Stockport 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 552 Show data context 5,446 Show data context 186 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 7,308 Show data context 19,916 Show data context 10,911 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 12,788 Show data context 47,598 Show data context 27,089 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 23,875 Show data context 30,943 Show data context 38,354 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 12,190 Show data context 10,798 Show data context 10,597 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 6,458 Show data context 5,857 Show data context 6,057 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 22,692 Show data context 31,564 Show data context 32,519 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 5,113 Show data context 4,932 Show data context 5,037 Show data context
Own account workers 8,873 Show data context 13,905 Show data context 18,443 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 9,185 Show data context 6,970 Show data context 5,084 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 4,928 Show data context 6,228 Show data context 6,277 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 22,500 Show data context 27,422 Show data context 24,925 Show data context
Routine occupations 15,322 Show data context 18,634 Show data context 22,906 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 5,109 Show data context 8,768 Show data context 18,186 Show data context
Full-time students 11,302 Show data context 13,927 Show data context 12,450 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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Total households, as defined by the relevant census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Stockport 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