Alton 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 32 Show data context 3 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 50 Show data context 109 Show data context 83 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 63 Show data context 265 Show data context 136 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 132 Show data context 165 Show data context 176 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 55 Show data context 70 Show data context 52 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 25 Show data context 30 Show data context 29 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 83 Show data context 113 Show data context 116 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 63 Show data context 53 Show data context 33 Show data context
Own account workers 96 Show data context 124 Show data context 142 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 36 Show data context 39 Show data context 35 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 20 Show data context 24 Show data context 39 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 100 Show data context 113 Show data context 106 Show data context
Routine occupations 81 Show data context 99 Show data context 112 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 10 Show data context 29 Show data context 56 Show data context
Full-time students 63 Show data context 56 Show data context 57 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, Alton 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