Birmingham commuter townsTelford vs Wolverhampton

Telford vs Wolverhampton: which commuter town suits you?

Wolverhampton is 23 minutes closer to Birmingham, but Telford is £25k cheaper on the average sold price.
Telford

#15 of 24

Wolverhampton

#3 of 24

Train to Birmingham

41 min
18 min

Average house price

£210k
£235k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

5.7x
6.6x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

51
75

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

947 Mb
1027 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.3

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

19
30

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

339 ha
423 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

161
555

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 Telford

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

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Living in Wolverhampton

West Midlands · 18 min to Birmingham · average sold price £235k.

Read the Wolverhampton report

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