Affluence in TF9 1RQ
How TF9 1RQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Market Drayton
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,516 (2024)
TF9 1RQMarket Drayton
How well off TF9 1RQ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the TF9 1RQ area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment6.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Crime7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Income8.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
44.5% of adults in the TF9 1RQ area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 41.3% are retired and 1.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.6% of adults in the TF9 1RQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
28.7% of adults in the TF9 1RQ area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 16.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TF9 1RQ (Market Drayton) (about 1,516 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.