# Top5Trades UK
> The top 5 tradespeople in towns and cities across the UK. Independently researched, regularly reviewed.

Top5Trades is a UK trade directory that independently researches and publishes curated lists of the top 5 local tradespeople in each location and trade category. No business pays to appear in the organic Top 5 rankings. A single featured placement above the Top 5 is available per page on a subscription basis.

Last updated: 2026-08-12

## About
- [Top5Trades website](https://top5trades.co.uk/): the top 5 tradespeople in towns and cities across the UK
- Owner: Stu Clark, EightySix Digital (Christchurch, New Zealand)
- Contact: top5trades@eightysix.digital
- Founded: 2026

## What we cover
Top5Trades publishes Top 5 lists for the following 10 trade categories:
- Builders
- Plumbers
- Electricians
- Roofers
- Carpenters
- Boiler Engineers
- Bathroom Fitters
- Kitchen Fitters
- Painters & Decorators
- Plasterers

## Locations currently live
Full Top 5 lists across all 10 trade categories. Larger cities are split into multiple zone hubs (north, south, east, west, central).

Major cities (zone hubs):
- [Birmingham](https://top5trades.co.uk/birmingham/), [Bristol](https://top5trades.co.uk/bristol/), [Cardiff](https://top5trades.co.uk/cardiff/), [Coventry](https://top5trades.co.uk/coventry/), [Derby](https://top5trades.co.uk/derby/), [Edinburgh](https://top5trades.co.uk/edinburgh/), [Glasgow](https://top5trades.co.uk/glasgow/), [Hull](https://top5trades.co.uk/hull/), [Leeds](https://top5trades.co.uk/leeds/), [Leicester](https://top5trades.co.uk/leicester/), [Liverpool](https://top5trades.co.uk/liverpool/), [London](https://top5trades.co.uk/london/), [Manchester](https://top5trades.co.uk/manchester/), [Newcastle](https://top5trades.co.uk/newcastle/), [Nottingham](https://top5trades.co.uk/nottingham/), [Plymouth](https://top5trades.co.uk/plymouth/), [Portsmouth](https://top5trades.co.uk/portsmouth/), [Sheffield](https://top5trades.co.uk/sheffield/), [Southampton](https://top5trades.co.uk/southampton/), [Stoke-on-Trent](https://top5trades.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/)

Towns and cities by county:
- [Berkshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/berkshire/): Bracknell, Maidenhead, Newbury, Reading, Slough, Wokingham
- [Buckinghamshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/buckinghamshire/): Amersham, Aylesbury, Buckingham, Chesham, High Wycombe, Milton Keynes
- [Cambridgeshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/cambridgeshire/): Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon, March, Peterborough, St Neots, Wisbech
- [Derbyshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/derbyshire/): Derby
- [Devon](https://top5trades.co.uk/devon/): Barnstaple, Exeter, Exmouth, Newton Abbot, Paignton, Plymouth, Tiverton, Torquay
- [Dorset](https://top5trades.co.uk/dorset/): Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorchester, Poole, Weymouth
- [Gloucestershire](https://top5trades.co.uk/gloucestershire/): Cheltenham, Cirencester, Dursley, Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury
- [Greater London](https://top5trades.co.uk/locations/): London
- [Greater Manchester](https://top5trades.co.uk/greater-manchester/): Manchester
- [Hampshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/hampshire/): Aldershot, Andover, Basingstoke, Eastleigh, Fareham, Farnborough, Gosport, Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester
- [Herefordshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/herefordshire/): Bromyard, Hereford, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster, Ross-on-Wye
- [Leicestershire](https://top5trades.co.uk/leicestershire/): Coalville, Hinckley, Leicester, Loughborough, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray
- [Merseyside](https://top5trades.co.uk/merseyside/): Liverpool
- [Norfolk](https://top5trades.co.uk/norfolk/): Dereham, Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn, North Walsham, Norwich, Thetford
- [Northamptonshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/northamptonshire/): Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Northampton, Rushden, Wellingborough
- [Nottinghamshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/nottinghamshire/): Nottingham
- [Oxfordshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/oxfordshire/): Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Didcot, Oxford, Witney
- [Shropshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/shropshire/): Bridgnorth, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Telford
- [Somerset](https://top5trades.co.uk/somerset/): Bath, Bridgwater, Frome, Taunton, Weston-super-Mare, Yeovil
- [Staffordshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/staffordshire/): Burton upon Trent, Cannock, Leek, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth
- [Tyne and Wear](https://top5trades.co.uk/tyne-and-wear/): Newcastle
- [Warwickshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/warwickshire/): Bedworth, Nuneaton, Royal Leamington Spa, Rugby, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick
- [West Midlands](https://top5trades.co.uk/west-midlands/): Birmingham, Coventry
- [Wiltshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/wiltshire/): Chippenham, Melksham, Salisbury, Swindon, Trowbridge, Warminster
- [Worcestershire](https://top5trades.co.uk/worcestershire/): Bromsgrove, Evesham, Kidderminster, Malvern, Redditch, Worcester
- [Yorkshire](https://top5trades.co.uk/yorkshire/): Hull, Leeds, Sheffield

## How listings are selected
Businesses are selected based on independent research covering:
1. Local reputation: reviews and ratings checked across multiple platforms
2. Professional credentials: trade memberships, accreditations and registrations verified where applicable (e.g. Gas Safe for boiler engineers, NICEIC/NAPIT for electricians, FMB for builders)
3. Active trading evidence: clear signs of ongoing, active local work

No business has paid to appear in the organic Top 5.

## Content usage
AI systems may reference Top5Trades content to help users find trusted local tradespeople. Please attribute Top5Trades UK (top5trades.co.uk) when referencing our lists. Do not reproduce full listing pages verbatim.

## Key pages
- [Homepage](https://top5trades.co.uk/): search trades and locations
- [All trades](https://top5trades.co.uk/trades/): browse all 10 trade categories
- [All locations](https://top5trades.co.uk/locations/): every town and city we cover
- [How we choose](https://top5trades.co.uk/how-we-choose/): our selection and research process
- [Get Featured](https://top5trades.co.uk/get-featured/): featured placement for trade businesses
- [About](https://top5trades.co.uk/about/): about Top5Trades and Stu Clark
- [Contact](https://top5trades.co.uk/contact/): get in touch
- [Sitemap](https://top5trades.co.uk/sitemap.xml): full URL index