TF9 3AF

Market Drayton North · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Market Drayton
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Postcode district
TF9
Postcode sector
TF9 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TF9 3LS 38 m
TF9 3AA 57 m
TF9 3DE 71 m
TF9 3EF 76 m
TF9 1AE 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TF9 3AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TF
Postcode district
TF9
Postcode sector
TF9 3
Latitude
52.906328
Longitude
-2.486775
British National Grid easting
367,358
British National Grid northing
334,431

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04013493
Westminster constituency
North Shropshire · E14001398
Output area
E00147049
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 005A · E01028873
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 005 · E02006018

Postcode source versions

Explore TF9

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
91, Cheshire Street, Market Drayton, TF9 3AF 20 February 1995 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School

    Academy converter

    357 m
  2. Longlands Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    575 m
  3. The Grove School

    Academy converter

    637 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
873
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 382
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Shoplifting 83
  • Other theft 79
  • Criminal damage and arson 79

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TF9 3 residents
8,874

Age bands in TF9 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,397 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

782 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,854 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,270 residents

Age 65 and over
23%

1,884 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • MARKET DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAER LANE, MARKET DRAYTON, TF9 3AL

    ODS code M82010

    275 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Longlands Lane

    BCT · Market Drayton

    0.3 miles
  • Cemetery Road Jct

    BCT · Market Drayton

    0.3 miles
  • Sutton Lane

    BCT · Market Drayton

    0.5 miles
  • Salisbury Hill View

    BCT · Market Drayton

    0.6 miles
  • Portland Drive

    BCT · Market Drayton

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 005A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,389 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 357 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

873 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 382 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.