TF9 4AY

Market Drayton East & Rural · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TF9 4RR 443 m
TF9 4AX 462 m
TF9 4QX 530 m
TF9 4FF 544 m
TF9 4FG 572 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TF9 4AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TF
Postcode district
TF9
Postcode sector
TF9 4
Latitude
52.948546
Longitude
-2.449507
British National Grid easting
369,894
British National Grid northing
339,111

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011334
Westminster constituency
North Shropshire · E14001398
Output area
E00147172
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 002E · E01028899
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 002 · E02006016

Postcode source versions

Explore TF9

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Croft, 2, Bellaport Road, Norton In Hales, Market Drayton, TF9 4AY 5 June 2020 £145,500
The Croft, 4, Bellaport Road, Norton In Hales, Market Drayton, TF9 4AY 30 October 2014 £185,000
The Croft, 5, Bellaport Road, Norton In Hales, Market Drayton, TF9 4AY 21 January 2011 £165,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    850 m
  2. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km
  3. Adderley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

15 female, 14 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.1
TF9 4 residents
4,899

Age bands in TF9 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

668 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

463 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.9%

930 residents

Age 45 to 64
33%

1,809 residents

Age 65 and over
29.5%

1,618 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TF9 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
57.1%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Quarry Lane

    BCT · Napley

    1.6 miles
  • Quarry Lane

    BCT · Napley

    1.6 miles
  • Woodhouse Farm

    BCT · Kinsey Heath

    2.1 miles
  • Sandy Lane

    BCT · Red Bull

    2.4 miles
  • Sandy Lane

    BCT · Red Bull

    2.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 002E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,351 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Norton-in-Hales CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 850 m.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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