The Poole suburbs of Hamworthy and Turlin Moor adjoin to the south, and Lytchett Minster village lies a short distance to the west.

[4] Although mostly residential, Upton features a small industrial estate with businesses including Southernprint.

Upton was included in the South West England constituency for elections to the European Parliament from 1999 to 2020.

The town is served by Wilts & Dorset bus routes numbers 8, 9, 10 and 40[16] and FirstGroup's X54 service.

[17] Together, these provide links to Hamworthy, Creekmoor, Poole, Wareham, Lytchett Matravers, Swanage and Weymouth.

Hamworthy is the nearest railway station, with twice-hourly trains in each direction[18] on the South West Main Line between London Waterloo and Weymouth.