Assessment · wallpaper hangers round wallpaper-hanging-2026-09

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.

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.

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.

Town & Country Painting & Decorating reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Town & Country Painting & Decorating, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
SourceRatingReviewsRead on
Google5.0 out of 535
Checkatrade9.53 out of 1084

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

Google 5 out of 5 from 35 reviews; Checkatrade 9.53 out of 10 from 84 reviews [1] [4].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

50 out of 100

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

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80 out of 100

The business states 45 years of trading [3].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

85 out of 100

The firm states it is fully insured but gives no cover amount; the Checkatrade record adds a £1,000 guarantee [3] [4].

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

70 out of 100

A free written detailed specification is offered and the Checkatrade record states the firm is not VAT registered, but no rates or call-out fee is published [2] [4].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85 out of 100

The site itemises services and preparation, names its area and gives phone, email and quote routes [2] [3].

Evidence

Every fact held for this provider, with its source and check date.
FactValueSourceRead
Years trading45Source 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].

Limitations

  • No trade-scheme membership can be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked [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.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Handyman Telford66.3 / 100Ranked 1. Best for wallpapering plus wider odd jobs from one pair of hands.
  2. Dampguard & Plastering63.1 / 100Ranked 3. Best for damp-proofing with plastering included.
  3. A Thorpe Plastering61.4 / 100Ranked 4. Best for plastering with re-decoration afterwards.
  4. T Broadhurst Painting & Decorating60.4 / 100Ranked 5. Best for interior papering in Telford or Newport.

Sources

  1. Google Maps listing — Town & Country Painting & Decorating Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Town & Country homepage — services and free written specification Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Town & Country meet-the-team page — history, insurance and guarantee Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Checkatrade — Town & Country Painting and Decorating reviews and company info Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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