Electoral wardE05016008
Upton ward, West Northamptonshire
Upton is one of 35 electoral wards of West Northamptonshire Council (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 12,170 residents in 4,575 households — 1,631 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Northampton South constituency.
Residents, 202112,170council ward average 12,164
Households4,5752.66 residents per household
Density1,631/ km²about 7.46 km² · West Northamptonshire 309
Aged 65+8.9%West Northamptonshire: 17.1% · under 16: 26.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.9% · 964
5–98.9% · 1,082
10–159.8% · 1,190
16–194.4% · 530
20–245.1% · 621
25–3418.1% · 2,205
35–4924.6% · 2,992
50–6412.4% · 1,508
65–744.6% · 562
75–842.8% · 342
85+1.5% · 177
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.0% · 502
1 car or van39.8% · 1,821
2 cars or vans39.1% · 1,791
3 or more10.2% · 465
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Northamptonshire overall: 64.8% owned, 14.4% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright15.2% · 695
With mortgage46.6% · 2,135
Shared ownership5.6% · 255
Social rented16.0% · 735
Private rented16.5% · 757
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house31.8% · 1,457
Semi-detached house23.7% · 1,082
Terraced house24.0% · 1,097
Purpose-built flat19.5% · 892
Converted house0.1% · 3
Other conversion0.8% · 38
Above shop / office0.1% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016008- Constituency
- Northampton South
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 35
Parishes in the ward
Hunsbury MeadowsUpton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBilling16.2% aged 65+ · 61.1% owned11,965BBlackthorn & Rectory Farm11.8% aged 65+ · 49.9% owned11,827CCastle7.2% aged 65+ · 23.3% owned19,849CCogenhoe & The Houghtons26.3% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned4,924DDallington Spencer12.6% aged 65+ · 45.8% owned19,949DDuston22.2% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned15,850FFar Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill10.1% aged 65+ · 50.0% owned17,166HHunsbury16.4% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned14,992NNene Valley11.8% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned16,202WWeston Favell & Abington Vale21.7% aged 65+ · 81.9% owned10,589
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.