South Norfolk 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 236 Show data context 2,331 Show data context 122 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,284 Show data context 7,740 Show data context 5,326 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,134 Show data context 20,465 Show data context 11,515 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 8,346 Show data context 12,845 Show data context 17,140 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,649 Show data context 4,894 Show data context 5,656 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,143 Show data context 2,726 Show data context 3,366 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 7,105 Show data context 12,140 Show data context 14,779 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,632 Show data context 2,593 Show data context 2,875 Show data context
Own account workers 5,172 Show data context 8,476 Show data context 12,501 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,836 Show data context 3,423 Show data context 3,067 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,993 Show data context 2,889 Show data context 3,433 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 9,644 Show data context 13,182 Show data context 13,616 Show data context
Routine occupations 6,947 Show data context 8,787 Show data context 12,425 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,285 Show data context 2,383 Show data context 6,099 Show data context
Full-time students 3,783 Show data context 4,928 Show data context 5,363 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, South Norfolk 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: 04th June 2026