Torridge 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 103 Show data context 792 Show data context 55 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 578 Show data context 2,252 Show data context 1,779 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,100 Show data context 8,889 Show data context 3,273 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 3,434 Show data context 5,319 Show data context 6,402 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,724 Show data context 2,187 Show data context 2,476 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 972 Show data context 1,383 Show data context 1,751 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 2,697 Show data context 4,951 Show data context 6,042 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,036 Show data context 2,026 Show data context 2,037 Show data context
Own account workers 3,987 Show data context 6,251 Show data context 8,650 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,336 Show data context 2,056 Show data context 1,841 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,094 Show data context 1,664 Show data context 1,780 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 5,619 Show data context 8,106 Show data context 8,449 Show data context
Routine occupations 4,655 Show data context 5,588 Show data context 7,063 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,225 Show data context 1,687 Show data context 3,834 Show data context
Full-time students 1,831 Show data context 2,248 Show data context 2,133 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, Torridge 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