Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Upton sell for a median £165,000
That is the middle of 233 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Half of Upton’s sales are semi-detached houses
233 homes sold in three years: 53 detached houses, 125 semi-detached houses, 54 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 53 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £205K–£280K
- Last 12 months
- £250K9 sold
median sale · 125 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £140K–£190K
- Last 12 months
- £176K40 sold
- New build
- £237K
median sale · 54 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £120K–£150K
- Last 12 months
- £146K18 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 54% of sales
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Upton’s homes sold for between £140K and £220K
One sale in ten was under £117K and one in ten over £265K. 84% sold for under £250K.
The median, £165,000, sits in the £150–200K band
233 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £35,000 in 1995 to £175,000 in the last 12 months (£125,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
67 sales in the last 12 months, against 162 in 2003, the busiest year, and 37 in 2010. Sales fell by 64% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 76% more sales than 2020.
Upton costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Upton, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £60K | £80K | £152K | £150K | £190K | £185K | £250K |
| Semi-detached houses | £33K | £37K | £95K | £90K | £110K | £120K | £176K |
| Terraced houses | £26K | £26K | £71K | £68K | £73K | £96K | £146K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
16% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
393 new homes have been sold in Upton since 1995; the share peaked at 41% in 2019.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £237,495
against £162,500 for a home sold on, 46% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Upton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Tom Wood Ash Lane is Upton’s busiest street, with 17 sales in three years
13 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Wood Ash Lane | WF9 | 17 | £140,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Smeaton Road | WF9 | 16 | £120,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Binggeli Grove | WF9 | 13 | £237,495 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Rose Avenue | WF9 | 12 | £144,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Woodland Walk | WF9 | 10 | £147,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | School Street | WF9 | 9 | £141,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Walton Road | WF9 | 9 | £138,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Cross Street | WF9 | 7 | £165,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Hill Estate | WF9 | 7 | £145,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Grosvenor Avenue | WF9 | 6 | £242,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Penarth Terrace | WF9 | 6 | £203,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Clayton Avenue | WF9 | 6 | £144,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Field Lane | WF9 | 5 | £136,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Grosvenor Avenue: £242,500
Smeaton Road: £120,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is twice the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Upton is the 86th most expensive of 91 towns in West Yorkshire
Upton is one of West Yorkshire’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in West Yorkshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Upton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton | — | £165K | 67 | +29% |
| South Elmsall | 1.7 | £160K | 92 | +33% |
| South Kirkby | 2.7 | £170K | 80 | +42% |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 3.3 | £230K | 79 | +46% |
| Hemsworth | 3.3 | £176K | 108 | +49% |
| Darrington | 3.9 | £365K | 10 | +97% |
| Campsall | 4 | £165K | 22 | +45% |
| Fitzwilliam and Kinsley | 4.2 | £165K | 39 | +50% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Upton
What is the average house price in Upton?
The median home in Upton sold for £165,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 233 standard sales (£175,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £250,000, semi-detached houses £165,000 and terraced houses £139,000.
Are house prices going up in Upton?
The median was £175,000 in 2025, up 9% on 2024 (£160,000), and £175,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Upton each year?
67 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 97 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Upton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Grosvenor Avenue (WF9, £242,500), Binggeli Grove (WF9, £237,495) and Penarth Terrace (WF9, £203,500).
How much does a new build cost in Upton?
New homes sold for a median £237,495 over three years, against £162,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 6.4% of sales.
Is Upton expensive for West Yorkshire?
Upton is the 84th most expensive of 91 towns of 2,500 or more in West Yorkshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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