TF9 3WJ

Market Drayton South · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Postcode district
TF9
Postcode sector
TF9 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TF9 3AG 181 m
TF9 3SQ 184 m
TF9 3WW 291 m
TF9 3GE 331 m
TF9 3GH 347 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TF9 3WJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
TF
Postcode district
TF9
Postcode sector
TF9 3
Latitude
52.896153
Longitude
-2.514309
British National Grid easting
365,498
British National Grid northing
333,312

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
E00147059
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 005E · E01028877
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 005 · E02006018

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Market Drayton Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  2. Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    1.4 km
  3. Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
254
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 153
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Other theft 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Public order 12

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARKET DRAYTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MAER LANE, MARKET DRAYTON, TF9 3AL

    ODS code M82010

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • No. 65

    BCT · Market Drayton

    0.2 miles
  • Forest Road Jct

    BCT · Market Drayton

    0.4 miles
  • 70 Farcroft Drive

    BCT · Market Drayton

    0.6 miles
  • Chestnut Road Jct

    BCT · Market Drayton

    0.7 miles
  • Charlesway

    BCT · Market Drayton

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 005E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,765 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Market Drayton Junior School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

254 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 153 events.

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