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Postcode · Market Drayton

Affluence in TF9 1QY

How TF9 1QY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Market Drayton
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,240 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off TF9 1QY is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the TF9 1QY area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is employment (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Employment2.0
  • Education and skills2.0
  • Children in low-income families2.0
  • Income3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£44,824
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
26%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

54.6% of adults in the TF9 1QY area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.6% are retired and 3% are full-time students.

TF9 1QYEngland
Employee, full-time32.7%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.3%11.9%
Self-employed8.5%9.5%
Unemployed4.4%2.9%
Full-time student3%7.9%
Retired23.6%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.4%4.1%
Other3.2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

19.1% of adults in the TF9 1QY area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

TF9 1QYEngland
Higher managerial & professional5.7%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional13.5%19.9%
Intermediate9.1%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.8%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.7%5.3%
Semi-routine17.4%11.3%
Routine23.8%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.1%8.5%
Full-time students3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

20.4% of adults in the TF9 1QY area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 25.8% have no qualifications.

TF9 1QYEngland
Degree level or above20.4%33.9%
A level or equivalent14.3%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.7%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C14.1%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.1%5.3%
Other qualifications4.6%2.8%
No qualifications25.8%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TF9 1QY (Market Drayton) (about 2,240 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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