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Thinking of living at TF9 3QT? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market Drayton Junior School | Primary | 450 m | 51% met the expected standard |
| Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Longlands Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| The Grove School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 39.5 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near TF9 3QT, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Market Drayton Tennis Club | 670 m | 3 |
| Rugby | Market Drayton Rugby Football Club | 620 m | 1 |
| Swimming | Market Drayton Swimming & Fitness Centre | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Market Drayton Skate Park | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Golf | Market Drayton Golf Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | Market Drayton Community Amateur Sports Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Prees, a drive away (13 km), with 9k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is Portland Drive, 150 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (route 301); 6 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 65 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
The nearest primary school is Market Drayton Junior School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 51% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Grove School, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 39.5 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 550 m away; Shepleys Butchers (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Market Drayton Medical Practice (1.2 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Dominos Unisex Hair Studio is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Royal Hospital, 21 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 26 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Beulah House is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Kings Head the nearest pub (550 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 69 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 85 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 313 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Christchurch Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Market Drayton Swimming & Fitness Centre (1.4 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Manchester is 52 km away.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
6 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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