Lambeth District : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 336 Show data context 463 Show data context 596 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 950 Show data context 901 Show data context 1,093 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 68 Show data context 77 Show data context 137 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 369 Show data context 408 Show data context 579 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 1,342 Show data context 1,549 Show data context 1,903 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 5,049 Show data context 3,589 Show data context 2,134 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 1,149 Show data context 1,004 Show data context 674 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 286 Show data context 222 Show data context 97 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 2,640 Show data context 1,775 Show data context 881 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,808 Show data context 1,476 Show data context 780 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 1,787 Show data context 1,221 Show data context 630 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 574 Show data context 476 Show data context 498 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 34 Show data context 30 Show data context 24 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 2,407 Show data context 1,937 Show data context 240 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)

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Total number of houses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lambeth District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026