| Rank | plumber | Score | Ratings | Qualifications | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMS Heating Solutions | 71.0 | Google 5.0/5 (67) | Gas Safe Register, Worcester Bosch accredited installer | 24/7 boiler breakdowns and heating installs |
| 1 | Heating Services Telford | 70.7 | Google 4.9/5 (55) | Gas Safe Register | same-day boiler repairs with no call-out fee |
| 1 | Property Fix | 70.4 | Google 4.9/5 (59) | Gas Safe Register, Worcester Bosch accredited installer | landlords and household job lists in Telford |
| 1 | Shropshire Heating & Plumbing | 69.9 | Google 4.8/5 (50) | Gas Safe Register | boiler servicing with a 12-month workmanship guarantee |
| 5 | Shropshire Gas and Heating | 66.7 | Google 5.0/5 (55) | Gas Safe Register | family-run boiler, gas fire and cooker work |
| 5 | MDF Gas Services | 66.5 | Google 4.8/5 (35) | Gas Safe Register | boiler servicing and landlord certificates in Telford |
| 7 | Ash Plumbing & Bathrooms | 64.6 | Google 4.9/5 (33) | BIFIS | bespoke bathroom design and installation in Shropshire |
| 8 | Telford Plumbers | 62.0 | Google 5.0/5 (57) | Worcester Bosch accredited installer | bathroom renovations and emergency plumbing across Telford |
| 9 | Bryn Roberts | 59.3 | Google 4.8/5 (112) | Can't be sourced | long-trading sole trader for bathrooms and repairs |
| 10 | JB Plumbing and Heating | 53.9 | Google 4.9/5 (54); RatingsPlus 5.0/5 (3) | Can't be sourced | small plumbing repairs in Telford |
Scored on the home trades rubric v1.0. Providers within 2.0 points of the group above share a position.
Joint 1joint
Best for: 24/7 boiler breakdowns and heating installs
Our verdict: the breadth of heating cover and the review record count in its favour, but our judgement is held back by thin pricing detail. Its website states Gas Safe registered engineers [1]. Ask for itemised written pricing before booking.
71.0 / 100
Service area: Telford, Shropshire
Joint 1joint
Best for: same-day boiler repairs with no call-out fee
Our verdict: the published licence number and the no-call-out-fee promise count strongly in its favour for boiler and heating jobs from a one-engineer firm. Gas Safe registration is stated on the site, with the number published [1]. Get the hourly rate in writing and confirm who will attend before booking.
70.7 / 100
The site states no insurance details and no hourly or fixed rates, so insurance is scored as insufficient evidence and pricing rests on the call-out promise alone [1].
Service area: Telford
Joint 1joint
Best for: landlords and household job lists in Telford
Our verdict: the experience claim and the visible job history count in its favour for general maintenance, but our judgement is limited by the missing insurance and pricing detail. Its website states Gas Safe registered services [1]. Ask for an itemised written quote before booking.
70.4 / 100
No insurance details and no prices appear on the site, so insurance is scored as insufficient evidence and pricing scores 40 [1].
Service area: Telford
Joint 1joint
Best for: boiler servicing with a 12-month workmanship guarantee
Our verdict: the documented company record and the guarantee count in its favour, but our judgement is tempered by the name mismatch. Its website states fully Gas Safe registered engineers [1]. Get the free quote in writing before you book.
69.9 / 100
Service area: Telford, Shrewsbury, Newport, Market Drayton, Bridgnorth, Broseley, Shropshire
Joint 5joint
Best for: family-run boiler, gas fire and cooker work
Our verdict: the review record and the upfront-cost promise count in its favour, Its website states Gas Safe registration, though no number is published [1]. The March 2024 company at the same address gives you a named legal entity to deal with [2]. Ask for insurance proof and an itemised written quote before booking.
66.7 / 100
Service area: Telford, Shrewsbury, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Cannock, Walsall, Wolverhampton
Joint 5joint
Best for: boiler servicing and landlord certificates in Telford
Our verdict: the published licence number and free-quote promise count in its favour, for servicing and landlord certificates. Gas Safe registration is stated on the site, with the number published [1]. Ask for written pricing and confirm who will attend before booking.
66.5 / 100
No trading history is dated anywhere on the site [1].
Service area: Telford, Shrewsbury, Wellington, Broseley, Ironbridge, Newport, Much Wenlock
7rank
Best for: bespoke bathroom design and installation in Shropshire
Our verdict: the bathroom focus and the contact openness count in its favour, but our judgement notes this is a bathroom installer rather than a general plumber. Confirm the BIFIS registration and ask for an itemised design-and-install quote before booking.
64.6 / 100
Service area: Telford, Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, Wellington, Shifnal, Market Drayton, Albrighton, Much Wenlock
8rank
Best for: bathroom renovations and emergency plumbing across Telford
Our verdict: the coverage detail and review record count in its favour, but our judgement notes the young limited company behind an older-looking review profile. Confirm how long the team has traded under this name and ask for insurance proof with a written quote before booking.
62.0 / 100
The limited company dates only from August 2025, so the review count predates it and trading history is scored as insufficient evidence [2] [3].
The site raises insurance and guarantees in its own FAQ without verifiable figures, and no prices are published, so insurance is insufficient and pricing scores 40 [1].
Service area: Telford, Madeley, Ironbridge, Shifnal, Wellington, Priorslee, Oakengates, Donnington, Newport, Broseley, Much Wenlock
9rank
Best for: long-trading sole trader for bathrooms and repairs
Our verdict: the review volume and trading history count in his favour, but our judgement rests on two sources only — the Google listing and a thin one-page site [1] [2]. Confirm he takes on your job type, and ask for insurance details and a written quote before booking.
59.3 / 100
You see 4.8 from 112 Google reviews, seen 3 September 2026, which is one of the largest review counts in this round [2].
The website states fully qualified status since 2003 with weekday hours of 8am to 6pm and Saturday by appointment, plus a direct mobile number, so you know when and how to reach him [1].
The site publishes no insurance details, no prices and no registration with any trade scheme [1]. Insurance is scored as insufficient evidence rather than as a failing.
Service area: Telford, Shropshire
10rank
Best for: small plumbing repairs in Telford
Our verdict: the review record counts in its favour for small plumbing jobs, but our judgement rests on listings alone with no website to check. Confirm the job scope and price on the phone, and ask for insurance details before booking.
53.9 / 100
Service area: Telford
We researched these providers but have not scored them, because each fell short of one of our eligibility requirements.
We build the candidate list from the plumbers Google Maps (Places) shows across Telford, then match each business at Companies House and read its own website for services, areas and terms. Claimed memberships are checked against the registers that matter for this trade — WaterSafe and CIPHE for plumbing standing, Gas Safe where boiler or heating work is claimed, plus TrustMark where it is claimed [1] [2] [3] [4]. Before we score anyone, we check that each business is who it says it is, is trading today and can actually be reached. We then score every eligible business against our scoring system, which looks at the things you care about when hiring: what customers say, the qualifications and registrations that matter for this trade, how the business responded when we contacted it, how long it has traded, insurance and safeguards, how clearly it prices, and how useful its website is. Anything we cannot verify stays neutral rather than counting against a business. The ranking shows its evidence date so you can see how fresh every check is.
Match the person to the job first. A plumber owns water and heating pipework, sanitary fittings, leaks, blockages and radiators — not gas boiler internals, which belong to a Gas Safe registered engineer, and not main drains beyond your boundary, which may need a drainage specialist [3]. For emergencies say where the water is, whether you can isolate it, and whether anyone is without heating or hot water; for planned work such as a bathroom refit, invite two or three firms to see the room.
Check standing before you book. WaterSafe holds a register of contractors assessed against the water fittings regulations, and CIPHE membership signals a qualified professional plumber [1] [2]. Ask for public liability insurance details and a recent local reference you could verify. If the job touches the boiler or any gas pipework, ask to see the Gas Safe ID card on arrival and check the number and work categories on the register — water skills never substitute for gas registration [3].
Get two or three itemised written quotes that separate labour, materials and VAT on the same scope. Ask how the call-out works: the fee, what the first hour includes, and whether it comes off the final bill. Keep deposits small, agree payment stages, and pay the balance only after you have checked the work and received the invoice. Citizens Advice sets out your rights with traders and the steps if work goes wrong — keep every quote and invoice together [5].
On the day, agree how long the water will be off, what floor protection goes down, and who removes old suites, rubble and wastewater. Ask for photos of pipework that will be boxed in or buried, and confirm isolation valves are fitted where the system was opened. Before paying, check every tap, flush and radiator with the plumber present, and get the guarantee terms and any service advice in writing.
As of autumn 2026, rough Telford ranges run like this: £40–£60 an hour or £325–£375 a day; an emergency call-out fee around £100–£120 before the work itself; unblocking a toilet £75–£150; repairing a burst pipe £50–£200; and installing a radiator £150–£180 [6]. These figures include labour and materials but exclude VAT, and Telford usually sits below London and South East prices [6].
What moves the price is access and draining down: pipework buried in walls or under tiled floors, systems with no isolation valves, and the quality of the fittings you choose [6]. Travel and parking across Telford, and whether waste and old fittings are taken away, also show up on the bill.
Get the scope in writing before work starts — which fittings, whose parts, how the call-out is treated, whether VAT is added, and who clears up. Never accept a vague day-rate with no definition of the day; ask when the clock starts, what counts as extra, and what happens if hidden pipework turns out worse than expected.
Diagnoses and prices a hidden leak without visiting, seeing photos or taking any readings.
Starts opening up walls or floors with no agreed price, no spending limit and nothing in writing.
Offers to service or repair your gas boiler but cannot show a current Gas Safe ID card [3].
Insists on full cash payment before completion and cannot produce insurance details [5].
Leaves old suites, rubble and wastewater for you to dispose of without agreeing it first.
A gas engineer, every time. Loss of heating and hot water can sit on either side — a failed pump or blocked pipe is plumbing, a faulty burner or gas valve is gas work — but only a Gas Safe registered engineer may open up the boiler itself [3]. Describe the symptoms carefully and let the firm allocate the right person. Check gas registration on the Gas Safe Register before any boiler work starts.
Expect a call-out fee around £100–£120 plus the work on top, with out-of-hours rates running higher [6]. Ask three things on the phone: the call-out fee, the hourly rate after the first hour, and whether the call-out is deducted if you go ahead. Set a spending limit in writing before they travel, and for non-urgent jobs book a daytime slot instead.
Many Telford homes still lack isolation valves under every tap and toilet, which turns a small fix into draining the whole system. A good plumber points this out rather than just coping each visit. Contractors on the WaterSafe register work to the fittings regulations that protect your drinking water [1]. Ask them to fit isolation valves while the system is open — it makes every future repair quicker.
Yes, if you accept the split it creates: the plumber warrants the fitting work while the manufacturer or retailer covers the item itself. Customer-supplied parts suit taps and toilets with standard connections; unusual imports can stall a job waiting for adaptors. Agree in writing who warrants what and who pays for a return visit if a supplied part fails.
Ask how long the guarantee lasts, exactly what it covers — labour, parts or both — and whether it is backed by insurance if the firm stops trading. Get those terms in writing on the invoice, not as a verbal promise. TrustMark-registered firms work to a code that includes handling complaints and disputes [4]. Photograph finished pipework before boxing-in hides it.
Turn the water off at your internal stopcock — usually under the kitchen sink — and open the cold taps to drain pressure. Switch off the boiler and any immersion heater, move valuables, and catch drips in buckets. Find your stopcock today, before you need it in a hurry, and check it actually turns.
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