Hello mate. I just bought a house here a new build in woodside. House prices soo cheap compared to brum and rest of country. People say its a rough area but it's nothing compared to erdington birmingham. They are building 9000 homes it will turn into a brum wolves overspill I think but it's a nice place to start a family.
House prices are crazy cheap. You could buy a big 3 bed house for 200k. I bought a 2 bed new build for 155k. I am trying to advise my friends to buy properties here money goes far
I have lived in Telford most of my life and am now moving away from the area. Some friends of mine have gone. Too many people are moving in the area with a failing infrastructure, the traffic is getting worse. Houses are being built everywhere. And now labour are in power, will soon send more migrants into the cheap social housing being built.. It used to be a good place to live but not anymore. You are better off go live abroad or in other areas which are much better. My opinion..
I moved from Norfolk to Telford way back in 1981 (for work) and it was very much a concrete jungle back then. But the old Telford Development Corporation had an extensive tree planting programme back then and forty years later, we can all see how well it worked. Pretty much everywhere is lined with mature trees. Although I'm an East Anglian by birth (Cambridge), Shropshire and Telford has become my adopted home.
Would love to see what it used to look like, they definitely did a great job with the planting as it still feel quite rural even though it has expanded over the years.
I loved growing up here. It's changed a lot since I was a kid in early 90's, the town feels like it's getting meat on the bones, filling out a bit (which in the case of a new town, is a good thing) and maturing as a place. The growth over the last 10 years has seemingly brought relative prosperity, and Telford has slowly been climbing the various city index tables and it really does look like it has a good future. Wellington has really improved over the last few years really great to see that transformation. A cutural heart is really what was missing back in the early naughties. If you like walking you're going to find so many unexpected things dotted around the place. There's lots of evidence of old industrial works buried in the woodlands all over the town, along with some pretty cool concrete structures which came with the estabishment of the new town, most of which can't be found by looking at a map. The thing I don't like is the monolithic slab of the shopping center, or to be more accurate, its corporate ownership. There is no business community around the town center as there is in Shrewsbury for example. But most importanty, the town centre has essentially one half-assed investor, instead of multiple competitors striving to make the most out of their plot of land, as it is in every other town in the uk. I hope that the council can continue to reduce the favourability of the shopping center. It's great to see you so happy about the place and I wish you all the best.
I live in Telford. Nature wise I'd say it's quite relaxing. The view of the Wrekin from Wellington is amazing! Lots of history and quite a lot of things to do in Telford Town Centre. I'd recommend Telford.
Hello Mark, It was a lovely video. Thank you. It would be lovely if you could compare places in the area e.g Shrewsbury v Telford and rate them . I'd like to see that.
I moved from London to Telford a few years ago , the cost was one reason Acess to GPs is just as bad. Renting is obviously cheaper, however public transport in Telford is atrocious, and sadly all new developments are being built on entirely car led design ., leading to car dependency. That’s not going to improve without massive local and central government change
Loss of history The White Lion a lovely 400 year old pub demolished, other pubs closed down, the Clifton cinema that was destroyed. Everything revolving around the over developed Town Centre
I've lived in telford my whole life I know alot of people my dad's family are from Ironbridge yes there is some crime ect but over all telford has alot of good people good places to go beautiful walks I feel lucky to live in telford we have all we need ❤️
I live in woodside they see it is crime ridden but I love it here my development is opposite a nature reserve. People have showed me love. My neighbours also moved from dudley, wolves, walsal as well. Soo glad I moved here. Need to meet someone to start a family now then my life will be complete. The only thing I say you kind of need to be driving to get from one end of town to another
Hi Mark, we’re planning to move to Telford during the summer. We’re living in Surrey and we’re selling our flat. Which areas of Telford that would be suitable for a family of 4?
Sorry for the late reply, it really depends on your budget. There are quite a few nice areas around the town centre, I currently live in Lawley which was a massive 15 years new build project thats got 2-3 years build left on it. Feel free to give me a call on 07789647226 if you wanted to have a more private chat.
I moved in Feb-20 just before COVID from Great Barr, so not too far from Walsall. I lived in Great Barr for 31 years (and Harborne 2 years) so it was a big deal to move away from Birmingham and family. Have to say it was the best decision for my family and the kids. More house for your money, parks / country parks, the town is great and I love being more active and rural. I actually walk down the road here and say hello to people as we walk past. The sense of community is much stronger here than I have ever seen in Birmingham. My family didn't want us to go but now they have seen it they all want to move here. Looks like you are Lawley way, which is where we originally looked before moving to Muxton. I actually think I looked at that specific part of that development too! Lovely houses over there!
Hi there, It’s great to hear from somebody else that has had the same experience as me. A lot of our family and friends have said the same as well, they love it out here. Thanks for taking the time to share you experience.
Hi there, I think people are always going to have issues no matter where they live but having come from a bigger town it’s really great to be somewhere a bit more rural. Thanks for commenting.
Hi @mycleanereg5867, The total population at the last count according to the council website was just over 185k as for the number of lakes, the honest answer is i don't know as i've not been to them all yet but you could be looking at around 10+
Hi Dor, it really depends on how you are looking to invest is the honest answer and there are so many variables to take into account. Without knowing a little more about your strategy it's hard to say.
Hi, we are moving here soon and a little bit worried about the crime. Is there a lot of ‘hoodlems’ or trouble? We live in Oxfordshire so it’s safer and calmer here than London but like you mentioned better quality and size house for starting a family!
Hi Kiera, for sure you are going to get more house for your money if you are coming from Oxfordshire. I wouldn’t be that concerned about crime, you will get a certain amount of crime in any area and the way to look at it is that you will be moving to an area that only has around a 170k-190k population number. Crime levels in major towns and cities will be a lot higher than here in Telford. We absolutely love living here and moved away from Walsall to get away from the amount of issues that were starting to show round there. Hope that helps.
What do you know about Telford? Ask a family who has lived their for generations what they think about the new town and how it imported all the social problems from the cities. How Telford is the asian grooming capital of Britain. and still is if you ever go down regent st or Victoria avenue, which used to be posh before the invasion.
Sorry you feel this way, I've come from Walsall and Telford seems a lot better place to live than there. It's all about peoples perspective and what they are used to. I feel a lot safer bringing my kids up in Telford than I ever did in Walsall.
To ask Mark the question "what do you know about" Telford seems somewhat rude. Mark has lived somewhere else (Walsall) so probably knows more about Telford than you give him credit for. He has the benefit to be able to compare and contrast the two places and make a judgement based on his experiences in both places. I'm grew up in inner city Birmingham Lozells,Aston, Newtown. I have the same ability to know how Telford feels compared to Birmingham. Spoiler alert! Telford is many times better
Telford is a good place. I've made several RUclips videos exploring some amazing and beautiful areas of Telford for anyone interested in exploring some more random and interesting places 😀
Hi , I am considering moving to Telford soon, just wandering if it is multicultural? As my son is mixed race and I would hate for him to be bullied isolated in school etc.. because of his race? Is Telford a racist place ? Does it have many people from different backgrounds ?
Sorry for the late reply but to answer your question, there are people from all walks of life here. Maybe not as many as some of the bigger cities and towns but Telford is not a massive place. As for what the schools would be like for him, it's hard to say as I don't have any experience with them as my daughter left school 10 years ago before i moved here.
I have lived in Telford since the 80s when my family moved here from West Midlands Good points Wrekin area is beautiful lots of unspoiled countryside Ironbridge nice museums shops, pubs and of course the Ironbridge,also lots of nice walks Town park good for kids the town centre is ok for shopping Bad points Lack of a decent night life if you’re after that kind of thing Never ending house building around areas like Priorslee and Lawley Wellington town centre is grim so is Oakengates centre Growing population making the roads more congested Public transport not great
Thanks for your comment. I can see what you mean about the lack of nightclubs but there are still some good places open till late. If I’m honest, having lived in a major town the congestion is Telford is nothing compared to what I had to deal with in Walsall.
@@lav4738 Priorslee is one off the best places in Telford, and Madley is chav central, I totally understand why someone like yourself would live in Madely 😂
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Hello mate. I just bought a house here a new build in woodside. House prices soo cheap compared to brum and rest of country. People say its a rough area but it's nothing compared to erdington birmingham. They are building 9000 homes it will turn into a brum wolves overspill I think but it's a nice place to start a family.
House prices are crazy cheap. You could buy a big 3 bed house for 200k. I bought a 2 bed new build for 155k. I am trying to advise my friends to buy properties here money goes far
I have lived in Telford most of my life and am now moving away from the area.
Some friends of mine have gone.
Too many people are moving in the area with a failing infrastructure, the traffic is getting worse.
Houses are being built everywhere.
And now labour are in power, will soon send more migrants into the cheap social housing being built..
It used to be a good place to live but not anymore.
You are better off go live abroad or in other areas which are much better.
My opinion..
I moved from Norfolk to Telford way back in 1981 (for work) and it was very much a concrete jungle back then. But the old Telford Development Corporation had an extensive tree planting programme back then and forty years later, we can all see how well it worked. Pretty much everywhere is lined with mature trees.
Although I'm an East Anglian by birth (Cambridge), Shropshire and Telford has become my adopted home.
Would love to see what it used to look like, they definitely did a great job with the planting as it still feel quite rural even though it has expanded over the years.
Omg I am originally from Cambridge. My mum still there. Was living in brum last 4years now moved to telford for the foreseeable future now
I loved growing up here. It's changed a lot since I was a kid in early 90's, the town feels like it's getting meat on the bones, filling out a bit (which in the case of a new town, is a good thing) and maturing as a place. The growth over the last 10 years has seemingly brought relative prosperity, and Telford has slowly been climbing the various city index tables and it really does look like it has a good future.
Wellington has really improved over the last few years really great to see that transformation. A cutural heart is really what was missing back in the early naughties.
If you like walking you're going to find so many unexpected things dotted around the place. There's lots of evidence of old industrial works buried in the woodlands all over the town, along with some pretty cool concrete structures which came with the estabishment of the new town, most of which can't be found by looking at a map.
The thing I don't like is the monolithic slab of the shopping center, or to be more accurate, its corporate ownership. There is no business community around the town center as there is in Shrewsbury for example. But most importanty, the town centre has essentially one half-assed investor, instead of multiple competitors striving to make the most out of their plot of land, as it is in every other town in the uk. I hope that the council can continue to reduce the favourability of the shopping center.
It's great to see you so happy about the place and I wish you all the best.
Hi and thanks for taking the time to give your point of view on the Telford area. We absolutely love here and have no regrets moving.
I have lived in Telford all my life and it's so good to hear your positive comments .Thank you
Hi John,
Your welcome, we absolutely love it over here. Should have made the move years ago.
I live in Telford. Nature wise I'd say it's quite relaxing. The view of the Wrekin from Wellington is amazing! Lots of history and quite a lot of things to do in Telford Town Centre. I'd recommend Telford.
Thank you for sharing
Just recommended to my son in low, he will call you soon😊
Great, thanks for that. Is he looking to sell or buy?
Hello Mark, It was a lovely video. Thank you. It would be lovely if you could compare places in the area e.g Shrewsbury v Telford and rate them . I'd like to see that.
Thanks for taking the time to leave your kind comments. Maybe that will be something I do at a later date.
I moved from London to Telford a few years ago , the cost was one reason
Acess to GPs is just as bad. Renting is obviously cheaper, however public transport in Telford is atrocious, and sadly all new developments are being built on entirely car led design ., leading to car dependency.
That’s not going to improve without massive local and central government change
Two very good points there, the local council certainly need to improve in both these areas.
Loss of history The White Lion a lovely 400 year old pub demolished, other pubs closed down, the Clifton cinema that was destroyed. Everything revolving around the over developed Town Centre
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Thanks
I have an interest in urban design, so always look to see what different areas are doing
TF cars are a new taxi firm and are fantastic but are short on drivers. worth a try though
I've lived in telford my whole life I know alot of people my dad's family are from Ironbridge yes there is some crime ect but over all telford has alot of good people good places to go beautiful walks I feel lucky to live in telford we have all we need ❤️
Agreed, its a beautiful place to live.
I live in woodside they see it is crime ridden but I love it here my development is opposite a nature reserve. People have showed me love. My neighbours also moved from dudley, wolves, walsal as well. Soo glad I moved here. Need to meet someone to start a family now then my life will be complete. The only thing I say you kind of need to be driving to get from one end of town to another
I'm Telford now as well, moved from Handsworth in late 80's....
How do you feel Telford compares to Handsworth?
Hi Mark, we’re planning to move to Telford during the summer. We’re living in Surrey and we’re selling our flat. Which areas of Telford that would be suitable for a family of 4?
Randlay, priorslee, iron bridge, aqueduct, madeley,
Sorry for the late reply, it really depends on your budget. There are quite a few nice areas around the town centre, I currently live in Lawley which was a massive 15 years new build project thats got 2-3 years build left on it. Feel free to give me a call on 07789647226 if you wanted to have a more private chat.
I wouldn’t suggest randley, aqueduct, madeley area.. that’s the bad areas.. Go for Priorslee, Apley, Muxton, Admaston, Horton or Bratton
@@Jattyaaa we just bought a house in Wellington 😊
I moved in Feb-20 just before COVID from Great Barr, so not too far from Walsall. I lived in Great Barr for 31 years (and Harborne 2 years) so it was a big deal to move away from Birmingham and family. Have to say it was the best decision for my family and the kids. More house for your money, parks / country parks, the town is great and I love being more active and rural. I actually walk down the road here and say hello to people as we walk past. The sense of community is much stronger here than I have ever seen in Birmingham.
My family didn't want us to go but now they have seen it they all want to move here.
Looks like you are Lawley way, which is where we originally looked before moving to Muxton.
I actually think I looked at that specific part of that development too! Lovely houses over there!
Hi there,
It’s great to hear from somebody else that has had the same experience as me. A lot of our family and friends have said the same as well, they love it out here.
Thanks for taking the time to share you experience.
I live in Telford and ive been to that place on the thumbnail its a nice view
Cheers for the postive vid! Always hear the doom and gloom of Telford but I've never seen it. Just people not appreciating what they have.
Hi there, I think people are always going to have issues no matter where they live but having come from a bigger town it’s really great to be somewhere a bit more rural. Thanks for commenting.
T.E.L.F.O.R.D :) !!! Great to see such a positive review :)
Thanks for taking the time to comment. We love it here, I love the fact we are only a short drive from the surrounding countryside.
That countryside there is awesome@@mark_garner
Hello @Mark
How many lakes in Telford? And how many population ?
There are dozens of Lakes, Pools. Population almost 190000 www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/censusareachanges/E06000020/
Hi @mycleanereg5867, The total population at the last count according to the council website was just over 185k as for the number of lakes, the honest answer is i don't know as i've not been to them all yet but you could be looking at around 10+
@mark_garner
Thank you, Mark, so much for your detailed answer 👍
Your welcome@@mycleanereg5867
I think you are 3 doors down from me! I totally agree with your comments made in this video. I’m also from outside of Telford!
Thanks for commenting, make sure to say hello next time you see me 😁
Hey Mark, sorry about the total lack of taxis down here we used to have more but they all got bought out by go carz and now it kind of sucks
No worries 🤣 even the local taxi drives don’t seem to be happy from what I e heard. Oh well, we can’t have it all.
Do you think Telford can be a good investment area? (Property)
Hi Dor, it really depends on how you are looking to invest is the honest answer and there are so many variables to take into account. Without knowing a little more about your strategy it's hard to say.
“Was we”?!
Hi, we are moving here soon and a little bit worried about the crime. Is there a lot of ‘hoodlems’ or trouble? We live in Oxfordshire so it’s safer and calmer here than London but like you mentioned better quality and size house for starting a family!
Hi Kiera, for sure you are going to get more house for your money if you are coming from Oxfordshire.
I wouldn’t be that concerned about crime, you will get a certain amount of crime in any area and the way to look at it is that you will be moving to an area that only has around a 170k-190k population number.
Crime levels in major towns and cities will be a lot higher than here in Telford.
We absolutely love living here and moved away from Walsall to get away from the amount of issues that were starting to show round there.
Hope that helps.
Find another town if you have children.
@@fredflashfish why?
@@kiera7096 Google Telford grooming. Or walk down Regent street or Victoria avenue or walk through Hadley. Try Shrewsbury.
I've lived in Ironbridge, Telford and now in Market Drayton, Telford (new builds are cheaper here) since birth and not experienced any crime.
What do you know about Telford? Ask a family who has lived their for generations what they think about the new town and how it imported all the social problems from the cities. How Telford is the asian grooming capital of Britain. and still is if you ever go down regent st or Victoria avenue, which used to be posh before the invasion.
Sorry you feel this way, I've come from Walsall and Telford seems a lot better place to live than there. It's all about peoples perspective and what they are used to. I feel a lot safer bringing my kids up in Telford than I ever did in Walsall.
good for you, but not for the real local people who have had their towns destroyed with cheap housing estates and crime. @@mark_garner
To ask Mark the question "what do you know about" Telford seems somewhat rude.
Mark has lived somewhere else (Walsall) so probably knows more about Telford than you give him credit for.
He has the benefit to be able to compare and contrast the two places and make a judgement based on his experiences in both places.
I'm grew up in inner city Birmingham Lozells,Aston, Newtown. I have the same ability to know how Telford feels compared to Birmingham.
Spoiler alert! Telford is many times better
You cant know Telford like a local. Brum over flow has ruined Telford with drugs and inner city social problems. Your a clown.@@jonathanm8390
Telford is a good place. I've made several RUclips videos exploring some amazing and beautiful areas of Telford for anyone interested in exploring some more random and interesting places 😀
Hi , I am considering moving to Telford soon, just wandering if it is multicultural? As my son is mixed race and I would hate for him to be bullied isolated in school etc.. because of his race? Is Telford a racist place ? Does it have many people from different backgrounds ?
Sorry for the late reply but to answer your question, there are people from all walks of life here. Maybe not as many as some of the bigger cities and towns but Telford is not a massive place. As for what the schools would be like for him, it's hard to say as I don't have any experience with them as my daughter left school 10 years ago before i moved here.
Quite the opposite, most of the racism in Telford is directed at the white people.
I lived there for three years and got to say it’s nice tbf just feels a bit far
What do you mean it feels a bit far? Do you mean from the other major towns and cities around us?
I have lived in Telford since the 80s when my family moved here from West Midlands
Good points Wrekin area is beautiful lots of unspoiled countryside
Ironbridge nice museums shops, pubs and of course the Ironbridge,also lots of nice walks
Town park good for kids the town centre is ok for shopping
Bad points
Lack of a decent night life if you’re after that kind of thing
Never ending house building around areas like Priorslee and Lawley
Wellington town centre is grim so is Oakengates centre
Growing population making the roads more congested
Public transport not great
Thanks for your comment. I can see what you mean about the lack of nightclubs but there are still some good places open till late. If I’m honest, having lived in a major town the congestion is Telford is nothing compared to what I had to deal with in Walsall.
Yeh, loads of house building by the council, despite A&E closing. Seem great, if you want to wait 2 years for an appointment.
Only thing is the grooming gangs in Telford wellington.
No way, I hadn’t heard about that. We did have some of that going on over Walsall. I hope that these people are caught and charged.
Pretty disingenuous. It was literally all over the media all over the country and abroad. And yeah, they went to jail.
I'm sure I read that a lot of them fled abroad. I think it was Operation Chalice, in the papers.
From Walsall it's definitely a better move 😂
My thoughts exactly.
telford is a shit hole, esp if ur living in wellington, donnington, woodside, brookside or sutton hill
There is good and bad parts of every town in uk!
@@p.c.c9290 there's litro no nice places in Telford lad
@@lav4738I’m guessing you live in the places listed above 😂😂 I’m from Priorslee, and I don’t think it’s a bad area at all
@@Jattyaaa I live in madeley, which is one of the nicer parts of telford. and it's still a shithole and priorslee is defo a shithole
@@lav4738 Priorslee is one off the best places in Telford, and Madley is chav central, I totally understand why someone like yourself would live in Madely 😂
I live here. Can confirm if you like nature and you like long walks. This would be a perfect place to move to.
No mention of Telford grooming gang's.
Grooming gangs in every town. Not just Telford.
So your happy with it then? @@anthonyclegg1511
Watch the Tommy Robinson video on 1,400 children raped and some killed in Telford.
No mention of the grooming gangs that are allowed to do what they want..