Waggon Lane Upton, Wakefield
71 addresses across 5 postcodes (WF9), about 500 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 41801746.
- Energy: 41 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 28, E: 4, F: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is South Elmsall, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 57 to 86 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 72 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is White Rose Surgery, about 3.3 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 820 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 56% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 54 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
41 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (21); House, end-terrace (11); House, mid-terrace (8). Built: 1930-1949 (29); 1900-1929 (10); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (27); rented (private) (9).
Each home's certificates and sales (27 addresses)
- 2, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 4, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 6, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 8, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 10, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 13, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 15, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 17, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 18, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 19, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 21, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 25, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 27, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 29, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 35, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 37, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 41, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 43, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 47, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 55, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 59, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 65, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 67, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 71, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 73, Harewood Lane, Upton
- 81, Harewood Lane, Upton
- Nurses House, Harewood Lane, Upton
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (81% of about 1,350 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 8 October 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 1HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WF9 1JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WF9 1HY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WF9 1JX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF9 1FG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 72 addresses are between 57 m and 86 m above sea level (61 m on average); the ground rises about 29 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF9 1FG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF9 1HY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF9 1HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF9 1JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF9 1JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Elmsall 289,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Moorthorpe 208,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Fitzwilliam 273,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Upton Memorial | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | South Elmsall Bus Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Ackworth Car Park GeniePoint | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 37.8 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | White Rose Surgery | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lo's Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | Market Place | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Pontefract General Infirmary | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food New Upton, Upton Cashzone | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 120 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Walton Wood | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Coal Pit Plantation | Wood | 890 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Upton Beacon | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Thorp Marsh | Wetland | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| The Beck | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
| Brockadale | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 61 | 72 |
11 of the street's 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of The Community @ Upton/North Elmsall Parish Counci WF9 1JB | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2024 |
| Anns Convenience Store WF9 1JU | Retailers - other | 200 m | 4 Good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Upton Oriental WF9 1JX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Upton Mini Mart WF9 1EH | Retailers - other | 290 m | 4 Good | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Pizza Palace/ Burger House Upton WF9 1EH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 5 Very good | 18 May 2026 |
| Slimming World WF9 1PG | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| The Cooperative WF9 1JT | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 33 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Woodlands Way (16); On or near St Paul'S Close (15); On or near Graham Avenue (10); On or near Walton Wood Mews (7); On or near Walton Road (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 2 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: YORKSHIRE WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 8 October 2026 to 11 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WF9 1HZ: 33 addresses
- WF9 1JB: 21 addresses
- WF9 1HY: 13 addresses
- WF9 1JX: 3 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- WF9 1FG: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
Nearby streets
St Paul's Close · Graham Avenue · Walton Road · Woodlands Way · Walton Wood Mews · Strickland Road · Main Street · Shinwell Drive · Meadow View · Woodland Walk · School Street · Peters Close
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.