# TF9

Postcode district covering Market Drayton and Little Drayton, in Shropshire and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

TF9 is a postcode district covering Market Drayton and Little Drayton, in Shropshire and Newcastle-under-Lyme. Median sale price £279,950 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code TF9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [TF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TF9 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £279,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TF9 was £279,950 in 2025. Joint 987th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 26,500** (2021). TF9 had 26,500 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,100th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 26%** (2022). About 26% of people in TF9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 63.2%** (January 2026). In TF9, 63.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=TF9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 26% of people in TF9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=TF9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 389 homes were sold in TF9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=TF9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for TF9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=TF9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): TF9 had 26,500 usual residents at the census.

## How TF9 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | TF9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £279,950 | 5th most expensive | 13 postcode districts, TF · 2025 |
| Population | 26,500 | 3rd most populated | 13 postcode districts, TF · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 26% | 2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, TF · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 63.2% | 3rd lowest | 13 postcode districts, TF · Jan 2026 |

## Is TF9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TF9 at a rate of 52.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.9 per 1,000 people across the TF postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TF9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (684), other crime (257) and anti-social behaviour (165).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TF9 was 54.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in TF9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TF9 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in TF9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029569) | 1,437 | 27.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 55.0% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029571) | 1,241 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 6.8% |
| [Newcastle-under-Lyme 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/neighbourhood/e01029572) | 1,580 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 26.1% |
| [Shropshire 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028882) | 1,629 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 27.7% |
| [Shropshire 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028873) | 2,206 | 173.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 83.5% |
| [Shropshire 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028874) | 1,529 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| [Shropshire 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028875) | 2,717 | 33.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.1% |
| [Shropshire 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028876) | 1,803 | 50.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.2% |
| [Shropshire 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028877) | 1,267 | 31.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.9% |
| [Shropshire 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028878) | 1,518 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.2% |
| [Shropshire 005G](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028879) | 1,548 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.8% |
| [Shropshire 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028868) | 1,426 | 29.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 10.8% |
| [Shropshire 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028869) | 1,731 | 23.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 29.5% |
| [Shropshire 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028871) | 1,384 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 31.0% |
| [Shropshire 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01035057) | 1,437 | 108.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 51.2% |
| [Shropshire 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01035058) | 1,767 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 64.9% |

## Your MP

- [North Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-shropshire): Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 49% of the people here.
- [The Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/the-wrekin): Mark Pritchard (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 28% of the people here.
- [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stafford): Leigh Ingham (Labour), MP since July 2024. 23% of the people here.
- [Chester South and Eddisbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-south-and-eddisbury): Aphra Brandreth (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in TF9

[Hinstock & Hodnet](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/hinstock-and-hodnet), [Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme/loggerheads-and-baldwins-gate), [Market Drayton](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/market-drayton)

## Postcode sectors in TF9

[TF9 1 (210 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9-1), [TF9 2 (261 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9-2), [TF9 3 (312 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9-3), [TF9 4 (238 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9-4), [TF9 9 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9-9)

## Councils TF9 covers

[Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire), [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme)

## Towns in TF9

[Market Drayton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/market-drayton)

## Postcode districts next to TF9

[CW3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw3), [ST5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5), [ST20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st20), [ST21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st21), [SY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy4), [SY13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy13), [TF6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf6), [TF10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf10)

## More in the TF postcode area

[All TF postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## TF9 in brief

TF9 is a postcode district covering Market Drayton and Little Drayton, in Shropshire and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
About 26,807 people lived in TF9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £279,950 in 2025 across 389 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 52.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TF9 was £279,950 in 2025.
TF9 had 26,500 usual residents at the census.
About 26% of people in TF9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TF9, 63.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: TF9
- Postcode area: [TF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf)
- Constituency: [North Shropshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-shropshire)
- Council: [Shropshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)
- Area: 230 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,807*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 78

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CW3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw3), [SY13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy13), [TF10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf10), [SY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy4), [ST21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st21), [ST5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st5)

## Latest updates for TF9

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/TF9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf9