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

Average rent (2 bed)

£781/mo
£771/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

26%
25%

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.

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Living in Telford

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

Read the Telford report

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