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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People6,933 residentsin the Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate census areaMedian age 53.52,995 households83% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,361 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C746 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksAudley's Crosshistoric site · under a mileDaisy Lakelake · under a mileBache Poollake · 1.4 miCheswardine Castlecastle · 2.9 miWhitchurch Hillhill · 1.5 miBroughton Hall, Staffordshirehistoric site · 3.9 miLittle Heath Greenwoodland · under a mileSalisbury Hillhill · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMarket Drayton Swimming Centresports ground · 1.7 miPodmore Greenpark · 5.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes178 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202546 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.8 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,352 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMarket Drayton Cottage Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryPes@Newbold Optician, Staffs2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistHighbury House1.7 miPolice stationWest Mercia PoliceMarket Drayton2.0 miCash machinePurcell Investments1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryThe Grove Schoolages 11-18, 856 pupils1.5 miPrimaryLonglands Primary Schoolages 2-11, 201 pupils1.5 miPrimaryMarket Drayton Infant & Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 346 pupils2.0 miCollegeNewcastle and Stafford Colleges Group11.3 miUniversityHarper Adams University8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN31 miRailway stationWrenbury10 miBus stationStand AMarket Drayton1.8 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingQueen Street Car Park1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF9 postcode district.
