Newcastle upon Tyne 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 390 Show data context 3,035 Show data context 153 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,790 Show data context 17,015 Show data context 5,942 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 10,898 Show data context 34,286 Show data context 23,371 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 17,017 Show data context 22,730 Show data context 27,909 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 6,697 Show data context 6,899 Show data context 6,896 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 4,319 Show data context 4,657 Show data context 4,569 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 15,714 Show data context 22,836 Show data context 23,997 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,063 Show data context 3,520 Show data context 3,633 Show data context
Own account workers 4,821 Show data context 8,623 Show data context 12,575 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 7,722 Show data context 6,869 Show data context 5,044 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 3,669 Show data context 5,577 Show data context 5,991 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 20,957 Show data context 27,982 Show data context 25,176 Show data context
Routine occupations 17,184 Show data context 24,284 Show data context 28,207 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 11,870 Show data context 15,811 Show data context 28,149 Show data context
Full-time students 25,751 Show data context 43,026 Show data context 46,861 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, Newcastle upon Tyne 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: 06th June 2026