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Market Drayton East & Rural · Shropshire

Market Drayton East & Rural: your neighbourhood

Market Drayton East & Rural electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 17% across Shropshire (5.4 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 18% here, compared with 13% across Shropshire (5.1 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 17.7% here, compared with 15.2% across Shropshire (2.5 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

27.8%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,352 out of 4,857.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.5%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

268 out of 4,867.

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People counted in the census

4,866

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

4,866 out of 4,866.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

30.5%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,223 out of 4,013.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

52.7%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,103 out of 2,092.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

17.7%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

371 out of 2,092.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

46.1%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,845 out of 4,006.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

51.7%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,070 out of 4,006.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4.4%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

175 out of 4,006.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

19%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

762 out of 4,013.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

252 out of 2,092.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

32.5%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,302 out of 4,006.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

18%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

379 out of 2,092.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Market Drayton East & Rural

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

91 out of 4,006.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Market Drayton East & Rural ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

311 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 312 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Market Drayton East & Rural ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 18 mapped crimes in September 2024; 19 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Market Drayton East & Rural
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024183
October 2024297
November 2024335
December 2024221
January 2025256
February 2025143
March 2025242
April 2025186
May 2025259
June 2025295
July 2025306
August 2025455
September 2025307
October 2025255
November 2025165
December 2025282
January 2026391
February 2026263
March 2026273
April 2026230
May 2026330
June 2026182
July 2026273
August 2026193
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Market Drayton East & Rural
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime122
other theft51
criminal damage arson37
shoplifting32
public order22
drugs19
burglary13
vehicle crime5
other crime5
robbery2
possession of weapons2
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Shropshire →