Southwark District : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

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NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 760 Show data context 5,474 Show data context 444 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 6,367 Show data context 26,780 Show data context 13,453 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 14,319 Show data context 52,198 Show data context 39,794 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 23,033 Show data context 37,202 Show data context 41,061 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 9,556 Show data context 10,717 Show data context 9,273 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 4,924 Show data context 4,279 Show data context 4,669 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 16,245 Show data context 21,748 Show data context 20,483 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,612 Show data context 3,344 Show data context 3,624 Show data context
Own account workers 6,356 Show data context 12,219 Show data context 16,730 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 7,279 Show data context 7,841 Show data context 5,579 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,910 Show data context 3,638 Show data context 3,974 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 18,150 Show data context 22,801 Show data context 20,372 Show data context
Routine occupations 11,655 Show data context 18,056 Show data context 24,233 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 13,191 Show data context 18,144 Show data context 23,233 Show data context
Full-time students 23,047 Show data context 32,308 Show data context 29,245 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV031, NS-Sec (21 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (17 way))

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Southwark District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026