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Telford and Wrekin · England

Web design for Telford businesses that want more enquiries.

Custom websites for Telford businesses: your line of work, your area, your words written for you. Telford and Wrekin has 1.7 times the UK share of sports and recreation instruction businesses, including fitness and yoga instruction. £299 to set up, then £99 a month, live in 3 working days.

The numbers

Business across Telford and Wrekin, including Telford.

These numbers are for all of Telford and Wrekin, not Telford alone, because the council area is the smallest unit the ONS publishes them for. Source: UK Business Counts 2025, rounded to the nearest 5, and ONS population estimates.

5,860
active businesses in Telford and Wrekin

Source: UK Business Counts - enterprises by industry and local authority, Office for National Statistics, 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

199,378
people in the Telford and Wrekin local authority

Source: Population estimates by local authority, Office for National Statistics, 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

175
vehicle repair businesses registered in Telford and Wrekin

Source: UK Business Counts - enterprises by industry and local authority, Office for National Statistics, 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Per head of population, Telford and Wrekin is quieter than most: 29.4 active businesses per 1,000 residents puts it 273rd of 350 council areas in Great Britain, where the overall figure is 39.3.

Compared with the UK as a whole, Telford and Wrekin has more sports and recreation instruction businesses, including fitness and yoga instruction, than its size would suggest (1.7 times the national share) and more vehicle repair businesses (1.6 times).

By count, the largest group is vehicle repair businesses, with about 175 businesses. Licensed restaurants are thinner on the ground, at 44% of the UK share.

Trades in Telford and Wrekin

1,940

businesses across 77 of the trades we build for, in the Telford and Wrekin council area.

Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Businesses by ONS category in Telford and Wrekin
Category and businessesBusinesses
Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics175
Management consultanciesConsultants170
Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies110
Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers105
Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians105
Takeaways and mobile food businessesTakeaways105
Pubs and barsPubs100
Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers95
Other building completion and finishing businessesHandymen60
Other health practicesPhysiotherapists · Chiropractors · Counsellors & Therapists · Clinics & Private Healthcare55
Cafés and unlicensed restaurantsCafés & Coffee Shops55
Joinery businessesJoiners & Carpenters · Kitchen Fitters50
Specialist construction businesses not classified elsewhereBricklayers · Fencing Contractors · Driveway Contractors50
Other personal service businesses, a category that includes pet grooming, pet boarding and tattooing,Dog Groomers · Dog Walkers & Pet Sitters · Dog Trainers & Behaviourists · Kennels & Catteries · Tattoo Studios50
Landscaping and gardening businessesLandscapers & Gardeners · Tree Surgeons · Gardeners45
Other education providers, including tutoring and learning centres,Tutors & Tuition Centres40
Telford and Wrekin

Telford and the places nearby.

Telford is a new town built around older industrial communities, including the Ironbridge Gorge where the industrial revolution took off. It has a large manufacturing base, a big shopping centre and a spread-out layout of distinct towns and estates connected by roads. Customers identify with Wellington or Madeley rather than Telford as a whole, so a local business website that lists the districts it serves will match how people search. Firms that just say Telford often miss those neighbourhood-level searches.

Inside Telford and Wrekin, the closest places are Dawley (1 mile) and Oakengates (1 mile). Just over the council boundary, Broseley (5 miles), Much Wenlock (7 miles) and Bridgnorth (10 miles) are close by. Further out, Shrewsbury (13 miles), Penkridge (14 miles) and Wolverhampton (15 miles) are within commuting distance. A list of the places you really serve is more useful to a customer than “and surrounding areas”.

Within Telford itself, we build for businesses in Wellington, Madeley, Oakengates, Dawley, Donnington, Ironbridge, Hadley and Priorslee.

From our base in Exeter, Telford is about 143 miles to the north. Its postcodes start TF.

How we work with Telford businesses.

143 miles from our Exeter studio

From Exeter we build for businesses across Telford and Wrekin, Telford included. Everything happens by phone, WhatsApp and video, so you never lose half a day to a meeting.

£299to set up

£99a month

3working days to launch

You approve it before anything goes live.

Designed from scratch, every word written for you, hosting and Google setup included. Or pay £1,795 once and £49 a month with no minimum term.

Questions

Websites in Telford: what people ask

Do you work with businesses in Telford?
Yes. We are based in Exeter, about 143 miles away, and build websites for businesses across the UK by phone, WhatsApp and video call. You see and approve the design before anything goes live, with two rounds of changes included.
How many businesses are there around Telford?
About 5,860 active businesses were registered in the Telford and Wrekin council area in 2025, according to ONS UK Business Counts, rounded to the nearest 5. The ONS does not publish a separate count for Telford. That is 29.4 for every 1,000 residents, against 39.3 across Great Britain.
Which kinds of business are most common in Telford and Wrekin?
By count, the largest groups in Telford and Wrekin are vehicle repair businesses (about 175), management consultancies (170) and domestic construction firms (110), from ONS UK Business Counts 2025. Relative to the UK, the standout is sports and recreation instruction businesses, including fitness and yoga instruction, at 1.7 times the national share.
What if I work across Telford and nearby towns?
Then the site should say so. Dawley, Oakengates, Broseley and Much Wenlock are the closest places to Telford; tell us which ones you travel to and each gets named plainly.

Let’s get your Telford phone ringing.

£299 setup, then £99 a month. Live in 3 working days. Tell us what your business does - we reply the same working day.

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