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Music Schools 11 Primary Schools 10 Business Schools 9 Independent or Preparatory Schools 9 Dance Schools 9 Karate Schools 9 Riding School and Stables 9 Swimming Lessons 8 Language Schools 8 Nursery Schools 8 Martial Arts Schools 8 Driving Schools 8 After School Clubs 7 High and Secondary Schools 6 Beauty Schools 6 Community Schools 6 Drama Schools 5 Kickboxing Schools 4 Taekwondo Schools 4 Ballet Schools 3 English Language Schools 2 Single Sex Secondary Schools 1 Sailing Schools 1

Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary5.3 miGP surgeryGreenview Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLo's Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMarket Place1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryUpton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 453 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMinsthorpe Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,609 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAsh Grove Primary Academyages 3-11, 265 pupils1.1 miCollegeDN Colleges Group8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA23 miRailway stationSouth Elmsall1.4 miBus stationSouth Elmsall Bus Station1.4 miBus stops53 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF9 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF9 postcode district.

County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:35 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:19 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,248 residentsin the Upton census areaMedian age 39.52,636 households69% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright14% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,041 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 28%, health and social work 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 74% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C645 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June36 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksUpton Beaconhill · under a mileThe Beckriver · 1.5 miSleep Hillhill · 1.7 miSouth Kirkby Marshwetland · 1.5 miFrickley Brookriver · 3.1 miThe Grovewoodland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLangthwaite Commonpark · 1.7 miSouth Elmsall Commonpark · 1.8 miMinsthorpe Sports and Fitnesssports ground · under a mile · 8 haHowell Wood Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 75 haGallon Croft Fieldplaying field · 1.3 mi · 3 haWestfield Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes166 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200842 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202649 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 7.5 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,763 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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