Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:42 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:10 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,657 residentsin the Upton census areaMedian age 32.92,908 households57% of homes owner-occupied12% owned outright18% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate76% of adults are economically active, 4,029 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 13%, construction 9%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C674 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Lakelake · 1.8 miHunsbury Hillhill · 1.8 miStorton's Pitspond · 1.0 miBerry Woodwoodland · under a mileHarlestone Forestforest · 3.5 miGlassthorpehillhill · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesUpton Country Parkpark · under a mile · 38 haHunsbury Hill Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 35 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 13 haKislingbury Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 5 haErrington Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haBants Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes49 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200142 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202518 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.7 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,494 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBerrywood Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySt Lukes Primary Care Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools17 primary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 1 nursery, 1 otherIndependentQuinton House Schoolages 2-19, 392 pupilsright herePrimarySt Luke's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 391 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughThe Duston Schoolages 4-18, 2,064 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorthampton College4.7 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN35 miRailway stationNorthampton1.9 miBus stationNorthampton Bus Interchange2.2 miBus stops76 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN5 postcode district.
