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

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

Data cube chart.

NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 246 Show data context 2,238 Show data context 81 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,242 Show data context 4,811 Show data context 4,154 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,569 Show data context 17,887 Show data context 6,876 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 7,163 Show data context 9,790 Show data context 12,630 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,488 Show data context 4,693 Show data context 5,576 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,672 Show data context 3,404 Show data context 4,018 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 6,945 Show data context 11,701 Show data context 14,008 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,537 Show data context 2,444 Show data context 2,659 Show data context
Own account workers 5,188 Show data context 8,205 Show data context 11,946 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 5,268 Show data context 4,822 Show data context 4,057 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,453 Show data context 3,626 Show data context 4,095 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 12,163 Show data context 16,779 Show data context 16,384 Show data context
Routine occupations 10,204 Show data context 13,413 Show data context 18,727 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,774 Show data context 3,423 Show data context 8,076 Show data context
Full-time students 3,615 Show data context 4,827 Show data context 4,534 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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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Breckland 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