Town & Country Painting & Decorating review
Ranked 2 of 10 in Wallpaper hangers in Telford
Best for: established family firm for wallpapering
Sole Trader
Telford · Service area: Newport, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Stafford, Telford, West Midlands, Wolverhampton
Town & Country Painting & Decorating in short
Town & Country Painting & Decorating is a Telford family firm established in 1981, covering domestic and commercial decorating across Telford, Shrewsbury, Newport, Stafford and Wolverhampton. Wallpapering sits on its own service list and on its Checkatrade skills list, and every job comes with a free written specification. In our judgement it is the most documented wallpapering firm in this round. The stated patch runs wider than Telford alone, taking in Shropshire and the West Midlands beyond the named towns, and the commercial side of the list suits business premises as well as homeowners [2].
Customers speak highly of Town & Country on two sources: five stars on Google, backed by a strong Checkatrade record running to dozens of reviews. This review reads that double sourcing, plus stated insurance and guaranteed workmanship, as rare depth in this trade. The Checkatrade record adds a written guarantee and notes the firm is not VAT registered. For a hiring resident, the practical difference is paper: a specification, stated insurance and guarantee terms before work starts, where most rivals offer a quote alone.
What counts against it is narrow: no trade-scheme membership could be sourced anywhere we checked. Our verdict still rates the firm the round's best decorating-first pick for wallpapering, on history, paperwork and the two-source customer record. Four decades of stated trading sit behind that paperwork, which is the longest history in this round [3].
Our verdict
Our judgement: this is the most documented firm in this round for wallpapering in Telford, with four decades of stated trading, two strong review sources and written terms behind the name [1] [3] [4]. Insurance is stated without an amount. The one gap is trade-scheme membership, which cannot be sourced [2] [4].
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
- 65.0 / 100
Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%
69 out of 100
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
50 out of 100
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
85 out of 100
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
70 out of 100
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years trading | 45 | Source provider-website |
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
Wallpapering is named on the website and the Checkatrade skills list, which also records 84 reviews at 9.53 out of 10 [2] [4].
The firm states it is fully insured with guaranteed workmanship, and the Checkatrade record adds a £1,000 guarantee [3] [4].
You get a free written detailed specification, and the Checkatrade record states the firm is not VAT registered [2] [4].
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Questions about Town & Country Painting & Decorating
Is Town and Country Painting and Decorating any good?
The evidence says yes for decorating-led jobs: second in our Telford wallpaper hanging table, a family firm established in 1981, with five stars on Google and a strong Checkatrade record. Wallpapering sits on both service lists and every job gets a free written specification. Read both review sources, then ask for your specification.
Is Town and Country Painting and Decorating on a trade register?
No trade-scheme membership could be sourced from any register, website or platform we checked — no PDA, TrustMark or other badge. What is on record instead is stated insurance, guaranteed workmanship and a Checkatrade guarantee. Ask the firm about current membership when you request your specification.
What does Town and Country Painting and Decorating charge?
A free written detailed specification is offered, and the Checkatrade record notes the firm is not VAT registered, but no example rates appear anywhere. Send the full room list and ask for the specification to separate labour, materials and preparation. Confirm who supplies the paper before you agree anything.
Where does Town and Country Painting and Decorating work?
The family firm works from Telford across Shrewsbury, Newport, Stafford and Wolverhampton, covering domestic and commercial decorating. Wallpapering is named on both service lists. Send your postcode with the job details to confirm you are covered. Phone, email and quote routes all take enquiries.
How is Town and Country Painting and Decorating ranked?
It ranks second of the ten wallpaper hangers in our September round, the pick for wallpapering inside a full decorating brief. Handyman Telford sits just above on service spread and review depth. Read the full review, then ask for the free written specification.
How do I get a quote from Town and Country Painting and Decorating?
Ask for the free written detailed specification through the phone, email or quote routes, sending the full room list with photos of each wall. Expect the specification to separate labour, materials and preparation, and note that the Checkatrade record says the firm is not VAT registered [4]. Confirm who supplies the paper, and send your postcode to confirm cover of your area.
What do customers say about Town and Country Painting and Decorating?
Google shows five stars across 35 reviews, backed by 84 Checkatrade reviews at 9.53 out of 10, the deepest double-sourced record in this round [1] [4]. Read both sources rather than the headline marks alone, since the Checkatrade reviews carry the detail on specifications and guarantees. Stated insurance and guaranteed workmanship sit behind both sets of marks.
How does Town and Country compare with the others in this round?
It ranks second of ten, the decorating-first answer to Handyman Telford's odd-job spread above it. No rival matches its combination of trading history, stated insurance and written specifications, while the plaster-first firms below suit damaged walls better. The one thing it cannot show, that nobody here can, is trade-scheme membership.
Others assessed for this trade
- Handyman Telford66.3 / 100Ranked 1. Best for wallpapering plus wider odd jobs from one pair of hands.
- Dampguard & Plastering63.1 / 100Ranked 3. Best for damp-proofing with plastering included.
- A Thorpe Plastering61.4 / 100Ranked 4. Best for plastering with re-decoration afterwards.
- T Broadhurst Painting & Decorating60.4 / 100Ranked 5. Best for interior papering in Telford or Newport.
Sources
- Google Maps listing — Town & Country Painting & Decorating Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Town & Country homepage — services and free written specification Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Town & Country meet-the-team page — history, insurance and guarantee Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Checkatrade — Town & Country Painting and Decorating reviews and company info Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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