Telford and Wrekin ranks at second place in England for doing a spot of BIY - building it yourself.
Landscaping experts Marshalls have looked at a range of different factors and say that Telford & Wrekin hops in at number two as the best place to build your own home.
The company looked at the cost of land and construction to planning approval rate, and put together a Home Build Index that ranks every local authority in England. At the other end of the scale, Tower Hamlets in east London is the council area where it is the most difficult to build your own home, having received a Home Build Index score of just 2.78.
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