Brent 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 880 Show data context 3,585 Show data context 402 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 5,160 Show data context 18,203 Show data context 8,388 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 13,084 Show data context 42,974 Show data context 23,154 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 22,427 Show data context 29,362 Show data context 30,937 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 10,352 Show data context 9,571 Show data context 9,395 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 5,606 Show data context 4,041 Show data context 4,760 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 19,323 Show data context 24,376 Show data context 23,865 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 4,826 Show data context 6,621 Show data context 6,770 Show data context
Own account workers 8,779 Show data context 20,702 Show data context 30,039 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 7,494 Show data context 7,774 Show data context 6,261 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,451 Show data context 4,561 Show data context 5,324 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 19,741 Show data context 28,276 Show data context 26,763 Show data context
Routine occupations 13,642 Show data context 22,452 Show data context 33,350 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 15,408 Show data context 24,514 Show data context 36,217 Show data context
Full-time students 22,188 Show data context 29,688 Show data context 29,529 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, Brent 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: 07th June 2026