Property market | £194,966 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Doncaster Sheffield (14.7 miles) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 93.0% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 7.0% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Community | Median age is 41.6 | Population of 5,874 | Happiness is Below Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wakefield) | |
Commute (approx) | - Leeds (23 mins) - York (52 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (89 mins) | |
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£194,966 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Doncaster Sheffield (14.7 miles) | |
Median age is 41.6 | 5,874 | Happiness is Below Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wakefield) | |
- Leeds (23 mins) - York (52 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (89 mins) | |
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Upton (Wakefield) has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: Aldi Barnsley Road, Asda Moorthorpe Supermarket. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Barnsley Oak Public House, The Gantry, The Upton Arms, United Services Wmc. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Eurest, Gather & Gather, Gather & Gather (1), Gather & Gather (2). There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Claire's Cafe, The Cafe. Upton (Wakefield) has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Upton (Wakefield) has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £333,811, which is up 5.4% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £194,966 (up 3.3% on last year) , a terraced house £158,557 (up 2.1% on last year) and a flat £103,014. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £539 per month. Property prices in Upton (Wakefield) are similar to the average property prices across West Yorkshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Upton (Wakefield), prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the West Yorkshire region.
Property data is based on Wakefield level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Upton (Wakefield), or click here to browse the longer list of Upton (Wakefield) property transactions from 2023.
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Upton (Wakefield) has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Upton Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2017. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Upton Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | Yes - 2017 |
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Moorthorpe Primary (J and I ) School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Minsthorpe Community College, A Specialist Science College | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Ash Grove Primary Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Upton Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (9/20/2017) | 24 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract |
Moorthorpe Primary (J and I ) School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (12/12/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/23/2022) | 22 submissions 95.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract |
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/6/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
Minsthorpe Community College, A Specialist Science College Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (3/5/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (2/2/2017) | 14 submissions 93.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract |
Ash Grove Primary Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 4: Inadequate (2/14/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract |
School | Type |
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Upton Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/20/2017) 24 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Moorthorpe Primary (J and I ) School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (12/12/2018) |
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/23/2022) 22 submissions 95.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/6/2013) |
Minsthorpe Community College, A Specialist Science College Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (3/5/2014) |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/2/2017) 14 submissions 93.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Ash Grove Primary Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 4: Inadequate (2/14/2018) |
Station | Distance from Upton (Wakefield) | Commute options |
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Moorthorpe A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +4% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Leeds (27 mins - CrossCountry) View details - York (52 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 89 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (93 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 146 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 180 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
South Elmsall A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +5% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Leeds (35 mins - Northern Trains - £134 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 51 mins - Grand Central) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 116 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 127 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 130 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Fitzwilliam A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Leeds (29 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 56 mins - Grand Central) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 109 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 113 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 132 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Featherstone A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +22% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 36 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 71 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 116 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 137 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 157 mins - Grand Central) View details |
Pontefract Tanshelf A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +37% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 40 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 75 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 120 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 141 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 153 mins - Grand Central) View details |
Pontefract Monkhill A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +7% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 43 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 69 mins - Grand Central) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 123 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Kings Cross (136 mins - Grand Central) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 144 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 148 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 149 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 153 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 168 mins - Thameslink) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Wakefield) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Wakefield residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 93.0% | 81.7% |
Asian | 3.6% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.4% | 2.9% |
Black | 1.3% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.7% | 2.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in West Yorkshire is average (69mbps). No local data is available for Upton (Wakefield).
Average speed | mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | % |
% households unable to access decent broadband | % |
Crime stats were found at the Wakefield level:
Type | Wakefield | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 135 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 19 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 56 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Upton (Wakefield).
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Yorkshire | Ea Beck, River Skell | Ea Beck and the River Skell from Hemsworth to Thorpe in Balne |
Yorkshire | River Dearne, River Dove | River Dearne and its tributaries from Denby Dale to Mexborough |
Yorkshire | River Went | The River Went and Hoyle Mill Stream from Ackworth Moor Top to the River Don |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Upton (Wakefield), West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £194,966 Detached: £333,811 | 135 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 | 17.1% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 15.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 | 11.0% residents in higher managerial positions 11.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Upton (Wakefield), West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £194,966 Detached: £333,811 | 135 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 |
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