Cheswardine
vs Market Drayton North
Market Drayton North has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Cheswardine. Homes in Cheswardine sold for a median of £335,000, 46% above Market Drayton North. Cheswardine has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Cheswardine has 4,317 residents in 1,692 households; Market Drayton North has 4,828 in 2,062. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (22% and 21%). Market Drayton North has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 11 percentage points more than Cheswardine (Shropshire: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Cheswardine (58%) and semi-detached houses in Market Drayton North (39%). Cheswardine has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 5.5 percentage points more than Market Drayton North (Shropshire: 69%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (15% and 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £335,000 in Cheswardine and £230,000 in Market Drayton North, against £275,495 across Shropshire.
Surroundings
Cheswardine has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 9.9 percentage points more than Market Drayton North (Shropshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cheswardine, and 89 in Market Drayton North. The typical postcode is 1,449 m from the nearest school in Cheswardine and 374 m in Market Drayton North. The typical postcode is 13,473 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cheswardine and 12,982 m in Market Drayton North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 33% of premises in Cheswardine and 96% in Market Drayton North.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 68 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cheswardine and 40 in Market Drayton North, 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 North is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,828 people in 2,062 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £230,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Shropshire median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 58% below the Shropshire average.
More comparisons.
Cheswardine and Market Drayton North next to other wards of Shropshire.