Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002478

Upton

Upton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,248 residents in Wakefield. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wakefield

6,248

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,636

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

469.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upton

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned68.8%

1,814 households

Private rented17.4%

458 households

Social rented13.7%

360 households

Shared ownership0.2%

4 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.6%

1,176 households

Detached28.4%

749 households

Terraced21.9%

577 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%

113 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

9 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%

8 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%

4 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%

0 households

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%

1,082 households

2 cars or vans in household33.2%

875 households

No cars or vans in household16%

422 households

3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%

257 households

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.6%

1,493 households

2 bedrooms20%

526 households

4 or more bedrooms19.6%

516 households

1 bedroom3.8%

101 households

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.6%

1,832 households

One-person household26%

685 households

Other household types4.4%

116 households

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.4%

986 households

1 person in household26%

685 households

3 people in household17.6%

465 households

4 people in household13.7%

362 households

5 people in household3.7%

98 households

6 people in household1.1%

30 households

7 people in household0.3%

9 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

4 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%

1,161 residents

15–2917.5%

1,096 residents

30–4420.1%

1,253 residents

45–6427.9%

1,740 residents

65 and over15.9%

996 residents

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%

6,115 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%

63 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%

33 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%

24 residents

Other ethnic group0.3%

16 residents

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.6%

1,338 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above19.9%

998 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.4%

873 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.4%

823 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%

549 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.2%

312 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.6%

133 residents aged 16 and over

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.2%

3,123 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive36.6%

1,837 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.3%

64 residents aged 16 and over

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.3%

1,172 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%

810 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%

625 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%

537 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%

459 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%

427 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.5%

426 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%

330 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.8%

243 residents aged 16 and over

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%

2,790 residents

Good health34.3%

2,141 residents

Fair health14.1%

879 residents

Bad health5.7%

354 residents

Very bad health1.3%

84 residents

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%

4,955 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%

1,293 residents

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%

1,162 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%

847 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions19%

502 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%

122 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002478

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Upton

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Wakefield

Life in Upton

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.