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
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF9 postcode district.
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
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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 yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
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
