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Upton

Middle area

South east Wakefield. 6,486 people in 13 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Upton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£172,500
896th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,248
3,121st lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Upton compares

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Median sale price45 middle areas, Wakefield · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wakefield45 areas from £147,500 to £362,500. The middle area is £198,750. Upton is £172,500.
£172,500joint 8th lowest
Population45 middle areas, Wakefield · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wakefield45 areas from 5,499 to 11,902. The middle area is 7,901. Upton is 6,248.
6,2489th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage45 middle areas, Wakefield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wakefield45 areas from 70.3% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.0%. Upton is 98.6%.
98.6%joint 11th highest
Claimant rate45 middle areas, Wakefield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Wakefield45 areas from 1.3% to 8.2%. The middle area is 3.4%. Upton is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 12th lowest

Figures for the whole of Wakefield

These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wakefield and not Upton alone. See Wakefield

Average house price
£199,347
Up 4.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,400
41st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.2
59th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Upton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Upton was £172,500 in 2025.

Upton had 6,248 usual residents at the census.

In Upton, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Upton, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.