Merton 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 454 Show data context 4,381 Show data context 327 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 7,117 Show data context 19,340 Show data context 10,394 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 13,511 Show data context 37,266 Show data context 23,756 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 19,377 Show data context 24,926 Show data context 26,428 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 9,653 Show data context 8,562 Show data context 7,560 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 5,064 Show data context 3,778 Show data context 3,922 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 15,195 Show data context 18,958 Show data context 17,544 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,598 Show data context 3,107 Show data context 3,488 Show data context
Own account workers 6,354 Show data context 11,924 Show data context 18,030 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 4,897 Show data context 4,430 Show data context 3,452 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,098 Show data context 2,957 Show data context 3,202 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 11,855 Show data context 14,669 Show data context 14,937 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,231 Show data context 10,031 Show data context 13,551 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 5,355 Show data context 8,798 Show data context 13,765 Show data context
Full-time students 10,302 Show data context 13,737 Show data context 12,540 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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The National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Merton 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: 05th June 2026