Greenwich 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 679 Show data context 3,917 Show data context 336 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 4,405 Show data context 16,386 Show data context 10,718 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 8,562 Show data context 38,484 Show data context 27,351 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 17,152 Show data context 25,812 Show data context 32,668 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 8,239 Show data context 8,148 Show data context 8,486 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 5,061 Show data context 4,524 Show data context 5,021 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 15,972 Show data context 22,121 Show data context 22,375 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,800 Show data context 3,794 Show data context 4,025 Show data context
Own account workers 5,969 Show data context 12,313 Show data context 18,782 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 6,521 Show data context 6,585 Show data context 5,512 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,405 Show data context 3,810 Show data context 4,566 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 16,426 Show data context 23,351 Show data context 23,503 Show data context
Routine occupations 11,087 Show data context 16,348 Show data context 21,765 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 10,380 Show data context 16,787 Show data context 23,698 Show data context
Full-time students 13,885 Show data context 22,826 Show data context 20,960 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, Greenwich 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