Tunbridge Wells 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 218 Show data context 2,613 Show data context 213 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,272 Show data context 8,829 Show data context 6,352 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,074 Show data context 21,649 Show data context 11,147 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 9,392 Show data context 13,691 Show data context 14,599 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 5,648 Show data context 5,732 Show data context 4,898 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,343 Show data context 2,226 Show data context 2,322 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 7,275 Show data context 10,677 Show data context 10,868 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,118 Show data context 2,108 Show data context 2,062 Show data context
Own account workers 4,582 Show data context 7,328 Show data context 10,030 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,137 Show data context 2,862 Show data context 1,963 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,288 Show data context 1,786 Show data context 1,895 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 7,634 Show data context 9,694 Show data context 8,673 Show data context
Routine occupations 4,763 Show data context 6,402 Show data context 7,549 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,314 Show data context 2,401 Show data context 4,911 Show data context
Full-time students 4,142 Show data context 5,703 Show data context 4,939 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, Tunbridge Wells 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