Doncaster Road Upton, Wakefield
21 addresses across 4 postcodes (WF9), about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 41806018.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 1998 the median was £102,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Wakefield costs £2,297 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Fitzwilliam, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 57 to 70 m above sea level.
- Noise: 16 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is College Lane Surgery, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 790 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | £102,000 | £102,000 | £102,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1998 | GATE LODGE COTTAGE WF9 1BB | Detached | £102,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 133 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (1); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Wakefield in 2026-27: Band D £2,297 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,531 | £1,786 | £2,042 | £2,297 | £2,807 | £3,318 | £3,828 | £4,594 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (40% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 18.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Wakefield.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade I
- Badsworth Hall, grade II
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH EAST OF ELMSALL LODGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- Barn at Rogerthorpe Manor Farm, approximately 50 metres north-east of Rogerthorpe Manor, grade II
- COACH HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES EAST OF ELMSALL LODGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- ELM LEYS FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HARRISON MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES WEST SOUTH WEST OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- JACKSON MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 13 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- KIRKBANK, grade II
- LODGE TO FORMER ELMSALL LODGE, WITH ASSOCIATED GATEPIERS AND RAILINGS, grade II
- MASON MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 1 METRE SOUTH OF 4TH BAY OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- NORTH ELMSALL LODGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- ROGERTHORPE MANOR, grade II
- School House, grade II
- SHILLITO MONUMENT NEXT TO SOUTH EAST CORNER OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- SUNDIAL APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade II
- THE MANOR UPTON MOOR TOP FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD RECTORY, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 28 October 2026: O2 (UK) LIMITED, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the verge (minor works)
- 28 August 2026: QUICKLINE COMMUNICATIONS LTD, Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
- 13 August 2026 to 21 August 2026: QUICKLINE COMMUNICATIONS LTD, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF9 1EB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF9 1BB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF9 1BD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF9 1NT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 57 m and 70 m above sea level (62 m on average); the ground rises about 13 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF9 1BB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| WF9 1BD | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WF9 1EB | 92% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| WF9 1NT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Fitzwilliam 273,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Moorthorpe 208,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| South Elmsall 289,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New Road Badsworth | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Hemsworth Bus Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Ackworth Car Park GeniePoint | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 34.7 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | College Lane Surgery | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lo's Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wakefield Road Dental Surgery | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Pontefract General Infirmary | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Ackworth, Moortop Ackworth Cashzone | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,380 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,410 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherd's Hill | Hill | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Marsh Whin Covert | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Anthony's Quarry Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Hemsworth Marsh | Wetland | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| The Beck | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 21 |
16 of the street's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wakefield: see them on the Wakefield page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ackworth Mill Dam School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-yorkshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: O2 (UK) LIMITED: Utility repair and maintenance works, 28 October 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WF9 1EB: 16 addresses
- WF9 1BB: 3 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- WF9 1BD: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
- WF9 1NT: 1 address of 47 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.