Plymouth Ward : 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 3 Show data context 49 Show data context 0 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 48 Show data context 123 Show data context 95 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 68 Show data context 646 Show data context 175 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 273 Show data context 402 Show data context 417 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 107 Show data context 135 Show data context 131 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 76 Show data context 109 Show data context 111 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 303 Show data context 504 Show data context 531 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 71 Show data context 78 Show data context 91 Show data context
Own account workers 84 Show data context 182 Show data context 258 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 178 Show data context 173 Show data context 163 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 113 Show data context 167 Show data context 203 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 442 Show data context 709 Show data context 645 Show data context
Routine occupations 503 Show data context 682 Show data context 735 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 165 Show data context 233 Show data context 473 Show data context
Full-time students 201 Show data context 261 Show data context 186 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 population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Plymouth Ward 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