Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:44 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:20 am – 3:55 pm
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People8,149 residentsin the Woore, Prees & Tilstock census areaMedian age 51.63,412 households78% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,863 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 5% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C724 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesMarket Drayton Swimming Centresports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes179 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199040 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202545 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.5 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,667 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMarket Drayton Cottage Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryMarket Drayton Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistDrayton Primary Care Centre1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryMarket Drayton Junior Schoolages 7-11, 333 pupils1.2 miPrimaryMarket Drayton Infant & Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 346 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Grove Schoolages 11-18, 856 pupils1.6 miCollegeReaseheath College11.6 miUniversityHarper Adams University10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN32 miRailway stationPrees7.4 miBus stationStand DMarket Drayton1.3 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF9 postcode district.
