Braintree 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 233 Show data context 2,895 Show data context 98 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,512 Show data context 7,705 Show data context 5,682 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,254 Show data context 23,427 Show data context 9,841 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 9,582 Show data context 13,430 Show data context 16,010 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 6,888 Show data context 6,532 Show data context 6,911 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,199 Show data context 3,465 Show data context 3,811 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 9,568 Show data context 15,368 Show data context 16,425 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,855 Show data context 2,686 Show data context 2,641 Show data context
Own account workers 5,955 Show data context 9,655 Show data context 13,071 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 5,157 Show data context 4,507 Show data context 3,506 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,422 Show data context 3,528 Show data context 4,004 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 11,945 Show data context 16,026 Show data context 15,822 Show data context
Routine occupations 8,563 Show data context 11,412 Show data context 15,000 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,851 Show data context 3,824 Show data context 7,953 Show data context
Full-time students 3,907 Show data context 5,685 Show data context 5,779 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, Braintree 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