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Market Drayton North
vs Prees

Market Drayton North has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Prees. Homes in Prees sold for a median of £316,497, 38% above Market Drayton North. Prees has more green space nearby (36% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Shropshire with Market Drayton North highlighted
Market Drayton North
122 postcodes
Map of Shropshire with Prees highlighted
Prees
175 postcodes
Map of Shropshire
Shropshire
city average

People

Market Drayton North has 4,828 residents in 2,062 households; Prees has 4,032 in 1,684. Prees has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 6.9 percentage points more than Market Drayton North (Shropshire: 25%). Market Drayton North has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 6.7 percentage points more than Prees (Shropshire: 30%).

4,828Residents (2021)
4,032Residents (2021)
323,606Residents (2021)
2,062Households
1,684Households
139,579Households
16.7%Aged 15–29
13.9%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
20.6%Aged 65 and over
27.5%Aged 65 and over
25.4%Aged 65 and over
29.5%Living alone
22.8%Living alone
29.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Market Drayton North (39%) and detached houses in Prees (65%). Prees has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 7.5 percentage points more than Market Drayton North (Shropshire: 69%). Market Drayton North has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 1.9 percentage points more than Prees (Shropshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £230,000 in Market Drayton North and £316,497 in Prees, against £275,495 across Shropshire.

£230,000Median sale price
£316,497Median sale price
£275,495Median sale price
69.3%Owner-occupied
76.8%Owner-occupied
68.6%Owner-occupied
16.3%Private renting
14.4%Private renting
17.5%Private renting
13.3%Social renting
8.1%Social renting
13.0%Social renting
34.9%Detached houses
65.0%Detached houses
41.0%Detached houses
39.4%Semi-detached houses
25.3%Semi-detached houses
33.5%Semi-detached houses
16.1%Terraced houses
5.5%Terraced houses
15.8%Terraced houses
6.9%Flats
0.9%Flats
6.1%Flats

Surroundings

Prees has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 36%, 26.5 percentage points more than Market Drayton North (Shropshire: 23%). A typical postcode has 89 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Market Drayton North, and 5 in Prees. The typical postcode is 374 m from the nearest school in Market Drayton North and 1,536 m in Prees. The typical postcode is 12,982 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Market Drayton North and 3,733 m in Prees. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Market Drayton North and 31% in Prees.

9.8%Green space within 500 m
36.3%Green space within 500 m
23.1%Green space within 500 m
89Services within 15 min (median)
5Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
374 mNearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
13.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
4Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,037Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
31.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
73.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 40 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Market Drayton North and 43 in Prees, 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.

40Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
43Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
59Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Market Drayton North

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.

Prees

Prees is one of 72 wards in Shropshire, home to 4,032 people in 1,684 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £316,497 over the past two years, 15% above the Shropshire median. On average 36% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 57% above the Shropshire average.

More comparisons.

Market Drayton North and Prees next to other wards of Shropshire.

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