Birmingham commuter townsCannock vs Telford

Cannock vs Telford: which commuter town suits you?

Cannock is 2 minutes closer to Birmingham, but Telford is £15k cheaper on the average sold price.
Cannock

#8 of 24

Telford

#15 of 24

Train to Birmingham

39 min
41 min

Average house price

£225k
£210k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

6.2x
5.7x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

52
51

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1040 Mb
947 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

8.0
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

7
19

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

761 ha
339 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

163
161

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Cannock

Staffordshire · 39 min to Birmingham · average sold price £225k.

Read the Cannock report

Living in Telford

Shropshire · 41 min to Birmingham · average sold price £210k.

Read the Telford report

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