Norwich 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 160 Show data context 1,369 Show data context 85 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,461 Show data context 7,956 Show data context 2,750 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,752 Show data context 18,519 Show data context 10,485 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 9,102 Show data context 12,598 Show data context 15,049 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,907 Show data context 3,850 Show data context 3,827 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,883 Show data context 2,071 Show data context 2,363 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 7,181 Show data context 10,937 Show data context 11,594 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,317 Show data context 1,433 Show data context 1,567 Show data context
Own account workers 3,216 Show data context 5,454 Show data context 8,537 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 4,231 Show data context 3,840 Show data context 2,998 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,822 Show data context 2,724 Show data context 2,820 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 11,556 Show data context 15,455 Show data context 14,141 Show data context
Routine occupations 10,493 Show data context 12,719 Show data context 16,473 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 3,141 Show data context 5,412 Show data context 9,108 Show data context
Full-time students 10,152 Show data context 14,884 Show data context 18,963 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, Norwich 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