Local servicesHospitalMarket Drayton Cottage Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPes@Newbold Optician, Staffs2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSt Marys Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryMarket Drayton Infant & Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 346 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Grove Schoolages 11-18, 856 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLonglands Primary Schoolages 2-11, 201 pupilsunder a mileCollegeReaseheath College12.6 miUniversityHarper Adams University8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN32 miRailway stationPrees8.6 miBus stationStand AMarket Draytonunder a mileBus stops35 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF9 postcode district.
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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People12,588 residentsin the Market Drayton census areaMedian age 45.15,464 households65% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright17% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 5,690 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 64% go by car, 17% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C749 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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)
Nearby landmarksDaisy Lakelake · 2.3 miSalisbury Hillhill · under a mileBache Poollake · 2.4 miThe Dinglevalley · 1.9 miPell Wall Woodwoodland · under a mileOak Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarket Drayton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 51 haMarket Drayton Swimming Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,788 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
