British English vs upwards

British English is a noun but upwards is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
British English	Yes	No	No	No
upwards	No	No	No	Yes

British English (noun)	upwards (noun)
English as spoken in the UK

British English (adverb)	upwards (adverb)
	spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
	to a later time