Cheswardine
vs Market Drayton East & Rural
Market Drayton East & Rural has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Cheswardine. Homes in Market Drayton East & Rural sold for a median of £351,000, 5% above Cheswardine. Cheswardine has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Cheswardine has 4,317 residents in 1,692 households; Market Drayton East & Rural has 4,896 in 2,113. Market Drayton East & Rural has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 6.3 percentage points more than Cheswardine (Shropshire: 25%). Market Drayton East & Rural has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 10 percentage points more than Cheswardine (Shropshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 58% of homes in Cheswardine and 45% in Market Drayton East & Rural. Cheswardine has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 6.4 percentage points more than Market Drayton East & Rural (Shropshire: 69%). Cheswardine has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 2.8 percentage points more than Market Drayton East & Rural (Shropshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £335,000 in Cheswardine and £351,000 in Market Drayton East & Rural, against £275,495 across Shropshire.
Surroundings
Cheswardine has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 8.1 percentage points more than Market Drayton East & Rural (Shropshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cheswardine, and 12 in Market Drayton East & Rural. The typical postcode is 1,449 m from the nearest school in Cheswardine and 416 m in Market Drayton East & Rural. The typical postcode is 13,473 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cheswardine and 14,822 m in Market Drayton East & Rural. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 33% of premises in Cheswardine and 65% in Market Drayton East & Rural.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 68 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cheswardine and 106 in Market Drayton East & Rural, against 59 across Shropshire. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Cheswardine is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,317 people in 1,692 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £335,000 over the past two years, 22% above the Shropshire median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% below the Shropshire average.
Market Drayton East & Rural is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,896 people in 2,113 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £351,000 over the past two years, 27% above the Shropshire median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 50% below the Shropshire average.
More comparisons.
Cheswardine and Market Drayton East & Rural next to other wards of Shropshire.