Is Market Drayton, Shropshire a nice place to live?

Is Market Drayton a nice place to live or is Market Drayton a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Market Drayton meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Market Drayton?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Market Drayton. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Market Drayton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Maer & Whitmore28876
2Hodnet27024
3Cheswardine26513
4Audlem25273
5Loggerheads24518
6Prees22700
7Wem21003
8Whitchurch South19728
9Market Drayton West18535
10Market Drayton East18052
crime
PASSED

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Is Market Drayton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Market Drayton, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Market Drayton residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
Shropshire (Market Drayton)5.08
Telford and Wrekin6.12
Newcastle-under-Lyme6.25
Stoke-on-Trent7.36

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Market Drayton. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Market Drayton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Maer & Whitmore (Best)27406
2Audlem23481
3Prees22771
4Cheswardine21424
5Hodnet20744
6Loggerheads20213
7Wem19218
8Market Drayton East19165
9Whitchurch South17254
10Market Drayton West (Worst)14651
health
PASSED
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Is Market Drayton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Market Drayton. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Maer & Whitmore25592
2Loggerheads22070
3Audlem19140
4Wem16947
5Cheswardine16289
6Market Drayton West15426
7Hodnet14802
8Whitchurch South13928
9Market Drayton East13772
10Prees12550
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Market Drayton?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Market Drayton rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for .

BedsShropshire
1£475£
2£595£
3£725£
4£1075£
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Market Drayton per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Market Drayton, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Market Drayton's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Shropshire UA (Market Drayton)£660.20
2Telford and Wrekin UA£658.70
3Newcastle-under-Lyme£629.40
4Stoke-on-Trent UA£587.80
Wages
PASSED



So, is Market Drayton a nice place to live?

Market Drayton has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, Market Drayton does more pockets of deprivation than the average town.  However, the rents in Market Drayton are more expensive than other parts of .

Is Market Drayton a nice place to live?
YES
* Probably.